It's amazing that while 99% of the scientists in the world agree that GW is a reality, conservatives 99% of whom are not scientists have the gaul to challenge the scientific world on this issue.
Talk about a bunch of politically brainwashed drones!
Their compete misconception of what constitutes scientific proof is idiotic - maybe it reflects a high school education in science at best.
The "scientific method", which is taught in High Schools, calls for the creation of a isolated model in the lab. Tests are run against the model to collect data, then deductive reasoning is applied to create a theory based on the data. The theory is then tested against more laboratory models and tested against known instances outside the laboratory - accounting for factors that may influence that are not included in the isolated laboratory models.
What these H.S. geniuses don't account for is the fact that some things cannot be recreated to any meanful extent in the laboratory. Absolute pure data cannot be obtained. So Science then can only obtain limited data or data that is produced in non-isolated conditions. In this case mathematics, including statistical analysis, combined with deductive reasoning are used to analyze data and create theories.
The conservative object to this, requiring absolute proof, which is not possible in the case of GW.
In fact, we do have proof that GW is occurring, we just can't absolutely prove that it's being caused or accelerated by mankind. But by all reason we know that it most probably is.
The worst aspect of this whole argument is that it is abundanly clear that there are special interests - industrialist that do not want to be taxed based on carbon admissions - that DO NOT want actions taking to reduce carbon admissions simply becuase it would mean a business loss for them.
They in turn fund this massive conservative effort to debunk the GW theory. Of course the brainwashed conservative sycophants regurgitate the political bullshit of their masters like the good little drones that they are.
The facts are:
1. The earth is warming.No doubt about that whatsoever.
2. Almost every qualified scientist in the world agrees that carbon admissions are either causing or contributing to GW.
3. Industrialists do not want cap & trade for personal financial reasons.
Until Conservatives can show absolute proof that GW is NOT being caused or accelerated by carbon admissions, they should SHUT THE FUCK UP and let the people who are qualified take charge of this issue.