Originally Posted by badger1
First .... " ... no such vested interest ..." -- really?? Well, 'following the money' one could equally well argue that those who promote the 'man-made global warming' view have every bit as much a vested interest: peer reputation, career security/prospects, success in research grant applications, etc. etc. These kinds of 'vested interests' are every bit as real, and every bit -- ultimately -- as 'financial' as, say, those of a salaried scientist at Shell or Exxon.
You simply can't compare the two financial interests. The vested financial interest in the oil industry is almost LIMITLESS in terms of money - LIMITLESS. There simply is NO comparision when talking dollars - absolutely none.
1. As above, what we have right now is a mass (morass, perhaps better) of conflicting data AND conflicting opinion
Actually there is LITTLE TO NO CONFLICTING OPINION amongst scientists with no vested interest in the oil industry. Most every peer reviewed scientific paper supports only one view - global warming is man made. The only "debate" is happening in the media with propaganda and sound bites. For example, when the government edits Its OWN scientific papers to substantially change their meaning, that's propaganda and self interest at its worst. Again - there is no debate in the (non oil-based) scientific community at all. Again, follow the money .... the LIMITLESS money.
Even if you've bought into the edited government-based reports and propaganda that says "we still don't know", would you not want to err on the side of safety with literally the world at risk?
Do you remember when this government's stance was that GLOBAL WARMING IS A MYTH? Since that was proven a lie, they now state that it does exist, but we are not the cause.
As Bush would say ... fool me once ... (bumble-bumble-bumble) ... ah, you can't get fooled again!
... Brad