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Bite"If 98 doctors say my son is ill and needs medication and two say, 'No, he doesn't, he is fine,' I will go with the ninety-seven. It's common sense - the same with global warming. We go with the majority, the large majority."
-- former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
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BiteWould you trust Joe Camel to teach science to your children? Even lifelong smokers don't want Joe near their kids. The tobacco industry pioneered modern disinformation to discredit medical research. Now some "skeptics" use the same tactics to discredit climate science.
BiteThe USAF pioneered research on heat-trapping properties of CO2. "The Air Force didn't set out to study global warming. They just wanted their [heat-seeking] missiles to work."
BiteOh really, what is your evidence? Many people are confused about the definition of the word 'theory,' especially with climate change.
BiteModels are unreliable. I agree -- they are often late for photo shoots, and sometimes never show up at all!
BiteIf you want to find the truth, hire a detective (or scientist). If you just want to win, hire a lawyer (or PR firm).
BiteDo you greet your plumber with this skepticism: “Yeah, right! You’re just gonna snake that little thing down there and it’s gonna clear up the problem? Sure. And I’m supposed to believe that?”
BiteSuppose you saw a dead body in a crime scene. Would you believe a police detective who says, 'A ghost did it!' when there's evidence everywhere that a particular person committed the crime?
BiteDo you root for baseball players with lifetime .000 batting averages? This is like listening to the rare scientists who reject climate change science. Their work has been thoroughly discredited by the global scientific community.
BiteCritics call people concerned about climate change 'Chicken Little Alarmists.' However, U.S. Defense Dept. is worried about climate change.
BiteThe most credible sources are the "grunts" working on the front lines of research -- drilling the ice cores, taking the measurements, crunching the data, and publishing their findings. Their loudest critics are talking heads, desk jockeys and radio hosts who take "pot shots" at research but have ne...
BiteBlaming Exxon "is like blaming a raccoon for going through your trash. They’re simply responding to available opportunities." Their "multi-billion dollar investment" in Arctic seabed exploration "is predicated on Exxon’s belief that the planet is warming. . . is one of the most powerful admissions...
Bite"...Climate change could have significant geopolitical impacts around the world, contributing to poverty, environmental degradation, and the further weakening of fragile governments. Climate change will contribute to food and water scarcity, will increase the spread of disease, and may spur or exace...
Bite"At its core, global climate change is not about economic theory or political platforms, nor about partisan advantage or interest group pressures. It is about the future of God’s creation and the one human family.” — U.S. Bishops
Bite“The prospect of extreme climate change and its potentially devastating economic and social consequences are of great concern to the insurance industry.” — Kyoto Statement of The Geneva Association, 29th May, 2009
Bite"Rising greenhouse gas emissions pose significant risks to society and ecosystems." — Exxon Mobil.
Bite"Do you consult your dentist about your heart condition? In science, as in any area, reputations are based on knowledge and expertise in a field and on published, peer-reviewed work. If you need surgery, you want a highly experienced expert in the field who has done a large number of the proposed...
Bite"The fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown."—Carl Sagan
BiteSome people say ‘When you are sure about climate change, then we will do something about it.’
Suppose your doctor says ‘Well, I am very concerned about your heart condition. I think you should be on a low cholesterol diet and exercise.’ Would anybody say to their doctor ‘If you can't tell me pre...
BiteThe formula for false media balance is: Add one truth plus one lie, then divide by two.
Variation: Accuracy is not achieved by "adding a lie to the truth and dividing by two."
Bite"It is not right to destroy the world God has given us. He created everything; as the Bible says, 'The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven' (Acts 17:24). To drive to extinction something He has created is wrong, for He has a purpose in for everything...We Christians h...
BiteCalling him [an oil lobbyist] a serious source on climate is like calling a fox a "serious" protector of the hen house.
BiteThe National Academy of Sciences is the "Supreme Court" for science. Honest Abe created it 150 years ago to summarize "state of the art" scientific knowledge and advise Congress and the White House. It's been doing this every year since, under every administration.
