Posted on 09/19/2015 1:43:11 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
The science on global warming is settled.
In fact, so settled that 20 climate scientists are asking President Barack Obama to prosecute people who disagree with them on the science behind man-made global warming.
Scientists from several universities and research centers even asked Obama to use the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to prosecute groups that “have knowingly deceived the American people about the risks of climate change, as a means to forestall America’s response to climate change.”
RICO was a law designed to take down organized crime syndicates, but scientists now want it to be used against scientists, activists and organizations that voice their disagreement with the so-called “consensus” on global warming. The scientists repeated claims made by environmentalists that groups, especially those with ties to fossil fuels, have engaged in a misinformation campaign to confuse the public on global warming.
“The actions of these organizations have been extensively documented in peer-reviewed academic research and in recent books,” the scientists wrote.
But these riled up academics aren’t the first to suggest using RICO to go after global warming skeptics. The idea was first put forward by Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, who argued using RICO was effective at taking down the tobacco industry.
“In 1999, the Justice Department filed a civil RICO lawsuit against the major tobacco companies… alleging that the companies ‘engaged in and executed — and continue to engage in and execute — a massive 50-year scheme to defraud the public, including consumers of cigarettes, in violation of RICO,’” Whitehouse wrote in the Washington Post in May.
“We strongly endorse Senator Whitehouse’s call for a RICO investigation,” the scientists wrote to Obama. “The methods of these organizations are quite similar to those used earlier by the tobacco industry. A RICO investigation (1999 to 2006) played an important role in stopping the tobacco industry from continuing to deceive the American people about the dangers of smoking.”
“If corporations in the fossil fuel industry and their supporters are guilty of the misdeeds that have been documented in books and journal articles, it is imperative that these misdeeds be stopped as soon as possible so that America and the world can get on with the critically important business of finding effective ways to restabilize the Earth’s climate, before even more lasting damage is done,” the scientists added.
This year has been a trying one for global warming skeptics. Earlier this year, Democratic lawmakers began an investigation into scientists who disagreed with the White House’s stance on global warming. Many of these skeptical scientists were often cited by those critical of regulations to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Arizona Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva went after universities employing these researchers, which resulted in one expert being forced to get out of the field of climate research altogether.
“I am simply not initiating any new research or papers on the topic and I have ring-fenced my slowly diminishing blogging on the subject,” Dr. Roger Pielke Jr. of the University of Colorado wrote on his blog.
“Congressman Grijalva doesn’t have any evidence of any wrongdoing on my part, either ethical or legal, because there is none,” Pielke wrote. “He simply disagrees with the substance of my testimony – which is based on peer-reviewed research funded by the US taxpayer, and which also happens to be the consensus of the IPCC (despite Holdren’s incorrect views).”
No but Trump is not a conservative. He fails the basic fight to life, liberty and property test. I give him life and liberty but not property. He has abused eminent domain and supports Kelo.
Vote Cruz.
All non-belivers to be resettled in the east by train in cattle cars and given delousing showers -
These people are evil little communist. They want to lock up people that disagree with their cherry picked tricked data. Perhaps because it makes them look like complete fools and control freaks? Did they forget the scientific method starts with a hypothesis and ends with a theory? These tyrants are flat out evil. I think THEY should be locked up for their corruption, lies and attempting to terrorize the public. Most of them are little wimps that are on a power trip. What complete psychopaths!
Bkm
I dunno. Every now and again Satan has a good idea. >>
I see our resident neo-Purist is trolling for bait and this time, you were it. LOL!
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:) He’s alright by me. He’s occasionally annoying but I consider us friends. You too, I love me some Rita!
You seem to be a wonderful addition to the forum. Welcome, and a hearty back-slap! :)
You’re a very good sport. Hat tip, Laz. I should learn to be so patient. %:D)
It is a transparent device to leverage “globalism”. Just say no.
This illustrates they are losing the argument.
Ridicule and Censorship have not worked. Now it is state sanctioned persecution being called for.
Since there are 20 of these scamsters engaged in a decades-long scam, shouldn't they be prosecuted under RICO?
For starters, shouldn't they establish first, using the federal rules of evidence in court, that climate change is a man-caused process rather than a natural one, before claiming that anyone who opposes their "solution" is a criminal?
I wonder if this qualifies as barratry.
there we have it!
Thank you
We need to secure a complete list of who these people are threatening us. They are fascists and need to be marked and tracked.
“These are not “scientists”. These are straight-on Communists. “
Amern, brother!
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