Sunday, October 18, 2009

Second Thoughts on the End of the World

I've been skeptical about the global warming hysteria. Sure, we are putting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, but I have had no faith that our impact outweighs natural changes over decades or centuries based on factors beyond our control.

And even if we are responsible for warming the globe, I have absolutely no faith in the socialist solutions that the warmers demand we adopt. Further, the warmists have acted too much like cultists for me to be confident that "science" motivates them.

Heresy is creeping into the media over global warming:

It has finally happened. We have reached the “tipping point.”

2009 can now be officially declared the year the media lost their faith in man-made global warming fears.

Significant organs of the mainstream media are now officially abandoning one-sided man-made global warming fear promotion and alleged claims that the "debate is over."

The stunning media reversal has accelerated in recent weeks as top UN scientists have raised the specter of continued global cooling. See: UN Fears (More) Global Cooling Commeth! IPCC Scientist Warns UN: We may be about to enter 'one or even 2 decades during which temps cool' – Sept. 5, 2009

It appears at long last that media's faith is waning. Appeals to authority about the alleged global warming “consensus” are now being met with a healthy dose of skepticism by increasing large portions of the mainstream media. Statements like UN IPCC lead author Kevin Trenberth that the UN IPCC "has spoken" no longer have the comforting effect on many key members of the journalistic flock. [Disclaimer: This declaration does not mean the battle to improve the media's coverage of global warming is over. But it does mean that there have been significant developments in 2009 with the media's coverage of climate change. Promoters of man-made climate fears will now need a major reformation to win back the faith of key members of the media.]


If this keeps up, I won't face the Warmish Inquisition after all!