Green ‘drivel’ exposed. The godfather of global warming lowers the boom on climate change hysteria

Toronto Sun ^ | 6/23/2012 | Lorrie Goldstein

[OnAMission]

Two months ago, James Lovelock, the godfather of global warming, gave a startling interview to msnbc.com in which he acknowledged he had been unduly “alarmist” about climate change.

The implications were extraordinary.

Lovelock is a world-renowned scientist and environmentalist whose Gaia theory — that the Earth operates as a single, living organism — has had a profound impact on the development of global warming theory.

[Anti-Bubba182]

There is a lot of money in the Global Warming business and powerful political interests supporting the theory. The man is taking a courageous stand going against that.

[HighWheeler]

This IDIOT doesn’t understand thermodynamics, nor the ebb & flow of solar cycles, and the ebb and flow of all the other cycles. The Earth cannot maintain its energy level on this planet without the warm nurishment from the Sun to keep us warm.

God has decided that our planet is worthy of cycles that keep us safe and warm, so that we can grow our own food, enjoy fresh water, and breathe the air that is washed by rain.

[Redcloak]

The man decries environmentalism as a religion, but doesn’t realize that he carved its idol.

[Sherman Logan]

Gaia theory — that the Earth operates as a single, living organism

If so, then humanity is part of that organism and anything we do is, by definition, "natural."

It drives me crazy that deep enviros claim that man is on the one hand just another animal, of no greater value than any other; and on the other an alien and evil presence on the planet, the enemy of the ecosystem and all other living things. The beliefs are not compatible, though of course this does not stop them from holding both at the same time.

I wish somebody would explain to me exactly why a beaver dam is "natural" and Hoover Dam is not.

[Norm Lenhart]

Two books of”fiction’ that answer this perfectly are State of Fear by Michael Chrichton and Rainbow 6 by Tom Clancy.

Both were based on the core philosiphies of Deep Ecology and have proven to be pretty accurate (so far) as the greens grow more desperate.

[NormsRevenge]

A New Age

Bless Ya All from Rio!

Jesus Goes Green for Rio summit

[Sherman Logan]

The Matrix, with humanity as a disease. According to Agent Smith, anyway.

For those who think this way, how should they deal with a disease?

[Norm Lenhart]

“They” are environmentally correct wise and knowing. “We” are “A cancer on the face of the earth”.

I have had greens tell me to my face that ‘we’ should just die and then ‘they’ would be able to fix the earth and live in harmony with it.

[marsh2]

(This is a duplicate of another thread.)

Those who are Californians should be extremely concerned at the total reorientation of land, water, transportation, fish and wildlife, health and other laws around climate change and agenda 21.

Climate Plan SB375
SB 375 (the Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act of 2008)
http://www.pcl.org/projects/2011symposium/proceedings/GeneralPlans3.pdf

Transform’s SB375 Fact Sheet
http://www.pcl.org/projects/2011symposium/proceedings/GeneralPlans4.pdf

SCAG California’s Sustainable Communities and Climate
Protection Act (SB 375) Fact sheet
http://www.scag.ca.gov/sb375/pdfs/FS/gen-sb375-factsheet.pdf

AB 32 (the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006).
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/05-06/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_32_bill_20060927_chaptered.pdf

AB 857 ;
http://www.calcog.org/Meeting%2520Materials/ab%2520857.pdf

Analysis;
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/sgc/Land_Use_Planning.htm

The Opportunity of the Environmental Goals and Policy Report and AB 857: A State Vision of Sustainabile Development
http://calregions.urbaninsight.com/projects/enewsvIVi4.html

SB 391
http://www.scribd.com/doc/47142131/Untitled

(Analysis)
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/californiainterregionalblueprint/Documents/workshop_docs/SB_391.pdf

SB 732 Strategic Growth Council http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0701-0750/sb_732_bill_20080930_chaptered.pdf

SGC
http://www.sgc.ca.gov/

CA Health in All Policies Task Force
http://www.sgc.ca.gov/hiap/

Water Plan Framework for Integrated Water Management and Sustainability
http://www.waterplan.water.ca.gov/docs/cwpu2013/cwpu2013-brochure-lettersize.pdf

