Tunnel Vision

CAGW believers like to report instances of the climate that confirm their bias. They are not interested in educating the public but in pursuing a political agenda. If the weather supports the cause the alarm is raised in the press. Contrary evidence s ignored, downplayed or explained away. Mother Nature likes to make fools out of those who think they know her. The public is no fool. That leaves....

If the Arctic sea ice extent melts to a record low this is reported.

If the Antarctic sets a sea ice extent maximum record this is ignored or downplayed because it contradicts the climate model predictions. It seems ludicrous to try to make the connection between record high Antarctic ice extent and a warming world.

Back in 1975 some scientists wanted to melt the Arctic to deal the global cooling. Since we do not know what we are doing perhaps it is better to leave Mother Nature alone.

In the summer of 2012 temperatures in the mid west and eastern US were setting records. This was reported as confirmation of global warming.

Now that the tables are turned and in early October 2012 cold temperature records are being set we have silence from the MSM. It seems ludicrous to try to make the connection between record cold temperatures and a warming world.

When something unusual happens like the derecho in the US on June 29, 2012 alarmists are all over it pretending that it is another example of weather caused by CAGW and predicting apocalypse. As Lester Brown asked: Derecho. I mean, there we were, who knew what a Derecho was until it happened?

And yet a little research shows that a derecho has occurred many times in the past. It is easy to forget the past when we were not previously concerned about the phenomenon as an example of CAGW.

With a burst of tornadoes in 2011 the press exploded with dire predictions of climate doom if humans did not immediately cut their emissions of CO2. Some research showed that the frequency of severe tornadoes is on the decrease.

And so it goes with other instances of severe weather. An atmosphere with today's higher levels of CO2 seems to be a calmer place. This goes unreported. It seems ludicrous to try and make the case for increasing severe weather when the graphs slope downwards.

Making unsupported claims to instil fear is disingenuous and will be discovered by the public. The reputations of alarmist scientists and that of science itself will be tarnished and jokes will make the rounds when the next great apocalyptic fear is generated by the press. CAGW is a perfect real world example of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. This is a dangerous. Scientists should be among our most trusted people and not the butt of jokes. Caveat emptor applies to the scientific world as well as commercial markets.

While tunnel vision is a real disease it can also show up as a mind filter that allows in confirming evidence of personal beliefs and excludes contrary indications that disrupt a fervently held opinion. In view of the evidence above CAGW is a willful example of self-delusion. Is it deliberate? You be the judge.

"In searching for a new enemy to unite us, we came up with the idea that pollution, the threat of global warming, water shortages, famine and the like would fit the bill....All these dangers are caused by human intervention....and thus the “real enemy, then, is humanity itself....believe humanity requires a common motivation, namely a common adversary in order to realize world government. It does not matter if this common enemy is “a real one or….one invented for the purpose." ~ Club of Rome

 "That, of course, entails getting loads of media coverage. So we have to offer up scary scenarios, make simplified, dramatic statements, and make little mention of any doubts we might have." ~ Stephen Schneider, environmentalist

“No matter if the science is all phoney, there are collateral environmental benefits.... climate change [provides] the greatest chance to bring about justice and equality in the world.” ~ Christine Stewart, former Minister of Environment, Canada