I am a gadfly against what I consider to be global warming hysteria. But this post is different. I am trying to be helpful to the people with whom I disagree. I am not kidding. So please read this post in the spirit in which I have written it.
Too Much Protection and Political Cover: That is one of the primary problems that those who believe in catastrophic, man-made global warming have in trying to convince the American public that their dire predictions are not exaggerated or, well, hysteria. Here’s what I mean. Global warming has been an agenda of the “in crowd,” meaning that warming proponents have generally not been subjected to intense and skeptical scrutiny—not by most journalists, not by the Science Establishment, and certainly not by politicians. Indeed, witnesses such as Al Gore have been able to basically set their own rules when they deigned to appear before Congressional Committees, and even barred media and questions from the audience during public speeches! And certainly, our current political leaders have generally cooperated with the stage managing in puff hearings and stacked deck committees.
