He won an Oscar and a Nobel Peace Prize, but a recent poll suggests the Global Warmingist-in-Chief Al Gore is losing his propaganda war to convince Americans carbon dioxide is destroying the planet.
In fact, the number of people who believe that long-term planetary trends are responsible for the relatively small increase in temperatures in recent decades rose ten percent since last April while those viewing it as a man-made problem has decreased by six percent.
Talk about your inconvenient truths!
This has got to be bad news for a man that has bet his reputation as well as his very fortune on people buying into his junk science. As reported by Rasmussen Reports Monday:
Forty-four percent (44%) of U.S. voters now say long-term planetary trends are the cause of global warming, compared to 41% who blame it on human activity.
Seven percent (7%) attribute global warming to some other reason, and nine percent (9%) are unsure in a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. [...]
In April of last year, 47% of Americans blamed human activity versus 34% who viewed long-term planetary trends as the culprit. But the numbers have been moving in the direction of planetary trends since then.
On the eve of the inauguration of a president that has bought this nonsense hook, line, and sinker, we can only hope Congress is paying attention to how the electorate feels about this issue.
Stay tuned.
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Proof of Man Made Global Waming
January 19, 2009 - 13:29 ET by allanfWhat about all the hot air and C02 from Gore?
Al Gore:
January 19, 2009 - 13:32 ET by heldmywThe biggest huckster since P.T. Barnum.
But Barnum wasn't a hypocritical greedy pustule on the backside of America.
Global warming
January 19, 2009 - 15:29 ET by Northern LightsDo not forget "The earth has a fever! Al Gore circa 2000
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01-19-2009: news-update
December the eighth coldest on record in N.D.
FARGO (AP) — The National Climatic Data Center says North Dakota recorded its eighth coldest December on record.
Statistics have been taken for 114 years.
The center says Minnesota recorded its seventh coldest December on record.
The center says Georgia had its seventh warmest December on record and South Carolina had its fifth warmest.
The Earth has a fever!
January 19, 2009 - 17:29 ET by Mike BrattonAnd the only prescription...
Is more cowbell!
--Mike
www.thebrattonreport...
The zealotry shall continue, Cold is Warm.
January 19, 2009 - 13:34 ET by upcountrywaterOnce a tax is in place it never goes away.
FREEDOM
(D)
LOL-I guess Al better cash out, take his money...
January 19, 2009 - 13:36 ET by R D Helm...and run for the hills before his carbon-credit empire collapses.
As my econ prof used to say, looks like its time to get out of the business. :-)
-Dave
“Them that’s going get on the wagon. Them that ain’t get out of the way.” -While there is still time.
"We Can Only Hope"
January 19, 2009 - 13:38 ET by HoosierEm".......we can only hope Congress is paying attention to how the electorate feels about this issue."
Why should they start now?
The Boogie Man
January 19, 2009 - 13:43 ET by 1611LilacLadyAKA Global Warming
Hey Al baby, c'mon and visit Western New York. Maybe your hot air will melt the snow we've been having for days now!
Isaiah 5:20a Woe unto them who call evil good, and good evil. . . KJV
Could there
January 19, 2009 - 13:44 ET by Karinpossibly be a goofier picture of Gore? I thought I sensed a sea-change in public opinion. After painful cold, and heating bills eating up huge amounts/all of our paychecks, nobody's really buying this anymore. We can't afford to buy it.
south park
January 19, 2009 - 13:51 ET by Catherwoodfor those of you like me who abhor albore, you really should take the time to go to the South Park website and watch the episode about bore in which bore tries to track down and kill the man-bear-pig. the episode captures the essence of this creepy, overweight prevaricating burden on America. few people in American politics, except maybe pelosi and reid, are as repugnant as albore, the man who lost his own state in a presidential election because his own people were the ones who knew him best and recognized him for the conman dirtbag whom he really is.
Noel,
January 19, 2009 - 13:54 ET by Chris NormanThis all reminds me of the twist in an old Twilight Zone episode, where the young lady, suffering from the intense heat when the earth goes off orbit and heads for the sun, instead is experiencing a feverish nightmare and the earth is actually heading away from the sun and everything is freezing.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact he's a hypocrite
January 19, 2009 - 13:55 ET by dboAl Gore-Leaving his carbon footprints in the sands of time.
→ dbo
January 19, 2009 - 13:58 ET by Cool ArrowHe's just leaving heel-marks
Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country - Muslim, Khalil Gibran
The most amazing statistic
January 19, 2009 - 14:01 ET by nofateThe most amazing statistic to me is that ONLY 44% of U.S. voters believe planetary trends are responsible. This only underscores the ignorance of supposedly intelligent, ecucated and reasonable people due to the indoctrinal nature of the educational, entertainment and news media in this country. We've all taken our little side trips to KOS, HuffPo, CNN, MSNBC, etc. In order to believe, these people have to ignore facts such as the little ice age, maunder minimum, etc. Follow the money.