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BiteThat's about the only thing where you can get scientists to agree. Yet. . .The overwhelming majority of climate scientists accept that climate change is real, happening right now, caused by humans.
Bite"...97–98% of the climate researchers most actively publishing in the field support the tenets of ACC [anthropogenic climate change] outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change..." —Anderegg, Prall, Harold, & Schneider (PNAS, 2010).
Bite97 of 100 doctors recommend quick action to correct your child's serious abnormalities revealed by tests. One doctor says the child seems healthy, it could be a natural, so 'wait and see.'
"Now, suppose you're the parent. What would you do?"
"Now, suppose you're the parent. What would you do?"
BiteWould you put your grandkids on an airplane that 97 of the top 100 aerospace engineers declared unsafe, because you heard the 3 others say 'no problem, it's perfectly sound?'
BiteIf 97 out of 100 oncologists advised you to remove a skin mole, would you listen to 3 oncologists saying the spot on your skin is benign? Are you willing to risk for your life on the advice of 3% of doctors?
Bite"Every major national science academy in the world has reported that global warming is real, caused mostly by humans, and requires urgent action."—Dr. James Hansen, NASA
Bite"People used to think the world was flat. Then others said it was a perfect sphere. Once we could accurately measure, it turns out they are both wrong, but the truth is not half-way between."
Bite"The excess CO2 that is pumped into the air today will affect our planet for thousands of years into the future. I am not an alarmist, but I am alarmed. You should be too."—Dr. Stephen Mulkey.
BiteWould you ever see a commercial like this? No, because then you would think, 'what are the other 32 out of 33 dentists saying?'
Bite100 years ago, Titanic's Captain Smith steamed ahead full speed, despite iceberg warnings. By time the fatal 'berg was visible, it was too late to turn the big ship. Today, the looming hazard is global warming. Will we heed the warnings in time to change course?
BiteJust as bad as wearing outdated disco clothes is believing this outdated idea: 'scientists still disagree if humans are causing climate change.'
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Bite"Last month, more than 70 European companies, including Ikea and Coca Cola, asked the European Union to aim for more ambitious carbon cuts."—Chris Huhne.
Bite97 doctors said you must have a tumor removed or it'll kill you.
But you decided to follow the advice of 3 who said "Nah, it's just a shadow on the x-ray."
. . . So, how did that work out for you?
BiteClimate change is "a significant investment risk for the foreseeable future".
BiteDo you believe information provided from the Watergate Burglars? No, neither should you believe computer hackers who steal private e-mails from scientists.
Bite"I am a pilot. I love flying in bad weather because you must trust the cockpit instruments. Up here, if you do not accept science, you die.—"Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City.
BiteGalileo championed the idea that Earth revolves around the sun, but some of his evidence was later proven wrong. Today, peer review and consensus are how science errors get corrected. "People who say science is not about consensus, do not understand science."
Bite97% of engineers agree bridge ahead will collapse. 3% say not to worry. Would you keep driving?
Bite97% of mechanics agree your brakes are shot. 3% say your brakes are fine. You family is inside the car. Who do you listen to?
Bite"Giving scientists and climate change deniers equal time is like having tobacco executives debate doctors on the safety of cigarettes." — Senator Brian Schatz from Hawaii.
Bite'In a bizarre sense, to deny global warming is to question the ability of the Air Force to put the right sensor on a heat seeking missile.' — Dr. Richard Alley, climate scientist at Penn State.
BiteIf 97% of experts say a mushroom is poisonous but 3% say it is safe, would you feed it to your kids?
Bite'For US Department of Defense, climate change is a mission reality, not a political debate.' — Mark Wright, a Pentagon spokesperson.
BitePlot idea: 97% of the world’s scientists contrive an environmental crisis, but are exposed by a plucky band of billionaires & oil companies!
Bite‘Ocean barnacles don’t know science. They don’t read science. They don’t watch Fox News… What they do is they respond to the actual position of the ocean and they are moving up.” – Peter Harlem at Florida International University