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 of the politics behind the position than > the actual science.
I do agree that attributing scepticism to bad science > or bad intentions is deplorable. 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. I think this is something that the general public isn't really aware of. And while I wish the discussion could be purely about the science, the non-Utopian in me recognizes the importance of questioning the credibility of the witness, so to speak, in addition to questioning what the witness says. As someone who lives in DC and has a "DC job," the Newsweek article struck me as spot on in terms of its description of the effect special interests have in the DC political/policymaking space. (The tone may have been slightly harsh.) Also FWIW, I thought the Noel Sheppard article was nonsense, pretty much -- and a quick google search reveals this one to be one of many similar articles (such as the ones in which he accuses the NY Times of treason for disclosing some of the Bush administration's spying programs). Dave
