Poll sees global warming link to Katrina

UPI ^ | Aug. 22

[presidio9]

A Washington pollster says the majority of U.S. residents are connecting intense weather events like Hurricane Katrina and heat waves to global warming.

The Zogby America telephone poll, sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation, says majorities of likely voters in both political parties favor requirements on industries to limit "greenhouse" emissions.

Nearly three of every four of those surveyed said they are more convinced today that global warming is a reality than they were two years ago, the polls said.

Eighty-seven percent of Democrats said they believe in global warming, with 56 percent of Republicans agreeing. Eighty-two percent of independents also said they think the United States is experiencing the effects of global warming.

The survey, conducted Aug. 11-16, included 1,018 respondents. It carries a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points, said Zogby, which has offices in Washington and Utica, N.Y.

[babaloo]

The National Wildlife Federation is spending money conducting a poll to support global warming=Katrina events?

I am dumbfounded.

[SF Republican]

You can fool most of the people most of the time

[dubie]

[keithtoo]

Whatever Dude.

[Hildy]

Now we're going to create policy based on people FEELINGS about scientific issues???? HAS THE WORLD GONE INSANE?????

[Elpasser]

If the predicted violent hurricane season this year was touted as evidence of global warming, then is not the relative quietude of the season evidence that global warming is NOT occurring?

[dirtboy]

A Washington pollster says the majority of U.S. residents are connecting intense weather events like Hurricane Katrina and heat waves to global warming.

Well, that's all the scientific evidence I need, and forget what hurricane expert Dr. Bill Gray says. /sarcasm

Seriously, half the American people also can name more of the Three Stooges than they can of the nine stooges Supreme Court justices.

[shankbear]

That's weird....I connect heat waves and hurricanes to SUMMER!!!!!!!! That doesn't happen in the winter. What a bunch of buttcracks.

[rlmorel]

Gee, it couldn't be because people are hammered contantly by all aspects of the MSM opining that global warming is going to have all kinds of dire consequences from reduced bird habitats to coastal communities being immersed in the ocean.

I do not watch television, so this morning, when I waited for my car to be repaired, I watched CNN in the waiting room. Here were the five subjects covered:

1.) Reenlistments and their negative effects on Iraq deployments.

2.) Negative political ramifications of the war in Iraq for Republicans.

3.) Waning support by the public for the war, and how they see Iraq as having nothing to do with the war on terror.

4.) Jon Benet Ramsey.

5.) Global warming and the coming monster hurricanes.


THIS is why I do not watch television, and I DO NOT read newspapers.

[EEDUDE]

"Seriously, half the American people also can name more of the Three Stooges than they can of the nine stooges Supreme Court justices."

Pretty much says it all, doesn't it?

[ElkGroveDan]

Next time skilled surgeons set out to separate Siamese twins, or perform cutting edge brain surgery, I hope they take a poll on how to proceed.

Obviously if you listen to the MSM, the public at large is qualified to evaluate any complex issue in science, medicine, meteorology, etc.

[maryz]

Well, you can if you have the MSM on your side and keep repeating the Big Lie long enough. I just finished Michael Crichton's State of Fear (late to the party I know, but my cousin recommended it and lent it to me). It sums up the situation nicely I thought.

[presidio9]

Yeah, but since there were actually five stooges that isn't really a fair test.

[rlmorel]

"...What a bunch of buttcracks Steaming Pantload..."

I agree.

[Niteranger68]

JSFLB (Job Security For Life Bump)

[shankbear]

STEAMING LOOSE BOWEL PANTLOAD

[pepsionice]

What this poll didn't mention...is that almost 75 percent of America believes in UFOs...almost 40 percent of people believe in Bigfoot....at least 15 percent of people believe Elvis is still alive....Almost 40 percent of folks believe that Gore actually won the election against Bush...at least 80 percent believe Brittney should divorce K-Fed...around 60 percent believe that RFK was shot by Sirhan Sirhan while in a hypnotic state and under orders by the KGB...50 percent believe that Cheny spends most of the month in Montana just hunting and fishing...25 percent believe that Bill never had any illicit affairs with Monica....almost 80 percent that professional wrestling is rigged...and finally, almost 25 percent of folks believe that Barry Bonds is completely innocent and has never used steroids (the other 75 percent think that Barry has cheated baseball completely).

If life were a poll...would it be worth living? Just ask yourself that question...and then open another beer and turn on Animal Planet to watch Steve Erwin just one more time. Steve Erwin is the scientific reason that polls are of no consequence...life is more than a dang poll.

[RexBeach]

"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." -Fred Allen

I'd say that's a fairly good adage to carry around these days. Especially with regard to so-called global warming.

Reminds me of all of my nervous neighbors fretting over Y2K. Geesh.

[Publius6961]

Oh great!

With second-hand smoke they tried to legitimize Anecdotal Science; now we have degenerated to Science by Poll?

Did I mention that 90% of American voters are dumb as beebees when it comes to science and technology?