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Europeans go crazy for ethical squirrel meat. Bloggers can make a difference. DeSmogBlogger Kevin Grandia pwns The Heartland Institute for publishing a list of 500 scientists that deny Global Warming, and scientists are pissed! And Sarah Silverman's for Human Rights in Burma. Burma can't wait!
ZapRoot and DeSmogBlog misrepresent the list of 500 scientists published by The Heartland Institute and that is the root of this frenetic video.
The list doesn't claim that the 500 scientists whose names appear on the list doubt that the modern warming is man-made. In fact, Heartland says on its Web site, “Not all of these researchers would describe themselves as global warming skeptics, but the evidence in their studies is there for all to see.”
DeSmogBlog’s motivation is plain enough: The site was created and is funded solely to demonize groups like The Heartland Institute. They are doing what they are paid to do.
The scientists who responded to DeSmog's query with such indignation have no right -- legally or ethically -- to demand that their names be removed from a bibliography composed by researchers with whom they disagree. Their names probably appear in hundreds or thousands of bibliographies accompanying other articles or in books with which they disagree. Do they plan to sue hundreds or thousands of their colleagues? The proper response is to engage in scholarly debate, not demand imperiously that the other side redact its publications.
Many of the complaining scientists have crossed the line between scientific research and policy advocacy. They lend their credibility to politicians and advocacy groups who call for higher taxes and more government regulations to “save the world” from catastrophic warming ... and not coincidentally, to fund more climate research. They are embarrassed -- as they should be -- to see their names in a list of scientists whose peer-reviewed published work suggests the modern warming might be due to a natural 1,500-year climate cycle.
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