Re: [silk] Global Warming Alarmists?

2007-08-08 Thread Venky
On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 06:21:41PM -0700, Divya Sampath wrote: > The consensus on the question 'is the climate > changing?' *is* based on observable facts from a wide > range of sources - satellite evidence, polar melt, > Antarctic ice core analysis, rainfall records, sea > sediments, etc. - and I

Re: [silk] Global Warming Alarmists?

2007-08-08 Thread Venky
On Tue, Aug 07, 2007 at 12:41:06AM -0400, Dave Kumar wrote: > Actually, the reason the article talks more about the politics and not the > science is because the Newsweek article is about the politics of climate > change, i.e., how those who oppose regulation to address the problem are > funded.

Re: [silk] Global Warming Alarmists?

2007-08-06 Thread Dave Kumar
On 8/6/07, Divya Sampath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Gautam John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Newsweek Disgrace: 'Global-Warming Deniers: A > > Well-Funded Machine' > > By Noel Sheppard | August 5, 2007 - 13:43 ET > > I find it interesting that this article appears to be > more critical

Re: [silk] Global Warming Alarmists?

2007-08-06 Thread Divya Sampath
--- Venky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I do agree that attributing scepticism to bad > science > > or bad intentions is deplorable. The interesting > thing > > to ask, IMHO, is: what does the majority > scientific > > community position on (a) is the climate changing? > (b) > > is it probable t

Re: [silk] Global Warming Alarmists?

2007-08-06 Thread Venky
> I do agree that attributing scepticism to bad science > or bad intentions is deplorable. The interesting thing > to ask, IMHO, is: what does the majority scientific > community position on (a) is the climate changing? (b) > is it probable that the climate change is attributable > to human interfe

Re: [silk] Global Warming Alarmists?

2007-08-06 Thread Divya Sampath
--- Gautam John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Newsweek Disgrace: 'Global-Warming Deniers: A > Well-Funded Machine' > By Noel Sheppard | August 5, 2007 - 13:43 ET I find it interesting that this article appears to be more critical of the politics behind the position than the actual science. I do

Re: [silk] Global Warming Alarmists?

2007-08-06 Thread Venky
Tend to agree with this. But then, the Newsweek article is so blatantly partisan, it is easy to dismiss. Venky. On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 10:56:52AM +0530, Gautam John wrote: > Newsweek Disgrace: 'Global-Warming Deniers: A Well-Funded Machine' > By Noel Sheppard | August 5, 2007 - 13:43 ET > > Ma

[silk] Global Warming Alarmists?

2007-08-05 Thread Gautam John
Newsweek Disgrace: 'Global-Warming Deniers: A Well-Funded Machine' By Noel Sheppard | August 5, 2007 - 13:43 ET Manmade global warming alarmism took a disgraceful turn for the worse this weekend when Newsweek published a lengthy cover-story repeatedly calling skeptics "deniers" that are funded by