“Why would you dismiss evidence disproving AGW? You and I shouldn’t be the ones to have to convince each other (although it’s noble to try). What society needs are truly impartial scientists, funded fairly, who *haven’t* staked their reputations on the outcome. Science over superstition is always a good thing.”
Boggle.
I’ve worked at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, where a fair amount AGW research is done. The funding comes from a multitude of different sources, both public and private. The scientists have no vested interest, one way or the other, in the outcome of their work. In fact, it would be historic if anyone can conclusively prove that AGW is a farce.
Unfortunately for us, the best current scientific evidence does not indicate this.
Anyways, I have a question for you, futureSDperson. Do you consider offering $10K cash awards to anyone that will dismiss scientifically determined results a good method to discover the truth? Discuss.
Scientists offered cash to dispute climate study
Ian Sample, science correspondent
Friday February 2, 2007
The Guardian
Scientists and economists have been offered $10,000 each by a lobby group funded by one of the world’s largest oil companies to undermine a major climate change report due to be published today.
Letters sent by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), an ExxonMobil-funded thinktank with close links to the Bush administration, offered the payments for articles that emphasise the shortcomings of a report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
