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Bladder contents raised to super-heat by this evening's BBC 'One Show' Eco-babble, I have posted the following reply. I'm not holding my breath for a response...

I cannot believe the number of platitudes gushed by the starry-eyed followers of the climate change swindle. Apparently reasonably-educated, but scientifically illiterate, they spout ill-informed buzzword-laden nonsense about 'carbon footprints', 'carbon neutrality' and 'carbon offset' - does not the fact that one can 'purchase' piety in the form of offsetting one's footprint underline that this is the greatest world-wide taxation scam of all time?
Only 8000 years ago the glaciers began to recede and it was no longer possible to walk to France. Where were the four-wheel-drives then? What fossil fuels were Humans using to cause that 'catastrophe'? Furthermore, what happened about the 'big freeze' predicted in the late 1970's?.
I am moderately certain that my missive will not get air-time, as it contravenes the terms laid down by Whitehall for the BBC to keep its monopoly of funding from the licence but, suffice to say, I am a physicist and I have read a large amount of evidence from both sides of the argument and one thing is glaringly obvious to me - that the research performed by the swindlers is mostly based on 'cherry-picked' statistics and 'worst-case-scenario' computer modelling whilst the refuters make reference to hard-gathered field evidence and I know full-well whose research I have chosen for its most likely reproducability - the very basis of all science.
Whilst I object wholeheartedly to the squandering of planetary resources, I object absolutely to being taken for a fool.

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Aquila



Licat volare si super tergum aquila volat...

A succinct response that greatly improves on the words that I have been able to find.

Keep it up.

Well put MGBGT, it's a shame so many people are taken in by all the crap that is spouted by these governments nowadays.

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Useless laws weaken necessary laws.

I studied geology to O level, during which we examined paleogeography, and the influence of climate on geology.

I happen to agree with you, but the argument they will use against you is the RATE OF CHANGE presently being experienced.
The answer is in ice core samples from Greenland (GREEN!!) and Canada which show the last ice age happened a LOT quicker than was thought - just ten years in some estimates, evidenced by flower pollens trapped in these cores!

The trouble is they have a set of figures and are fitting theories to the figures and passing them off as FACT. Where have we seen THAT before!!

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Time to take responsibility for our actions.. and don't be afraid of speaking out!

Having just recieved the Scared to Death book I can say we have seen it before in plenty of scares

I have yet to read a report where anyone will say what will happen its all could may possible etc, but I guess thats their way of leaving a way to change their minds when it or if it does not happen.