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Climate change and global government are one and the same. Open your eyes, can't you see certain global warming "scientist" will do about anything to keep their precious funding. Politicians with a Marxist or Communinistic agenda can't wait to jump on the climate change band wagon to further their cause. Any American with half a brain should be able to see that climate change legislation is truly redistribution of wealth legislation from the back of hard working middle class Americans directly into the government coffers.

Dulcia Panzitta of PA 2:01PM December 22, 2009

I believe in Mann-made global warming. I also believe Rajendra Pachuari, with a PhD in economics, and a former railway engineer is the foremost authority on Climatology.
I also believe that the only thing that can save us, is a global dictatorship with a carbon tax on every sector of human activity. Without it, we are all doomed. The UN cannot be reproached, it is infallible.

Joe S. Pack of AZ 9:22PM December 21, 2009

You people will believe anything broadcast to you by big companies who stand to loose out from cap and trade!

Manapatra 7:55AM December 18, 2009

The hot buttons today are climate change and global
warming. Mention either subject and you can draw
dozens of people spewing hundreds of words about
liberal fascists, liberal socialists, even though,
by definition, they are mtually exclusive--you can
look it up, as Casey Stengel would say. But inthe
meantime, the ice continues to melt in Antarctica.
There's little or no disagreement on that. So, here's an idea. Drill holes in the ice in Antarctica. Pump in LCO2 which will turn into
Dry Ice and slow down the melting.

Richard Walrath of OH 8:29PM December 17, 2009

Originally I was not going to reply because the remarks were getting nasty, but I will. But, I will keep remarks to the facts.
King of CO you implied that the officials at Koch Industries are only influenced by money, accuse Cary of IA of being a paid shill for oil industry, yet you seemed upset that I believe the Al Gore is influenced by the millions he is receiving from his speeches, his movie and books. Just thought that was interesting.
Concerning the graph I was looking at, John Stossell on a 20/20 report used the graphs Al Gore had in movie. The movie had two separate graphs, one of CO2 and one of temperature. What Stossell did was put the two graphs together, and it does show a correlation between CO2 and Temperature as you stated. However many times the temperature was what increased first. You stated they show a correlation, but neither seems to lead. You are actually helping me make my point. If part of the time temperature leads or if neither leads, then the graphs in no way shape or form can be used to prove that CO2 increase causes temperature increases. One could just as easily argue that temperature increases from other causes are causing CO2 increases.
Concerning my using roads, water and electricity from the government: roads and protection, such as the military and other things we cannot do for ourselves should be the government’s job and nothing else. Also here the electricity is provided by private companies, not the government. If we all expect the government to take care of us, we will become like the European countries with constant double digit unemployment and no hope of improvement and tax rates that leave us with nothing.
I will be making no more posts as it seems to have turned into insult hurling between Repubs and Dems.

rwl of GA 4:11PM December 12, 2009

Michael Mann should henceforth be known as "Michael Scamm".

Robert of CA 2:30PM December 12, 2009

How many SUV's do we have on Mars and Venus? Earth isn't the only planet in the solar system with rising temperatures.

Nate of UT 1:46PM December 09, 2009

saying a republican is stupid is an ignorant statement. everything you said seemed well-educated and worth reading up until you said republicans are stupid. i am not a republican but believe they deserve as much respect as any. if you're gonna take shots prepare yourself for some in return.

jack of MA 1:56PM December 08, 2009

"...By instead simply blurting all of this nonsense
out in an email to these sorts charlatans you've done some irreversible damage. shame on you for such irresponsible behavior! Mike Mann ..."
Quote from hacked e-mails. As the table turns...who are the deniers now?
Good luck on having a real investigation.

Kurt Womack of AZ 12:00AM December 08, 2009

Cary of IA, Thanks for the challenge. I looked at the links you provided; the first was not valid and I searched there achieve and was unable to find the article. After doing research on the Science and Public Policy Institute I find there research to be seriously compromised by financial as well as political influence. All funding appears to come from large organizations with a vested interest in denying the existence of man made climate change. The head of this organization as well as all directors are former advisor's to conservative politicians. What's more the institute does not say warming isn't occurring, THEY CLAIM WARMING IS OCCURRING but that it's not man made.
Here are my scientific questions for Cary of IA (although I doubt you are anything but a paid shill for the fossil fuels industry):
Why did George W Bush state climate change was real if its not?
What is your argument? Temperature aren't going up...they aren't man made...or what; even the institute you quoted states TEMPERATURES ARE RISING.
Why has this suit against NASA just been brought if you have been trying to get this data for 3 years?
Please also disclose the reason in scientific terms why the NASA data is incorrect, if you state that you and your peers have been analyzing this data for years I'm sure you can just cut and paste your conclusions quickly. I'm sure you won't just be making it up, and since you included NO SUPPORTING DATA why shouldn't you be believed.
Where do you and your peers work? What are your titles?
QUIT TAKING MONEY TO HURT THE EARTH. YOU ARE A SHILL.
I will check back to see if you have the BALLS to respond.
rwl of IA: What graph of CO2 are you looking at? All the graphs I see show CO2 and temperature pretty much parallel each other with neither seems to lead. Nice argument on sensor data and Al Gore. So your argument is that all the data is wrong because the sensors are wrong yet the scientists are manipulating the data.
Al Gore earns money from his cause so he is a liar and has a house that uses lots of electricity so he is lying. Please I'm sure you are a stupid tea bagger who wants government out of your life so please quit being such a hypocrite and stop using all those socialist roads and socialist purified water and socialist electricity, otherwise you aren't allowed to argue against government or your a hypocrite. You are too dumb to argue with.
You should get a set of balls and see if you can trade someone for a brain. REPUBS ARE STUPID.

King of CO 9:24PM December 07, 2009