I tried several times -- even splitting it into several parts in case length was the issue -- to post the following comment, but for some reason Yahoo failed to publish it. I wonder why?
"Of course there's doubt about the theory of anthropogenic (manmade) global warming (AGW.) First, scientists who promote AGW are rewarded with prestige, praise and millions (if not billions) of dollars in government funding. Skeptical scientists are ridiculed, demonized, threatened and denied professional advancement by those whose funding is threatened.
"Moreover, many of the claims have had to be withdrawn after evidence of shoddy scientific methods, overstatement, and outright fraud have come to light. Credible, respected scientists have condemned the effects of politicization on scientists and their research. The "Climategate" e-mails exposed a culture of deceit, vindictiveness and lack of openness among the pro-AGW's leading authorities and institutions.
"The UN's IPCC has based many of its claims on misrepresentation of scientific findings, shoddy science -- in one case on mere speculation by a single scientist -- and absolute worst-case (and least likely) scenarios. The InterAcademy Council, made up of top scientists from several leading scientific groups, criticized the IPCC for reporting "high confidence in some statements for which there is little evidence" and for "making vague statements [whose vagueness] make them difficult to refute."
"The pro-AGW's highest-profile champion, Al Gore, was contradicted and criticized for one of his claims by Dr. Wieslav Maslowski -- the very scientist whose research Gore was citing as "evidence."
"Given all of this, anyone who is not the least bit skeptical about the apocalyptic predictions being made is proceeding on something other than logical, much less scientific, thought."
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