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Obama’s science czar: Opposing climate views outside the ‘mainstream scientific opinion’
The Daily Caller ^ | 2/26/14 | Michael Bastasch

Posted on 02/26/2014 7:08:14 PM PST by Nachum

White House science czar Dr. John Holdren wasn’t in the mood to be contradicted on whether global warming was causing “extreme weather.” Holdren described climate scientists whose work contradicts the White House’s global warming claims as outside the “scientific mainstream.” Holdren was asked by Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions to cite scientific data that supported claims that droughts and other weather events were being made worse by global warming. Sessions then cited contradicting evidence from climate scientists, including former NASA scientist Dr. Roy Spencer and University of Colorado climate scientist Roger Pielke, Jr. Holdren countered that the likes of Pielke and Spencer

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KEYWORDS: alabama; climate; czar; globalwarminghoax; jeffsessions; johnholdren; mainstream; rogerpielkejr; royspencer; science
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To: shineon

HA! That’s for sure.


21 posted on 02/26/2014 7:25:53 PM PST by 444Flyer (How long O LORD?)
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To: shineon

I know what happened to global warming. It started believing all the things people were saying about it. How important it was and so on. Global warming became puffed up and complacent. Stopped getting up early and putting in a full days work. Global warming let it slip. Started taking everything for granted.


22 posted on 02/26/2014 7:28:50 PM PST by shineon
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To: shineon

Global warming thought it could just make it on reputation alone.


23 posted on 02/26/2014 7:31:29 PM PST by shineon
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To: Nachum
Science isn't a democracy, and it isn't advanced by anyone in the "mainstream", and it isn't validated by anyone in political office. Skepticism is always in order.

There is a very simple question that reveals the non-scientific approach, and it has to do with falsification. Specifically, if you ask someone, "What evidence would it take for you to be convinced your conclusion is in error?" and they haven't an answer, haven't even thought about it, are in complete denial that such a thing could exist, then you aren't dealing with science, but dogma. We're dealing with dogma here.

24 posted on 02/26/2014 7:31:40 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Nachum

I want politicians to guarantee moderate climate all the time, no exrteme weather..ever...and please tax me whatever amount is necessary to do so. That settles it! No warming, no cooling, just bland weather all the time.


25 posted on 02/26/2014 7:31:53 PM PST by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: shineon

Finally it just stopped showing up.


26 posted on 02/26/2014 7:32:17 PM PST by shineon
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To: pieceofthepuzzle
Consensus said: Phlogiston Theory

Lavoisier said: Combustion Theory

All the truly great scientists had to go against the consensus to make their great discoveries.

27 posted on 02/26/2014 7:32:21 PM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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To: cripplecreek

They want to regulate opinions

but don’t question their patriotism


28 posted on 02/26/2014 7:33:55 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: Nachum
This global warming BS really has become a new religion, a religion of government power and dominance.

No debate --- they need no evidence --- it's all decided and if you ask any questions, you are a heretic. No dissent will be tolerated.

Follow the money.

I think back again to President Eisenhower's farewell address and the things he warned us that we should be gravely concerned about.

"The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present – and is gravely to be regarded."

Ike was a very wise man... perhaps the last wise old man to be President. He saw this danger approaching 50+ years ago.

29 posted on 02/26/2014 7:34:35 PM PST by Ditto
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To: Nachum

Extreme weather? How many tornados and hurricanes did we have last year? What was their severity?

The world has gone insane. It’s one reason I left.


30 posted on 02/26/2014 7:34:52 PM PST by cuban leaf
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To: shineon

Global warming needs a good swift kick in the butt to get it going again. Some tough love.


31 posted on 02/26/2014 7:34:52 PM PST by shineon
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To: Chances Are

Yep. It’s like living in a Movie: Dr. Zivago without the love story.


32 posted on 02/26/2014 7:36:53 PM PST by cuban leaf
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To: shineon

Otherwise we will just have to relegate it to the scrap heap of history


33 posted on 02/26/2014 7:37:53 PM PST by shineon
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To: Nachum

“Shut up”, he explained.


34 posted on 02/26/2014 7:40:39 PM PST by americas.best.days... ( I think we can now say that they are behind us.)
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To: Nachum

At one time, Galileo, Keppler, and Einstein were “outside the mainstream opinion” too.


35 posted on 02/26/2014 7:45:44 PM PST by BusterBear
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To: cuban leaf

Stop The World - I Want To Get Off!

CA....


36 posted on 02/26/2014 8:04:28 PM PST by Chances Are (Seems I've found that silly grin again....)
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To: shineon
"Dr." of what. Did he pay $1995.00 and buy his degree at '3 months will get you a doctorate?'

"Which way did Global Warming go 'Dr.'?"

"It rolled off the table and onto the floor, and then my poor warming rolled out of the door."

37 posted on 02/26/2014 8:07:22 PM PST by 444Flyer (How long O LORD?)
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To: Nachum
Lately the mainstream scientific opinion has been less accurate then random guesses. Take for example the established mainstream scientific opinion that wind turbines prevent climate change. The physical truth of course is the exact opposite.

Wind Farms Cause Climate Change

Round 2 of the Mindless Alarmists

We are being led around by a group of people who are wrong about everything. Nuclear power plants actually cause global warming. They cannot possibly physically prevent warming. They can only add warmth via heat energy.

At this point the best thing we can do is get prepped, because they do not have the brains nor the integrity to prevent running into their own brick wall. And that wall is coming.

38 posted on 02/26/2014 8:17:59 PM PST by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: Nachum

So just what are Holdren’s scientific credentials? I doubt that he is scientifically literate at all.


39 posted on 02/26/2014 8:30:04 PM PST by beethovenfan (If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
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To: Nachum
Obama’s science czar: Opposing climate views outside the ‘mainstream scientific opinion’...ah yes, the "conventional wisdom" we've all heard so much about....
40 posted on 02/26/2014 9:15:12 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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