"The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."
michaelyon-online.com
Profound imbalance in the media
January 19, 2009 - 14:02 ET by namolsokCan you imagine how many more people would reject the notion of AGW if we actually received balanced information on this subject from the media? Instead, we are bombarded on a daily basis from most media sources telling us that the world is ending soon due to global warming and we humans are to blame. Even so, people are seeing through the propaganda for the scam it is.
Why only 59%?!?!
January 19, 2009 - 14:36 ET by ToddonCapeCodWhat is wrong with the remaining 41%?
Are they still swallowing the Kool Aid?!?
Folks, all we've heard, the past week, apart from "OOOh! It's almost Obama Inauguration Day" is "Its cold, all across this country!" even in places where its not normally cold this time of year!
How are so many still swallowing this swill of man-made global warming?
Another Ponzi Schemer
January 19, 2009 - 15:04 ET by Greg ToombsAl Gore & Bernie Madoff. Perfect together.
Oh happy day.
Is it just me, or do any of you see God's sense of humor in all
January 19, 2009 - 15:11 ET by political mavenThe arrogant class, who believe we evolved randomly from a slime cell, and there is no creator,think man can actually control the climate.
All of a sudden...wham! as if to say "look who is in charge"
By Tim Ball
January 19, 2009 - 15:31 ET by acadia1755Advocates of human caused global warming to take increasingly ridiculous positions to defend the indefensible
How the world was bullied into silence
“the first woman in the world to receive a PhD in meteorology, and
formerly of NASA, who has authored more than 190 studies and has been
called “among the most preeminent scientists of the last 100 years.”
Then consider her statement. “Since I am no longer affiliated with any
organization nor receiving any funding, I can speak quite frankly….As a
scientist I remain skeptical..
http://canadafreepre...
http://www.friendsof...
Hey, no worries, Obama is
January 19, 2009 - 15:36 ET by Clear thinkerHey, no worries, Obama is gonna save us all! Right?
More good news... Ecofascists Losing War
Making Fun of AGW http://giovanniworld.wordpress.com/
Listening to several radio
January 19, 2009 - 16:06 ET by celatorListening to several radio talk shows from around the world in the past few weeks, I've noticed that the man made global warming crisis is usually described as a money making fraud by many of the callers. Gore is often described as a "dumkoff" on German talk shows.
My favorite line from Bill Buckley after he saw Gore's movie:
"This is the first time I've been bulled by a Gore".
For liberal Democrats and the Old Media, everything is crisis, chaos, calamity and catastrophe. That justifies stealing your property and liberties.
LOL!
January 19, 2009 - 16:40 ET by nofate"This is the first time I've been bulled by a Gore". - LOL!
"The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."
michaelyon-online.com
Connect the dots
January 19, 2009 - 16:17 ET by E7-2521I love tossing this one out on the GW alarmist sites: http://www.seed.slb.com/en/scictr/watch/climate_change/change.htm
They love the first two graphs, but I always ask them to comment about future data points on the third graph. At that point people either disappear or claim the graph is incorrect.
Al.. We're still waiting for that debate buddy!
Govt. Sucks. Less Govt. = Less Suck. Vote accordingly.
You can fool some of the people all of the time...
January 19, 2009 - 16:40 ET by Army Bratbut truth is catching up with the Goracle.
Happy Trails...
Ice Age Cometh
January 19, 2009 - 16:49 ET by nofateGotta love that third graph. Note that the 100,000 year or so stretches between the warm periods would probably correspond to very cold weather, if not outright glacial advances. I'm thinking it is very similar to this graph of approx. 250,000 years of climate change. I like yours better, it goes further back. In the Singer book I mentioned above, he talks about the glacial periods and the mile thick ice sheets over Chicago! Inconvenient facts don't get in the way of the true believers though.
"The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."
michaelyon-online.com
Like clock work. Spikes up.
January 19, 2009 - 20:15 ET by E7-2521Like clock work. Spikes up. Spikes down. I can't think of who could be surprised by it.. Oh wait.. Yes I can.
Govt. Sucks. Less Govt. = Less Suck. Vote accordingly.
Correlation
January 19, 2009 - 22:46 ET by nofateI've been looking at your graph and comparing it to the one I got from Singer's book. Turns out that the information in both graphs is nearly the same except that the one you put up is about 250,000 years longer- it came from an ice core in Antarctica that was about two miles deep! The one I found was from an ice sheet in Greenland that was about one mile deep. Point is that if you look closely, they appear to correlate well although they are from samples over 11,000 miles apart!
