Think that the scientific community is united in opinion regarding global warming? Have you ever noted the MSM giving anything more than lip service to the idea that there may be varied scientific opinion regarding global climate change? Here’s a little jewel tucked away and excluded from the MSM.
It is very difficult to read a news article or watch a newscast regarding global warming without encountering an assertion that “the debate is over” — that all, or virtually all, scientists agree humans are causing a dramatic and harmful change in the Earth’s climate.
Quite notably, no hard data is ever cited to support such a conclusion. A survey conducted by the National Registry of Environmental Professionals (NREP), released Nov. 16, shows why: The debate is still very much alive in the professional community.
More than 12,000 environmental scientists and practitioners participated in the survey, which found:
* 34 percent disagree that global warming is a serious problem facing the planet,
* 41 percent disagree that the planet’s recent warmth “can be, in large part, attributed to human activity,”
* 71 percent disagree that recent hurricane activity is significantly attributable to human activity,
* 33 percent disagree that the U.S. government is not doing enough to address global warming, and
* 47 percent disagree that international agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol provide a solid framework for combating global climate change.
Clearly the MSM considers 40% of 12,000 climate scientists as a fringe minority.
