Why do some people get their science from Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity?

Question

Both college dropouts?

Where do I get my man made global warming science?

Well established SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS (not political groups like CATO, Heritage, or amateur websites like junkscience.com created by a CATO stooge)
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1) THE AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION, FOUNDED IN 1919, OVER 45,000 MEMBERS
"Human activities are increasingly altering the Earth's climate. These effects add to natural influences that have been present over Earth's history. Scientific evidence strongly indicates that natural influences cannot explain the rapid increase in global near-surface temperatures observed during the second half of the 20th century."
http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/climate_change_position.html

2) THE U.S. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE (ALONG WITH THE NAS OF THE G8 NATIONS), FOUNDED IN 1863, OVER 2,000 MEMBERS, OVER 200 NOBEL PRIZE MEMBERS
"There is now strong evidence that significant global warming is occurring. It is likely that most of the warming in recent decades can be attributed to human activities. The scientific understanding of climate change is now sufficiently clear to justify nations taking prompt action.
http://www.academie-sciences.fr/actualites/textes/G8_gb.pdf

3) THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, FOUNDED IN 1888, OVER 20,500 MEMBERS
"The Geological Society of America (GSA) supports the scientific conclusions that Earth’s climate is changing; the climate changes are due in part to human activities; and the probable consequences of the climate changes will be significant and blind to geopolitical boundaries.
http://www.geosociety.org/aboutus/position10.htm

) THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, FOUNDED IN 1876, OVER 160,000 MEMBERS
"There is now general agreement among scientific experts that the recent warming trend is real (and particularly strong within the past 20 years), that most of the observed warming is likely due to increased atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, and that climate change could have serious adverse effects by the end of this century."
http://www.chemistry.org/portal/resources/ACS/ACSContent/government/statements/2004_statements/2004_07_global_climate_chg_env.pdf

5) THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGY SOCIETY, FOUNDED IN 1919, OVER 11,000 MEMBERS
"Despite the uncertainties noted above, there is adequate evidence from observations and interpretations of climate simulations to conclude that the atmosphere, ocean, and land surface are warming; that humans have significantly contributed to this change; and that further climate change will continue to have important impacts on human societies, on economies, on ecosystems, and on wildlife through the 21st century and beyond."
http://www.ametsoc.org/POLICY/2007climatechange.html

6) THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE, CREATED IN 1988, HUNDREDS OF SCIENTISTS FROM OVER 130 NATIONS
"Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely (defined in footnotes as greater then 90% likelyhood) due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations. Discernible human influences now extend to other aspects of climate, including ocean warming, continental-average temperatures, temperature extremes and wind patterns"
http://www.ipcc.ch/SPM2feb07.pdf

7) THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, FOUNDED IN 1848, SERVES 262 AFFILIATED SOCIETIES AND ACADEMIES OF SCIENCE FOR A TOTAL OF 10 MILLION INDIVIDUALS
"The scientific evidence is clear: global climate change caused by human activities is occurring now, and it is a growing threat to society. Accumulating data from across the globe reveal a wide array of effects: rapidly melting glaciers, destabilization of major ice sheets, increases in extreme weather, rising sea level, shifts in species ranges, and more. The pace of change and the evidence of harm have increased markedly over the last five years. The time to control greenhouse gas emissions is now."
http://www.aaas.org/news/press_room/climate_change/mtg_200702/aaas_climate_statement.pdf

8) THE NOAA'S NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER PALEOCLIMATOLOGY PROGRAM, FOUNDED IN 1992, HAS THE LARGEST ARCHIVE OF CLIMATE AND PALEOCLIMATE DATA
"Many scientists have now concluded that global warming can be explained by a human-caused enhancement of the greenhouse effect. It is important to remember both that the greenhouse effect occurs naturally, and that it has been intensified by humankind's input of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere."
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/globalwarming/what.html

9) THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, FOUNDED IN 1960, OVER 120 MEMBERS, SERVES OVER 62 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH CENTERS
"Together, these data show that Earth's surface air temperature has risen more than 1.1°F (0.7°C) since the late 1800s. This warming of the average temperature around the globe has been especially sharp since the 1970s. Global models at NCAR have simulated 20th century climate and found three main factors at work:
1) Solar activity contributed to a warming trend in global average temperature from the 1910s through 1930s.
2) As industrial activity increased following World War II, sun-blocking sulfates and other aerosol emissions helped lead to a slight global cooling from the 1940s to 1970s.
3) Since 1980, the rise in greenhouse gas emissions from human activity has overwhelmed the aerosol effect to produce overall global warming."
http://www.ucar.edu/research/climate/warming.jsp