Update: I put them both up in separate tabs, and if you cycle (there's that inconvenient word) back and forth between the two, the correlations are near perfect. If you have looked at many stock charts with different time scales, it is similar to that. And this is from samples taken over 11,000,000 miles apart! I'm sure this is beyond boring to some, but I find this fascinating. Sorry for running on.
Another aspect of Singer's book is the existence of a 1,500 year cycle running throughout the whole time, irrespective of warm or glacial periods.
But I think man caused all this, even the ice age during the Holocene. Somehow, someway, it was man's fault. And George Bush probably had something to do with it. :-)
"The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."
michaelyon-online.com
Al will get some of his poll
January 19, 2009 - 17:59 ET by SpaceManSpiffAl will get some of his poll numbers back in the summer. It's easier to convince fools that the world is getting hotter when it's actually hot outside. I'm certain that a few people are realizing what a con-job eco-hysteria is, but many more are casting their opinion with their thermometer. It'll take years to get the herd to change direction.
59% believe man isn't
January 19, 2009 - 18:07 ET by ckc122759% believe man isn't responsible, yet 52% voted for a guy who believes without a doubt man IS responsible, and who vows to fix it by penalizing Americans.
Sheesh....
"Libs never let you down. You don't have to talk to one very long before the stupid comes out."
Such a high percentage must
January 19, 2009 - 21:50 ET by RR GOPSuch a high percentage must certainly include those that think PEBO is God.
So, it will take a while for these Dems and RINOs making campaign speeches and slipping in a "We must do something about global warming" snippet look really stupid to most potential voters listening.
They are so clueless as to what we think, that's why I'm confident in that.
Gore doesn't care...he's got his Nobel Prize, he has his millions.
One of the 24% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 89% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
The Polls are looking bad for Gore
January 19, 2009 - 22:44 ET by PopularTech84% of Congressional Republicans do not believe in "Man-Made" Global Warming (National Journal)
76% do not consider Al Gore a Global Warming Expert (Rasmussen Reports)
75% do not see Global Warming as an extremely important problem (Business & Media Institute)
71% think Global Warming has nothing to do with Man’s actions (Pocket Issue)
67% of Evangelical Christians do not view Global Warming as a "major" problem (The Christian Post)
66% of Americans do not believe Global Warming can be stopped (Rasmussen Reports)
65% of Americans reject spending even a penny more for gasoline in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (NCPPR)
59% of Americans do not believe human activity is the cause of Global Warming (Pew Research Center)
59% Don't Believe Man Is Warming the Planet (Rasmussen Reports)
58% do not believe government action is needed on Global Warming (ABC News)
56% of Americans do not believe Global Warming is caused by human activities (Rasmussen Reports)
56% believe scientists are still questioning climate change (BBC)
Despite Awareness Of Global Warming Americans Concerned More About Local Environment (Science Daily)
Increased Knowledge About Global Warming Leads To Apathy, Study Shows (Science Daily)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is Not Pollution
I don't think man is warming the planet
January 19, 2009 - 22:37 ET by nwahsI don't think global warming is man made. I think its a cycle. But you have many here (including writers) who scoff that the planet is warming at all. Now that's idiocy. "Loo how COLD it is today!!"
That isn't any less foolish than a reporter pointing to a particularly hot day in the summer. Those extremes are most likely the result of transient jet/ sub jet stream patterns and not global climate change.
There has been no Global Warming since 1998
January 19, 2009 - 22:43 ET by PopularTechThere has been no Global Warming since 1998
There IS a problem with global warming... it stopped in 1998 (The Daily Telegraph, UK)
Read the sunspots: Prepare now for dangerous global cooling (Financial Post, Canada)
Sorry to ruin the fun, but an ice age cometh (The Australian)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is Not Pollution
I skimmed your articles
January 19, 2009 - 23:01 ET by nwahsI skimmed your articles and dismissed any that relied on local temperatures as "evidence." The ONLY evidence of global warming is the amount of water that exists in the polar ice caps. NO ONE has an adequate thermal model of this world to judge warming or cooling patterns from water/air currents.
But this is a fact. If there is less water in the ice caps, we are warmer than if there was more water in the ice caps.
It really is that simple.
Antarctic Ice is Growing
January 20, 2009 - 07:24 ET by PopularTechNot as simple as you believe...
