Actually I have an advanced degree in Environmental Engineering, a PE and have taught Environmental Science on the college level. I am not an expert in Climate Science but I do know enough to ask the right questions and to know a scam when I see it. I am very well read on the subject.
I haven't seen enough of your posts on the technical aspect of the topic. But when someone claims that the science is corrupted by money that's usually a big red flag that they don't have any technical expertise.
Usually if someone has the education you have they know that the science isn't perfect but it isn't really a "scam" either. It is the lowest common denominator of a scientific illiterate to claim AGW is nothing but scientists lying for money. You
should know better than that.
If this AGW bullshit was not a scam there would be no reason for these Principle Scientists to fabricate false data,
Then you will have no problem showing that giant block of systematically fraudulent fake data.
which they have been caught doing many times and even admit they do it.
If you are going to trot out the climategate e-mails I will have even less reason to believe your claims of education in the sciences.
All we ever get out of these AGW spouting morons are lies, false data, stupid correlations that don't pass the snicker test, ignoring conflicting data and shit in shit out computer models.
Ahhh, the old "models canard". Again, for someone who is a PE you know as well as I do that models are integral to science. You should know better than ANYONE.
However, they do make good money in research grants.
The old "$$$ canard". Again, if you actually had degrees in the sciences you'd know that it is rare to live the high life on research grants.
There is climate change. It in natural to earth. Been going on for billions of years. However, this AGW is total bullshit and only idiots fall for the scam.
ANd here's the coup de grace: you have a simplistic view of the earth's climate and paleoclimatology. If, again, you actually DID work in environmental then you probably had at least one or two or three geology classes (I know, I taught folks like you when I was a TA) and that's where you learn about the earth's climate history.
The fact that the earth's climate has changed in the past before humans tells the paleoclimatologists how natural forcings work. Right now natural forcings cannot be used to explain the majority of the warming we've been seeing the last 60 years or so.
I've worked with a lot of engineers over my career. Usually they are far more knowledgeable about the core science and don't fall for the usual canards the non-educated "skeptics" go for. I've also spent most of my life living with a woman who was an environmental geologist, so I also know what kind of stuff they are familiar with in the sciences.
If you wish to stick with this story then perhaps you can actually discuss the technical details (sans references to classic denialist blogs or long-debunked climategate e-mails).