Climate Change
The more closely I examine the arguments of the climate change skeptics, and realize the proportion of scientific consensus regarding climate change, the less I can maintain my skepticism. We need appropriate federal standards and leadership.
As in many issues fomented in the media, I have been a skeptic regarding Global Warming. With some training in statistical analysis, I see many opportunities for misinterpreted data, particularly when the global data set on climate is relatively limited in its geographical scope and its historical depth. I particularly remember dire warnings of the “new ice age” that were predicted during several severe winters in the late ‘70s. I’m just as skeptical about voices on both sides of today’s debate, but since the media have adopted the pro warming argument, let me recommend the Global Warming.org site as at least one source of well documented skepticism.
All that skepticism aside, I do believe this is a valid issue for public debate and further research. I also think that an energy policy that decreases our economic dependence on fossil fuels, and incidentally decreases greenhouse gasses, couldn’t be a bad thing.
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