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February 15, 2006
What we know that isn't so
Do all serious climate scientists believe that global warming is caused by people and getting worse?
It seems not...
The vast majority of the most respected environmental scientists from all over the world have sounded a clear and urgent alarm. …these scientists are telling the people of every nation that global warming caused by human activities is becoming a serious threat to our common future.
-- Al Gore, MoveOn.org, January 2004As proof of their thesis Tolan and Harte referenced Naomi Oreskes. Last year Science Magazine published the results of a study by Ms. Oreskes. She concluded that there is a "unanimous, scientific consensus" on the anthropogenic (human-induced) causes of recent global warming. Oreskes analyzed 928 abstracts she found listed on a scientific database using the keywords "global climate change."
So what about this "consensus" among scientists. Is it really that broad?
Dr. Benny Peiser of England's John Moores University attempted to duplicate Oreskes' work. Peiser found 1,117 abstracts using the same search technique. Of these, only 13 explicitly endorsed the 'consensus view.' However, 34 of the abstracts rejected or questioned the view that human activities are the main driving force of "the observed warming over the last 50 years."
Posted by OneEyedMan at February 15, 2006 1:18 PM
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