Antarctic ice sheet thickening, researcher says (Associated Press)
East Antarctica's surface slowly rising (The New York Times)
Ice 'thickens' in West Antarctica (BBC)
Pondering A Climate Conundrum In Antarctica; Unique, Distinct Cooling Trend Discovered On Earth's Southernmost Continent (Science Daily)
Researchers find Antarctic ice is thickening (USA Today)
Scientists Detect Thickening Of West Antarctic Ice Sheet (Science Daily)
Snowfall-Driven Growth in East Antarctic Ice Sheet Mitigates Recent Sea-Level Rise (Science)
Study: Antarctic Ice Sheet Is Thickening, Not Thinning (ABC News)
The Antarctic deep sea gets colder (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
Antarctic Sea Ice at Record High (The Reference Frame)
Antarctic Sea Ice Increases over Past Two Decades (Space.com)
Antarctic Sea Ice Sets Records in Oct. (The Heartland Institute)
Satellites Show Overall Increases In Antarctic Sea Ice Cover (NASA)
Southern Hemisphere Sea Ice Reaches "Unprecedented" Levels (Climate Audit)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is Not Pollution
For nwahs
January 20, 2009 - 10:55 ET by nofateNote the sources. There are a number of them that are not your typical motley crew of oil financed conservative orginizations. I found the "Science Daily" article re:"...Thickening of West Antarctic Ice Sheet" fascinating for the conundrum facing the scientist quoted. He can't seem to accept the facts:
He is so married to the template of AGW that he cannot accept what is staring him in the face. So he falls back on an AGW based sub-theorem to explain the possible breakup of the Ross Ice Shelf. Even though it's getting colder, it's getting warmer.
"The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."
michaelyon-online.com
The ice is colder too
January 20, 2009 - 11:22 ET by CobraManYou may not understand this, but local temperatures will reflect global temperatures, especially when separate "local" temperatures show the same trend. You can't disregard that most "local" temperatures have been averaging lower the last few years, especially over last two years.
If most of the local temperatures are averaging lower, it is safe to assume that the global temperatures are averaging lower as well. You see, it's impossible for "global" temperatures to be increasing if most of the "local" temperatures are decreasing.
BTW, the ice caps have been increasing in size over the last several years.
Obama: My job is above my pay grade
"I don't think global
January 19, 2009 - 23:23 ET by danbo"I don't think global warming is man made." Really? Sounds like BS.
Local temps?
Take your pick.
Limited Disclosure: I used to belong to the Sierra Club untill they went crazier. Worse of all, I was bribed by Exxon with free New Orleans Saints glasses with fill ups in the 70's.
What?
January 19, 2009 - 23:38 ET by nwahsYou think I believe Global warming IS man made?
Hmm, I really don't. Nope, I would bet on sun activity.
I took the liberty of
January 20, 2009 - 00:33 ET by danboI took the liberty of running the numbers at NCDC Climate at a Glance. (They don't allow linking to a self generated chart.) Opted: Mean Temp; Period, winter Dec-Feb; Beginning 1998; Ending 2008 Base period; Beginning 1998; ending 2008.
I looked at the southern half of the country. Some of the area is N of 35N (Esp West), but a good bit of it is S of 35N.
Southeast: trend -.36 degF / dec.
South:Trend -2.36 degF / dec.
SouthWest: Trend -4.02 degF / dec.
West: Trend -1.90 degF / dec.
National: -2.19 degF / dec.
Limited Disclosure: I used to belong to the Sierra Club untill they went crazier. Worse of all, I was bribed by Exxon with free New Orleans Saints glasses with fill ups in the 70's.
Global Warming fence-sitting...
January 19, 2009 - 23:02 ET by JerI suppose I'm still an agnostic on this issue--and wonder if the time of year bears on the results. If Rasmussen had polled me within the past few days here in Atlanta, I might have said man-made Global Warming is a colossal load of nonsense foisted upon us by a gaggle of scientific quacks.
If they asked me in August, my opinion might be that the planet was about to catch fire.
Jer
Jer... You and John Kerry
January 19, 2009 - 23:49 ET by Clear thinkerJer...
You and John Kerry would get along famously.
I Must Hate America!
Making Fun of AGW http://giovanniworld.wordpress.com/
Clear...I wouldn't bike
January 20, 2009 - 00:01 ET by JerClear...
I wouldn't bike to my mail box in those conditions. But I couldn't find a Kerry reference. Is he promoting it? Or is this one of those "I was for it before I was against it" comparisons?
Jer
Gore-Gas a problem with snowmobiles!
January 20, 2009 - 07:00 ET by RadiomanEthanol mix may cause problems with snowmobiles and lawn mowers, especially older models. Here is part of a statement recently put out by the Maine Department Of Environmental Protection:
"As for snowmobiles, some manufacturers recommend that, when using E10 gasoline, the carburetor main jet be
one size larger than the main jet required for regular unleaded gasoline. For example, if a 400 main jet is
recommended for regular unleaded gasoline, a 410 main jet must be installed if using an oxygenated gasoline like
E10. The owner’s manual will contain specific manufacturer recommendations.
In general, E10 has a greater affinity for water than conventional gasoline, and this may aggravate water and
moisture problems in particular fuel storage or unused engine situations. If a problem already exists, then ethanol
may make it worse."
You aren't supposed to store the stuff over long periods and be sure you run the tank dry before storing..as dry as an Al Gore speech!
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