California Department of Water Resources
Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM)
Climate Change Document Clearinghouse
http://www.water.ca.gov/climatechange/docs/IRWM-ClimateChangeClearinghouse.pdf

DFG California Essential Habitat Connectivity Project: A Strategy for Conserving a Connected California
http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18366

CALTrans “Regional Blueprints” 2010
http://dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/offices/orip/Collaborative%2520Planning/Files/CARegionalProgress_2-1-2011.pdf

Climate Change, Land Use, And Infrastructure Web Portal
http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/action/cclu/

CARB directed the Metropolitan Planning Organization [urban areas primarily http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Planning_Organization] for each region to develop a “Sustainable Communities Strategy” (SCS) that integrates transportation, land-use and housing policies to plan for achievement of the emissions target for their region.
http://www.sustainability2030.com/sustainabilityclips/2009/10/20/california-sb-375-sustainable-communities-strategy.html

California Dept. of Conservation California Sustainable Communities - Emerald Cities Pilot Projects;
http://www.consrv.ca.gov/index/Documents/Sustainable_Communities_FactSheet.pdf

The growth of state bureaucracy, unelected regional councils and choking regulation is the result of adhering to a global agenda “implemented locally.” The expense of all this is astounding in a time of budget austerity. Further, it restricts commerce and destroys property rights which affects tax revenue. In turn, the state looks increasingly to the victimized business or property owner to pay for the increased costs of beauraucracy - driving small businesses to the ground.

[Salman]

Key quote from article:

... He responds to attacks on his revised views by noting that, unlike many climate scientists who fear a loss of government funding if they admit error, as a freelance scientist, he’s never been afraid to revise his theories in the face of new evidence. Indeed, that’s how science advances. ...

[Beowulf9]

Talk about sacrilegious.

[Morpheus2009]

Global Warming has gone beyond the interest of profit into the realm of religion, or at least a substitute for religion in the minds of the secular, and some professed religious as well. In God’s eyes, morality and repentance of the commandments as given in the Bible is more important, especially when human civilization as a whole could only end with his permission and will behind it.

[StAnDeliver]

Lovelock was hammerlock pressured into towing the IPCC line. Believe it. At the time I wrote, the IPCC contradicted Lovelock's life work, for how can it be that gaia (lower-case g) suddenly (post-Industrial Age) can't take care of 'herself'? Millions of years gaia worked it out, and now she can't handle +2F (at most)?

So glad he's recanted. The dude has some interesting ideas.

[StAnDeliver]

Lovelock was hammerlock pressured into towing the IPCC line. Believe it. At the time I wrote, the IPCC contradicted Lovelock's life work, for how can it be that gaia (lower-case g) suddenly (post-Industrial Age) can't take care of 'herself'? Millions of years gaia worked it out, and now she can't handle +2F (at most)?

So glad he's recanted. The dude has some interesting ideas.

[randog]

So....do we get our money back?

Interesting poll at the site: “Do you think global warming is a real threat?”

5%
Yes

92%
No

3%
It won’t be my problem

[justa-hairyape]

I wish somebody would explain to me exactly why a beaver dam is "natural" and Hoover Dam is not.

Because they hate humans. Actually, they hate themselves and project that hate onto all humans.

What is important here is to note that he admits that published scientist in the Climate Change field cannot now admit they were wrong, since they could lose government funding. So basically, government funding has turned science into a religion. The only true science now is self funded.

[BfloGuy]

This IDIOT doesn’t understand thermodynamics, nor the ebb & flow of solar cycles,

Why do you resort to name-calling? This guy understands those principles perfectly well. But for you to apparently deny that carbon dioxide molecules trap heat is really anti-scientific.

The argument boils down to how much effect increased CO2 will have. I happen to think (hope?) that it won't have much because of natural stabilizing influences (clouds, oceans, etc..) I agree with you, too, that the Sun has a huge effect that many dismiss.

I wouldn't call him an idiot, though. He clearly is not. We need many more sane voices like him.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

I think I’m going to puke.

I’ve said California is doomed. This proves it.

[MaxMax]

Atheists say Man is an accident but then how do they explain the Earth?
As if the earth was forever here and will always exist.