Public Disservice: Melting Myths

Cato Institute ^ | July 27, 2006 | Patrick J. Michaels

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

BTTT!

[street_lawyer]

before the dawn of man, what caused the polar caps to melt? You might recall the mention of the "ice age"?

[RegulatorCountry]

"Ogilvy and Mather, a prestigious public-relations firm"

Surely Mr. Michaels has more familiarity with O&M, than to describe that storied advertising agency in such a limiting fashion.

[xpertskir]

When are everyday Americans gonna realize that "Environmentalists" are just lawyers hidden by a guise of corduroy and hemp jewelry.

[Uncle Miltie]

But if we implement anti Global Warming actions, liberalism wins! So why not assume its correct anyway?

Oh yeah. Global Warming is just a stalking horse for the implementation of socialism.

[RegulatorCountry]

"Global Warming is just a stalking horse for the implementation of socialism."

Socialism - An Answer In Search Of A Question For Over 100 Years™

[marlon]

I was a little confused by this article. The author refutes most of the arguments that form the basis of Global Warming theory and then seems to say there are better ways to fight global warming. Did I miss something here?

[SaxxonWoods]

Next surprise for the Global Warm-mongers:

Where are all those "worse than ever" hurricanes?

[Bob]

I was a little confused by this article. The author refutes most of the arguments that form the basis of Global Warming theory and then seems to say there are better ways to fight global warming. Did I miss something here?

The best course is one in which we continue to use our economic wherewithal to invest in successful companies, which are generally those that produce things efficiently or produce efficient things.

I don't think he's saying that the 'best course' has anything to do with global warming. It's the best course to take regardless of any purported 'global warming' that may or may not be occurring and whether or not it's caused by man.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Yep, make sure you get the most bang per ton of CO2 expelled. :-)

[3niner]

I don't think he's saying that the 'best course' has anything to do with global warming. It's the best course to take regardless of any purported 'global warming' that may or may not be occurring and whether or not it's caused by man.

Here's a good example of what you (and the author) are saying:

We should be developing lots of Integrated Fast Reactors. This improved fission reactor design has major advantages over other ways of generating power.

They can burn high level nuclear waste as fuel. This eliminates the need for long term storage of that waste. It also greatly extends the potential supply of available fuel.

The initial fuel requires less enrichment, which makes it cheaper to produce, and safer to handle.

They can be far more efficient and far safer than existing (pressurized water) designs.

Oh, and for those who are worried about "global warming", they produce no (zip, zilch, zero, nada) greenhouse gasses. :-)

http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA378.html

[proud_yank]

Socialism - An Answer In Search Of A Question For Over 100 Years™

LOVE IT!!! Can I use it as a tagline?

[proud_yank]

The Arctic cap loses ice in the summer, but no one bothers to mention that we only began collecting data on it in 1979, at the end of the second-coldest period in the Arctic in a century.

I never knew that. Certainly bears repeating.

[RegulatorCountry]

Sure, go right ahead.

[proud_yank]

Awesome, thanks!

Is it one of your originals?

[proud_yank]

TM won't show...

[RegulatorCountry]

I don't recall seeing it anywhere else, but I guess I could have "internalized" it, so I'm not completely certain I can claim it as my own.

[RegulatorCountry]

Wonder why? It's just alt+2 ... ™ on a Mac. I'm going to try it in the tagline field.