Yeah, one of my problems with the "skeptics" is that it's *very* hard to find objective ones.
The exchanges between Plimer and Monbiot are sorta enlightening. -- Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. Confucius On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Jerry Johnson wrote: > > I think that Plimer has some good points. His book was a good read. > > But I am amazed and humored by Plimer calling out the scientific community > for slanting their science in order to keep the paychecks coming. > > He doesn't seem to hold himself to the same scrutiny. > > From wikipedia: > Plimer is a director of three Australian mining companies: > Ivanhoe,<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Plimer#cite_note-mines1-19>CBH > Resources<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Plimer#cite_note-mines1-19>and > Kefi Minerals.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Plimer#cite_note-20> > Plimer has said that the proposed Australian carbon-trading scheme could > decimate the Australian mining > industry,<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Plimer#cite_note-minjour-2>and > probably destroy it > totally,<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Plimer#cite_note-destroy-21>as > well as creating massive > unemployment.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Plimer#cite_note-destroy-21> > > I love the smell of hypocrisy in the morning. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:308940 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
