In April, 1994 -- long after scientists had clearly demonstrated the addictive quality and devastating health impacts of cigarette smoking -- seven chief executives of major tobacco companies denied the evidence, swearing under oath that nicotine was not addictive.And this has to do with doubting global warming how?
The public and policymakers should not be confused by a few private e-mails that are being selectively publicized and, in any case, remain irrelevant to the broad body of diverse evidence on climate change. Selected language in the messages has been interpreted by some to suggest unethical actions such as data manipulation or suppression.Aha! ... the link. But in “Cigarette-Gate” it was the scientists who outed the evil chief executives; it “Climate-Gate” wasn’t it the scientists who were themselves cooking the books?
Doubters insist that the earth is not warming. This is in stark contrast to the consensus of 18 of the world's most respected scientific organizations, who strongly stated in an Oct. 21 letter to the U.S. Senate that human-induced climate change is real.The 18 “most respected scientific organizations” don’t include the IEEE and AIAA, both of which I am a member.
[D]oubters try to leverage any remaining points of scientific uncertainty about the details of warming trends to cast doubt on the overall conclusions shared by traditionally cautious, decidedly non-radical science organizations such as the National Academy of Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which represents an estimated 10 million individual scientists through 262 affiliated societies.I just checked the web site of the American Association of the Advancement of Science, of which author Alan I. Leshner is the CEO. As best as I can tell, the only requirement for Professional Membership is an email address, credit card, and $146.
