Just 20+ years ago Newsweek was running stories about the impending Ice Age
which was upon us. The worry was Global Cooling. The "scientists" read the
same archival data and came to the conclusion that the Earth was cooling at
an alarming rate.

Where I sit was once a jungle. It also was once covered by thousands of feet
of ice. Isn't it just a bit presumptuous for us to think, "Ok, *I'm* here
now, so all you little natural processes can just stop." Why should we
expect that the temperatures today are the same as yesterday? "It's a
right!." "I'll sue!" "We'll see what the ACLU has to say about this!"

What about the measurements that show the sun is hotter the past few years
than it was before?

The OP's comment about money is right on. There's plenty of money out there
for those who read the tea leaves to see "global warming," with extra bonus
points if my SUV is responsible. There is nothing for someone who argues
that there is no warming, or that other natural processes are responsible.

The discourse has been so poluted by ideology and money that I think the
science is almost worthless.

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On 2-Jun-2006, Roger wrote:

Even mainstream science will have pro and con. Although there has
been a shift to accepting first global warming and the accepting
mankind's contribution as being significant there is still a strong
camp that say it aint so.


Hogwash!

-Elliott Drucker