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Originally Posted by hcap
Do you agree it is possible to discern truths about AGW, without becoming a credentialed climatologist?
What is your take on politicizing the entire issue?
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Well, I'd say if a major league pitcher can throw a devastating curve ball, it isn't important for him to know any of the physics about why the ball curves.
In other terms, about anybody with a bit of science background can read scientific papers and determine if the conclusions are worth buying.
Decision-makers are not going to do anything to deal with the problem unless they first acknowledge the problem. Many of the anti-climate change people worry that fixing the CO2 problem will hurt industries and jobs. Certainly the word taxes is anathema to the right, so the idea of a carbon tax doesn't sound great.
The problem, if it is going to be solved, is going to be solved by younger generations who don't want to live in the miserable place their parents and grandparents left them.