10) THE NASA'S GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES, FOUNDED IN 1961, SPECIALIZES IN SPACECRAFT OBSERVATIONS AND GLOBAL CLIMATE MODELS
"A new NASA-funded study used a computer climate model to simulate the last 50 years of climate changes, projects warming over the next 50 years regardless of whether or not nations curb their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions soon. If no emission reductions are made and they continue to increase at the current rate, global temperatures may increase by 1-2º Celsius (1.8º-3.6º Fahrenheit). But if the growth rate of carbon dioxide does not exceed its current rate and if the growth of true air pollutants (things that are harmful to human health) is reversed, temperatures may rise by only 0.75C (1.35F)."
http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/news/20020919/

Answer 1

1 degree warmer!


GOD NOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ahhhhhhhgggg im dying!!

buyafuckingairconditioner

Answer 2

Because the average American is enslaved to his/her favourite video screen, and cannot be bothered trying to understand anything complicated when there is someone on that screen who will explain it to them.

There are literally trillions of energy sources leaking heat into the atmosphere. Never mind the automobiles and aeroplanes, there are cell phones and laptops and who knows how many major appliances. The list goes on forever. Where do people think that power goes?

It shouldn't take a scientist to figure out that it is not a good thing for our planet to glow in the dark.

Answer 3

Because right-wingers want to hear, that nothing can happen to the Earth, that isn't stated in the Bible. Since global warming isn't in the Bible, than anyone who denounces it, is scientific fact to them.

Answer 4

They aren't just making stuff up. They cite scientists and academic sources routinely on their programs if you are not too narrow minded to listen. For each source you site you there exists an opposing alternative view. Don't be a lazy liberal that walks lock-step with those that force feed you their agenda because they are in the best position to do (Hollywood, Mass Media outlets, etc). Also, remember that many of those institutions you cite have monetary/funding and personal socially important interests in taking the positions they do. The whole issue is being exploited for political purposes. Don't be a political environmental alarmist! Further, why would anyone subject themselves to the continuing and indisputed bias in academia when they can achieve so much more in the free market and earn 20 times the salary of a professor by doing something fulfilling that requires REAL WORK (not the ease of demagoguing to mush minded, easily influenced pupils who will absorb without question every word spewed).

Answer 5

You can tell by the first answerer how conservatives feel about science and the Earth.

Answer 6

the same reason some people think albore is a good source of info..

even though he flunked out of what was it.. 2 different schools..

when you look at history the left wing has never solved any problem the world has faced.. they are...stupid is being nice..while... wait.. lets use key words here..

BIG Business has solved every problem it has come across.. do you know why? simple. human nature something the left wing has no clue about.. when you let people make money and be people things get done.. but the left wing wackos like to pretend they are sooooo much smarter than everyone else. OMG.. they are fools all of them and they cant even view history to see that the dumbest president in US history.. Jimmy Carter tried what they want done. and it caused 10% unemployement 5 mile long gas lines. 19.5% interest rates. 21% inflation rates.... and he destroyed women and black owned business.. that is the history of liberalism... pretty cool isnt it

Answer 7

because they are ignorant. And they only care about themselves anyway, so they don't bother opening a book. They just define the world based on what they think!

Answer 8

I'm not a "rocket scientist", nor do I play one on TV, or Radio. I'm a big supporter of something that isn't very common anymore, "common sense". After a planet has experienced an "ice age" or 2.............. does it not sometimes experience "global warming?" When it does, who is responsible for it? There's nobody to "blame", it just happens!! The only reason we are aware of it is because some "real, or imagined" brainiacs did some studies on the subject. Now some "panic-stricken, gloom & doom(dumb) liberals" are "running with it", even though they lack "common sense", to have a platform to scare people into voting for THEM. Even though they can't really DO anything about it except propound "their" special-interest cronies, who funnel money to THEM!!!

Answer 9

people wouldn't believe it if it was just political groups saying it. without at least a trace of scientific evidence no one is going to believe a word from a political organization, so there has to be some shred of scientific evidence to back of the claim that the earth goes through phases.

Answer 10

We have a president who can't outwit a toad and those two along with dear old Ralph Nader helped put him there

Answer 11

People do not get "science" from partisan talking heads. They get propaganda. Science comes from scientists and empirical evidence!