Yes, I attended the 7th International Climate Conference of the Heartland Institute.
After that, I went to the Creation Museum to get my bearings.
Yes, I attended the 7th International Climate Conference of the Heartland Institute.
After that, I went to the Creation Museum to get my bearings.
did you see jesus riding a dinosaur?
Just wanted to ask something similar … whether it’s where they show humen hunting dinos …
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I noticed Prof. Bill Gray early in your video presentation.
Shortly after Katrina, I thought it would be a good idea to interview him and get his thoughts on climate change. Bill was an outspoken skeptic on AGW and there was intimation that Katrina could have had a slightly stronger flavor due to conclude that maybe the skeptics didn’t have much of a case after all.
The next day I got to interview Kevin Trenberth. He was very polite toward me and, frankly all those in the denialosphere. He took extra time to tell me what the peer reviewed science was really all about. It was at that moment that I made it my passion to learn as much as I could about the science, and share it with anyone who wants to learn.
Fast forward to recent times, and Prof. Trenberth gladly talked to me about how sulphate aerosols from volcanoes can cool climate. When I stopped at his office he had tons of literature relating to ocean temperatures and energy budgets. Every article adressing his concerns about how he thought it was a travesty that we couldn’t do a better job accounting for cooling.
The difference between these tribes is night and day, and I am so grateful to have gotten a chance to meet the real varsity team; those who are trying their best to navigate an uncertain world.warmer ocean temperatures. This idea was suggested by Kerry Immanuel and Kevin Trenberth; they both suggested that Katrina could be “the thumb print” of global warming. I was still pretty much a doubter and was thrilled to finally be getting “the truth” from an old hand in the business. Instead I was very disappointed in Gray’s discussion; it was a very painful experience for me.
My photographer and I were led into his office, were we were asked to approach him gently, since he easily became befuddled. It took me 5 minutes to
..katrina could have a stronger flavor due to AGW
Did you chat with Tonyboy Watts? Did you get an autograph from Monckton for Peter Hadfield?
I think Heartland should put Teddy Roosevelt up on their next billboard.
Towards the end of the video, the tax-deductable donation issue is mentioned. What progress has there been on getting the HI’s charitable foundation status revoked on the grounds that it is engaged in political activity?
Heartland’s political activities have not gone unnoticed.
I’d like to propose a new name for our antagonists. Most are not true skeptics; deniers or denialists should be reserved for the most blatant liars.
Since it pleases them to label us “warmistas” and since many of them have stated publicly and frequently that the globe is or has been getter colder for a long time and some few predict a coming little ice age, what do you think of referring to them as “cooligans”?
Dear Peter,
In view of what appears to be a definitive outcome of a debate on Barry Bickmore’s blog, will you now please stop referring to Monckton as a fracking “Lord”?
As I have said to Barry regarding The House of Lord Act 1999:
Hereditary peers are no longer entitled to call themselves members of the House of Lords and they are not entitled to the privileges they enjoyed as members of Parliament. Thus, given the past tense of all relevant verbs used, they are no longer either members of the House of Lords or Parliament. End of story.
Therefore, to avoid further confusion, if you must use a title of respect for someone who has now voluntarily joined the ranks of the “Birthers”, I would suggest that you just stick call him a “Viscount”. (Although watch how you pronounce it – the “s” is silent but the “o” is not!)
Respectfully yours,
Martin.
Correct, The Viscount Monckton is not a member of the House of Lords.
However he _is_ a viscount, as such it is proper to refer to him as Lord Monckton. Just as every man in the UK who is at least a baron and not a duke or royal[1] is entitled to. Remember that being a member of the House of Lords is not the only way to gain the right to the style.
[1] Well, most of them can use Lord as well. They just have higher forms of address that take precedence.