February 25, 2019

The Fix That Was In Is Even Fixier-Innier!

Remember the "science" committee that Trump was going to set up to validate his unscientific reality?

Looks like there's more info on that "ad hoc" committee. An update from the Washington Post:
The White House plans to create an ad hoc group of select federal scientists to reassess the government’s analysis of climate science and counter conclusions that the continued burning of fossil fuels is harming the planet, according to three senior administration officials.

The National Security Council initiative would include scientists who question the severity of climate impacts and the extent to which humans contribute to the problem, according to these individuals, who asked for anonymity to discuss internal deliberations
The purpose of the committee is reportedly to invalidate this report, issued in November. The overview of that report started with this:
Earth’s climate is now changing faster than at any point in the history of modern civilization, primarily as a result of human activities. The impacts of global climate change are already being felt in the United States and are projected to intensify in the future—but the severity of future impacts will depend largely on actions taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to the changes that will occur.
So that an ad hoc committee Trump's will be sure prove that all that science is just a hoax.
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2 comments:

  1. Social Justice NPC Anti-Paladin™February 25, 2019 at 11:50 AM

    I would like to see some billionaire or energy company create a parallel network of 1000/10,000/50,000 temperature sensors/stations to compare with the GISS dataset.
    I bet progressives would try to pass a law outlawing that.

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  2. Zeus0209February 26, 2019 at 10:02 PM

    Maybe its easier to consider in different light. Once you accept that everything that begins eventually ends, including human civilization, its just easier to accept that a screwed up climate being the cause could be just as plausible as a pandemic disease outbreak or a nuclear holocaust or invasion by AI. Although with pushback like this, it's doubtful we will know until it's all over. In which case we won't know because we'll all be dead, except for those spared via rapture.

    Be careful not to mistakenly think that earth and humanity will necessarily end simultaneously. While certainly not impossible, that'd be far to coincidental and honestly, plain arrogance. Earth or some likeness of it will be here with maybe a cockroach or two.

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