Climate scientists plan campaign against global-warming skeptics

[RamboLiberal]

Source: LA Times

Faced with rising political attacks, hundreds of climate scientists are joining a broad campaign to push back against congressional conservatives who have threatened prominent researchers with investigations and vowed to kill regulations to rein in man-made greenhouse gas emissions.

The still-evolving efforts reveal a shift among climate scientists, many of whom have traditionally stayed out of politics and avoided the news media. Many now say they are willing to go toe-to-toe with their critics, some of whom gained new power after the Republicans won control of the House in last Tuesday's election.

On Monday, the American Geophysical Union, the country's largest association of climate scientists, plans to announce that 700 climate scientists have agreed to speak out as experts on questions about global warming and the role of man-made air pollution.

Some are prepared to go before what they consider potentially hostile audiences on conservative talk-radio and television shows.



Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-climate-scientists-20101108,0,545056.story

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Hope you have some pit bulls to go against the RW pundits!

[polichick]

1. Amazing that this is even necessary, but glad they're doing it! nt

[Frustratedlady]

2. This is good news. I hope they shame them with facts. eom

[Bandit]

14. You sound like you believe facts matter..

Haven't you learned anything over the last decade? :shrug:

[sasha031]

3. they might need contributions for air time

I will do my best.

[stevedeshazer]

4. +1

[adnelson60087]

5. The American Public can't be fooled by FACTS...

I wish these guys luck. They will need it.

[kestrel91316]

6. Sadly, they will only be shouted down by the RW radio hosts and callers.

[DCKit]

7. Yeppers. 'Cause every pundit is an expert on Climate Change. n/t

[Drale]

8. I am so tired of politicians

thinking that they are experts on everything ever. At one time before legislation was paced they would consult the experts, not try and make them look crazy. It was the worst thing, I've ever heard when that idiot on the texas school board said "someone has to question the experts. HOW FUCKING STUPID AS FUCK!

[Turborama]

9. 50% of the New Congressmen Deny the Existence of Man-made Climate Change

Details: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x264104

[PeaceNikki]

12. The moron who ousted Feingold says it's "sunspots"

:eyes: and :cry:

[groundloop]

10. Sad that this is needed. Union of Concerned Scientists is also playing a big role .....

The Union of Concerned Scientists has been active on this front for a long time, and would welcome contributions:

www.ucsusa.org


Also, they're in the middle of a campaign right now to send a "report card" to the Sean Hannity's "parents" (Faux News) indicating that he's failing science. Please go to this link and sign the report card:

http://www.ucsusa.org/action/GotScience/




disclosure (so I don't get suspended like K.O.) - I'm a member of UCS

[sally cat]

11. Politicians playing climate experts, climate experts playing politics. Crazy.

[jpak]

13. The AGU is about to deliver beatass on all motherfuckin' GOP climate deniers

yup

:thumbsup: