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| 75% of people don't buy human global warming |
| 2007-06-26 |
| ALMOST three quarters of people believe global warming is a 'natural occurrence' and not a result of carbon emissions, a survey claimed today. Heretics!!! This goes against the views of the vast majority of The online study which polled nearly 4000 votes found that a staggering 71 percent of people think that the rise in air temperature happens naturally. And 65 percent think that scientists' catastrophic predictions if pollution isn't curbed are 'far fetched'. I take back what I said. Maybe people are smarter than I give them credit for. Emma Hardcastle, publisher at Pocket Issue which carried out the research, said: "If 71% of people feel that Man has nothing to do with the recent change in our climate then those same people are not going to buy into "We need to make it clear that there is nothing natural about the significant rise in both carbon emissions and global temperatures since the industrial revolution. Never mind the data doesn't match what you are claiming. "Pocket Issue’s brief is to help people to understand the facts, encouraging them to click through to a carbon counter as a result. "Pocket Issue feel that the poll highlights the need for government and influential bodies to concentrate on getting the public to understand the facts about global warming and ‘why’ rather than ‘how’ they should reduce their carbon footprint." In short, a liberal's dream. Bigger and more expensive nanny-state government. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which represents most scientists, stated earlier that the increase in global temperatures is 'very likely due to the observed increase of man-made greenhouse gas concentrations'. I'll make this short lady, please drown and stop adding to global warming by spewing hot air. |
| Posted by:DarthVader |
| #9 There is a percentage of Americans who act as if the enviroment actually adjusts its rate of heating and cooling to match the polling results of administrators and shills with scientific titles. To argue with those people would not only be a waste of our time but it would distract those people from what they are doing and negatively impact the ratings of Fresh Prince reruns. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2007-06-26 22:48 |
| #8 That's why People shouldn't be allowed any say in conduct of truly important affairs. |
| Posted by: AlGore 2007-06-26 22:08 |
| #7 I don't buy it. People aren't that smart. I would be pleasantly surprised if 10% of the population had a clue. 75% is too much to ask for. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2007-06-26 21:03 |
| #6 What am I going to do with all these damn carbon |
| Posted by: Al Gore 2007-06-26 20:16 |
| #5 That means 25% of people believe Al Gore - very disturbing indeed. |
| Posted by: Victor Emmanuel Sputh1932 2007-06-26 19:17 |
| #4 The online study which polled nearly 4000 votes An online poll? About the best way there is to get a completely non-representative sample, short of deliberately skewing the chosen subjects. Anyone who would willingly quote the results is either too stupid to be trusted on matters of science, or lying. I'd say the former is much more likely. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-06-26 19:12 |
| #3 I guess you can't fool most of the people. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2007-06-26 18:14 |
| #2 I am eating the carbon dioxide producers as fast as I can! Gimme another steak... |
| Posted by: flash91 2007-06-26 16:35 |
| #1 I had a pocket full of tissue once; bad case of the sniffles and i used them all up. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-06-26 16:18 |