Snowed: just a third of Americans accept climate change

SFGate.com ^ | 4/18/09 | Cameron Scott

[SteamShovel]

while nearly half believe they are simply planetary fluctuations. This is the most successful disinformation campaign in the history of the world (it's largely financed by fossil fuel companies

It's simple, prove your case beyond the shadow of a doubt or SHUT UP!

Declaring the debate over and being ridiculously militant when questions arise will not cut it with those of us who are unconvinced.

[JennysCool]

a third of Americans accept climate change

A third of Americans are wacked-out loons, so that's about right.

[3niner]

This is the most successful disinformation campaign in the history of the world (it's largely financed by fossil fuel companies).

Nope, "disinformation" only works when people are uninformed. The Internet is allowing them to become informed by going around the propagandists. People are becomeing more knowledgeable on this subject.

[AdaGray]

You’ve been beamed up for a while, Scotty.

[Doe Eyes]

It is amazing, the global scare-mongers have 10,000 times the budget and ALL the media on their side, and brainwashing kids starting in kindergarten with global warming propaganda, and it STILL hasn’t worked!!!!

Time to stop blaming the media for every ill in America. They obviously don't have the impact.

[shineon]

I accept climate change. I accept that it’s ridiculous.

[SuziQ]

There is virtual scientific unanimity on the issue: Natural planetary trends alone cannot account for the rapid changes we are currently witnessing. (CNN: 97 percent of climate scientists believe human activity is a key factor in rising temperatures.)

The earth has experienced much worse 'global warming' in previous milennia, before humans were even here, or were in great numbers. I wonder how the climate scientists account for THAT?

With the results of this Rasmussen poll, we're going to hear wailing and gnashing of environmental wacko teeth all over this country. They will wonder how they ever let this slip through their grasp.

Algore will be upset, but he'll have already made his fortune off of carbon trading, and gotten his Oscar, and Nobel Prize, so it will be no skin off his nose.

[princeofdarkness]

These global-warmer advocates are such pompous asses. Some of the comments mention that even if the scientists are wrong about global warming, the planet would still benefit by the cleaner rivers and air and the increase in “green” jobs. They don’t freakin’ realize the costs involved with proposed cap and trade laws that would be devastating to our economy.

[3niner]

The real irony is that low CO2 levels (which we have right now) retard plant growth, and cause plants to require more water and soil nutrients. The so called “green” crowd is advocting a policy which is intended to prevent green from happening. Of course, it won’t do that, it will only destroy the economy, and provide an excuse for universal state control of everything, but even what they say they want is stupid.