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  The rights misguided frenzy over the American Physical Society

  http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/16244.html
  84 days ago in The Carpetbagger Report - Commentary and Analysis on Politics in America by Steve Benen · Authority: 2,205

  Daily Tech had an item yesterday afternoon that caused a bit of a stir in conservative circles. The American Physical Society, an organization representing nearly 50,000 physicists, has reversed its stance on climate change and is now proclaiming that

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    Global Warming Deniers Again Get Excited Over Weak Arguments

    http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3532
    84 days ago in Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought · Authority: 555

    It was inevitable that the global warming deniers would be out in force after Al Gores energy speech. For the most part the global warming deniers are pretty much ignored by serious people as they increasingly resemble others on the fringe who think
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  The right’s misguided frenzy over the American Physical Society

  http://www.startrekcentral.com/trekkies/2008/the-right%e2%80...
  82 days ago in www.startrekcentral.com · Authority: 1

  Daily Tech had an item that caused a bit of a stir in conservative circles. The American Physical Society, an organization representing nearly 50,000 physicists, has reversed its stance on climate change and is now proclaiming that many of its members disbelieve in human-induced global warming. The APS is also sponsoring public debate on the validity of global warming science. The leadership of the society had previously called the evidence for global warming “incontrovertible.” This, coming the same day as Al Gore’s speech, was apparently quite exciting to those on the right who prefer to deny global warming and/or its causes. One said, “The Association of Physical Scientists has reversed its position on anthropogenic global warming. Where it once considered its position ‘incontrovertable’ [sic] it is now sponsoring open debate on the matter… This is a big deal.” Another argued, “[Physicists] bailing on Gore…. The rats are leaving the ship. Global warming alarmists are frauds.” Jonah Goldberg initially said, “The same day that Al Gore does his man-to-the-moon spiel on global warming, the American Physical Society — the second largest professional association of physicists — rescinds its total support for the global warming. I await the usual chorus to sing us a tune about how the APS is ‘anti-science.’” Red State told readers, “The headline at The Drudge Report website, ‘Group Repping 50,000 Physicists Opens Global Warming Debate…’ [linked to dailytech.com] says it all.” Except, in this case, it didn’t say it all. Climate Progress explains the story very well, including all the reasons the right is wrong about this.
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  The right’s misguided frenzy over the American Physical Society

  http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/07/19/the-rights-misguide...
  82 days ago in Crooks and Liars · Authority: 4,445

  Daily Tech had an item that caused a bit of a stir in conservative circles. The American Physical Society, an organization representing nearly 50,000 physicists, has reversed its stance on climate change and is now proclaiming that many of its members disbelieve in human-induced global warming. The APS is also sponsoring public debate on the validity of global warming science. The leadership of the society had previously called the evidence for global warming “incontrovertible.” This, coming the same day as Al Gore’s speech, was apparently quite exciting to those on the right who prefer to deny global warming and/or its causes. One said, “The Association of Physical Scientists has reversed its position on anthropogenic global warming. Where it once considered its position ‘incontrovertable’ [sic] it is now sponsoring open debate on the matter… This is a big deal.” Another argued, “[Physicists] bailing on Gore…. The rats are leaving the ship. Global warming alarmists are frauds.” Jonah Goldberg initially said, “The same day that Al Gore does his man-to-the-moon spiel on global warming, the American Physical Society — the second largest professional association of physicists — rescinds its total support for the global warming. I await the usual chorus to sing us a tune about how the APS is ‘anti-science.’” Red State told readers, “The headline at The Drudge Report website, ‘Group Repping 50,000 Physicists Opens Global Warming Debate…’ [linked to dailytech.com] says it all.” Except, in this case, it didn’t say it all. Climate Progress explains the story very well, including all the reasons the right is wrong about this.
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  Ooops

  http://coeruleus.blogspot.com/2008/07/ooops.html
  84 days ago in She Flies With Her Own Wings · Authority: 24

  Mention Al Gore and wingnuttia goes batshit insane. Physics proves global warming is a dirty hoax!!!! BWAHAHAHA!!!! And it's all because scientists are waelthy playboys: In other words, the science community had reasons to jump to conclusions. They got grants, they got attention, and they started getting all the hot chicks — well, at least they got money and felt important. Those are powerful motivators to reach conclusions that keep money and attention flowing, instead of concluding that they aren’t terribly necessary at all.Wingnuts, of course, would never jump to conclusions: Update 7/17/2008: After publication of this story, the APS responded with a statement that its Physics and Society Forum is merely one unit within the APS, and its views do not reflect those of the Society at large.Oops. Then there are John Tierney's 3 questions which should have merited it's own HEH but instead was only an "UPDATE". The three questions can be summarized as follows: 1.) He never said the tornado link was proven. 2.) He's testified before Congress that we should support nuclear, but that it's far more expensive than solar and wind and that it's also quite difficult to convince the public that it's safe. 3.) The Tennessee Center for Policy Research has a problem with math or they don't read their own press releases from a year before, since 17,768 is not 10% greater than 18,400.Ooops 2. And finally, there's this gem: FOUR PEOPLE RODE A TAXI CAB TO AL GORE'S SPEECH!!! HYPOCRITES!!! GLOBAL WARMING IS A HOAX!!! I'm sure they interviewed all the participants as to how they got there.

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