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“On balance, he did quite well — a credible and entertaining job on a difficult subject,” Dr. Oppenheimer said. “For that, he deserves a lot of credit. If you rake him over the coals, you’re going to find people who disagree. But in terms of the big picture, he got it right.”<<
This guy was an adviser on the book and movie... not the right place to look for fair criticism. The fact he's waffling at all is a sign that he has to be aware of more valid criticism.
But yeah, the article wasn't what had been suggested.
Good point.
I just spent the last hour plus watching the "Great Global Warming Swindle". A great expose.
Initially I did find myself disagreeing with the role of solar power in developing nations, thinking that it could indeed provide sufficient energy for lights and a small refrigerator. But on further reflection, individual units would be too expensive for the poor except in very rural areas. No, electrical projects such as we in the US did in the 1930's will provide a much more quality of life. And of course, those require fossil fuels.
My second comment was that the film completely ignored the concept of trading "carbon credits", which is a whole shell game in itself.