What reason is there for someone to make up global warming?

Question

Please dont just answer "its a lefty conspiracy" I understand that some people feel that way.
I want to know what specific gain political or otherwise that someone would get by promoting Global warming if it was a hoax.

Im pretty sure Al Gore is not running for the White house so I cant see it availing him any thing
Any soloution for global warming would be alternate energy sources, and its not like the oil companies are helping us any, and it would actually be harmful to the oil terrorist nations.

I am looking for an actual motive for why someone would use this as a tool for some kind of gain.

Spag
The article that you post in your answer actually totally contradicts what you claim.
It says that volcanos add only a small percentage of the green house gasses made by man.

I truly am looking for some kind of data or hard fact that contradicts global warming
Not UFO theories or evidence that confirms GW.
I actually want to understand this debate

PLEASE!!!!!!!!!
actual answers please
real answers with real actual facts please
Not because its "driven by socialists and communists"
and Kathy you have misqouted the kyoto numbersChina will not reach that level for another 20 years
and the search for alternate energy could make the techno boom of the 90's look like small potatoes

Well turboweeg you gave me a lot of info but I still didnt get MY question answered

Answer 1

Like you, I am amazed at the people who simply dismiss Global Warming as a 'left conspiracy'. How is it that Americans can turn a planetary condition into a political agenda? So focussed on their party lines, people are not looking at the reality of the situation.

My belief as to why people regard Global Warming as a political hoax is that it is an easy answer. It does not require thought or consideration. If 'their' party is not concerned about it, why should they? Putting your head in the sand is much easier than addressing the problem. Focussing your attention on other things allows you to ignore the problem before us. And finally - it would require energy gluttons to change their ways of life...and thats just un-American! Reduce, reuse, recycle is for sissies - not for the biggest, fastest, strongest country in the world!!!

Answer 2

First, let's start by looking at what is fact, what is fiction and what needs further study.

Fact:
1. Over the past century or so, the overall Earth temperature has increased by about 1ºC, most of that increase occurring in the first 50 years.
2. Over the history of the Earth, climate change has been a regular occurrance, with warming and cooling. Greenland was once arable. Glaciers once covered Ohio. The Earth has, within the past 2,000 years (a blink of the eye in Earth's timeline), been both warmer and colder several times. All without a single SUV.

Fiction:
1. There is proof it is getting worse. Uh, no, there isn't. There are some models that show it getting worse, but the assumptions they are based on cannot withstand great scrutiny.
2. Kyoto would help. According to some researchers, Kyoto would only affect greenhouse emissions by less than ½ of 1%, after 50 years.
3. Human activity has been a significant contributer. There are theories, and some people do believe this is true, but the proof does NOT exist. Sure, we can cut back on some things, but chances are the warming is caused by the same increased solar activity that is causing Mars to warm up.

Need further agenda-less study
1. Whether increased global temperatures are good or bad for humans. It may actually be better for us for it to be warmer.
2. Whether anything we do would actually have any effect. If our activity has already done this much damage, nothing we can do can undo it. Living in a cave is not a solution. Better to start studying future technologies that can actually do something.
3. Whether this is just another normal cycle
4. Cost / benefit analysis of government environmental laws that might be implemented. Any law that would seriously impact the economy would thus cause significant human misery. There's a human price to be paid for implementing policies based on bad science.
5. Why does anybody give Gore any credence whatsoever? What has he ever done that demonstrates he has the capacity to understand science? He flunked out of divinity school at Vanderbuilt (fyi - divinity school is not considered the grind that science is), and has no science background whatsoever. So why take HIS word for it?

Answer 3

Depends on who you are talking about.

Within the scientific community ringing the global warming bell gets you grant money. On the other hand, if you try to go against popular beliefs as a scientist you will see your grant money dry up and may not get tenure. Funding is the life blood of researchers, so if they don't happen to agree with their bosses, they just keep their mouths shut.

Then there are the socialists who see global warming as a way to promote their agenda...They are anti-business and promoting a global warming agenda helps them attack businesses by trying to get punitive restrictions put on them. It also helps the socialists attack the capitalistic countries. Look at Kyoto. It directly attacks America, yet ignores countries like China and India who have escalating pollution rates. China alone, contributes 25% of the world's pollution.

At the lower levels, you have very well-meaning laymen who only know what they see in the media and don't dig deeper to truly understand the nature of the problem.

Answer 4

There is a myriad of reasons not just one . If you are a scientist championing global warming it might include the infusion of large government funds for your studies.

If you are ex communist/socialist you have pretty much gravitated towards extreme environmentalist groups (no drilling no nuclear, no coal, no logging etc) this would in effect accomplish the same goal as when you were in the communist party, defeating capitalism.
Many people including politicians see this as a no brainer cause because if anyone challenges you in your conclusion they can easily be called deniers and other names it is like coming out with a policy to help the poor who is going to challenge it without being called names. Without the courage and right to examine that policy how do we know if it is warranted?

Turboweeg excellent response it is nice to know that there are a few informed people on yahoo.

Answer 5

It's just another ploy to throw money at. Nobody can
do anything about the weather becomming warmer
or colder. It also could not just be up to the United
States as we're not the only one using oil and gas.
Any alternative would be good, but it still won't change
the atmosphere or the weather. How can everyone
be dumb enough to believe this stuff??

Answer 6

It is a money issue. Think about the financial shift in the world if everyone believed that global warming was caused by fossil fuels. For the record, when Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in the early 90's, it produced more greenhouse gases than all the automobiles in the world since they were invented. I suspect global warming is due more towards mother nature than fossil fuels. Below is a 2004 article about this.

Answer 7

There are many reasons why somebody would want to make you believe that Global Warming, (rather unfortunate name) is a hoax, and they are called Dollars.

Big business can not afford the clean up bill, well not if its going to keep its shareholders happy, and the private corporate yacht in Barbados....

Like religion, introduce an element of doubt, and stash the funds with the breathing space you get, before the bill for the damage you have caused is fully understood.

Answer 8

By calling the phenomenon "global warming" and blaming it on today's industry, it gives people the feeling that they may be able to stop or control the problem. The theory that something can be done about it gives everyone hope. They can't come right out and say that this is caused by sunspots or that it is part of a natural cycle of the earth, because this would cause widespread panic and anarchy. They prefer to keep everyone in the dark as to what is actually going on.

Answer 9

LOL there is no reason! I just hope all the people who don't want to save money by driving cars that don't use as much gas, who don't want to save money by re-using, recycling and putting solar panels on their homes are all living on the coast when the flood comes.

Answer 10

Large corporations want to make a lot of money selling respiratory devices and water purification systems.