tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18325456.post115458888770800567..comments2023-08-03T05:25:14.411-05:00Comments on RAnt(hony)-ings: It's the Environment, Again?R. Anthony Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02360569752081330836noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18325456.post-1155428523930932302006-08-12T19:22:00.000-05:002006-08-12T19:22:00.000-05:00He was one of the 11 scientists on the panel. Non...He was one of the 11 scientists on the panel. None of them 'prepared' the report. Some clerical person on staff did that (gimme a break) the point of Sowell's column was that the reports are crafted to favor whatever the report funders would like promoted; in this case, the environmentalist agenda of human caused global warming.<BR/><BR/>...Which is precisely what Lindzen IS saying. That he would like to skew the betting odds in his favor shows his risk aversion. A point in his favor, IMO, considering the subject matter.<BR/><BR/>The fearmongering surrounding the reporting on global warming is just another instance of the Socialist Left grasping at any straw that will keep them in power, or gain them more power. It's no different than the breathless reports of the latest <A HREF="http://ranthonysteele.blogspot.com/2006/08/no-fluids-now.html" REL="nofollow">'terrorist threat'</A> just another attempt to manipulate public opinion.<BR/><BR/>...And a pretty transparent one, at that.R. Anthony Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360569752081330836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18325456.post-1155421811289382642006-08-12T17:30:00.000-05:002006-08-12T17:30:00.000-05:00The only problem was that the scientists had not w...<I>The only problem was that the scientists had not written the report</I><BR/><BR/>That is false. Lindzen has never claimed that he wasn't one of the 11 scientists who prepared the report.<BR/><BR/><I>publicly opposed the conclusion</I><BR/><BR/>Again - false. He opposed the executive summary, not the report. Besides, an assertion like that should be linked to the comment source (a WSJ commentary), not to the document being disputed.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://eaps.mit.edu/faculty/lindzen/OpEds/LindzenWSJ.pdf" REL="nofollow">Lindzen WSJ commentary</A> <BR/>>><BR/>As usual, far too much public attention was paid to the hastily prepared summary rather than to the body of the report.<BR/>>>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com