The majority of the British public is still not convinced that climate change is caused by humans - and many others believe scientists are exaggerating the problem, according to an exclusive poll for The Observer.
The Observer: Poll: most Britons doubt cause of climate change
There was a press release recently as follows:
“On May 19, 2008, the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine released a petition signed by over 30,000 U.S. scientists rejecting claims that global warming is caused by human activity and condemning the Kyoto Protocol for its damage to humanity”.
When you get this kind of input to the debate, no wonder there is scepticism in the public.
It also blows away any claim made by the IPCC, the environmental lobby and the Rudd government of consensus among the scientific community.
"And why are universities handing out PhDs to the mentally incapacita...."
Good question! I ask the same thing about once a week. Patrick B, if that was suppose to be a rhetorical question, you must be unfamiliar with the declining state of academia. Don't punt on strings of ciphers following names.
Steve, gotta a license for that roo, mate?
No, they actually feel some anxiety about a social phenomena called climate alarmism and they try to balance their basic need to conform with the cost of that conformity. The actual climate has nothing to do with it.
Devil is in the detail eh?
"Two thirds want the government to do more but nearly as many said they were cynical about government policies such as green taxes, which they see as 'stealth' taxes."
So people are skeptical, but two thirds want the government to do more!? Hmmm.
Might need to read the full survey to see what the situation really is, if indeed it was a quality survey and not another bit of fluff.
Perhaps people *are* concerned about climate change, but don't want to personally have to foot the bill if they think that the government is not tackling the program efficiently, or if the government is just going to squander their taxes etc.
And lets face it, poms are whingers, so of course british public opinion shows a preference for govt to do more while doing less and lowering taxes. Its not cynical. Its just whiny. Difficult to take them seriously.
Well, I'm off to drink 17 cans of fosters then ride my kangaroo home....