Comments on: Climate extremists – please keep it real http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2007/12/21/climate-extremists-%e2%80%93-please-keep-it-real/ The Blog that Talks about Climate Change Sat, 17 May 2008 21:38:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: TalkClimateChange - » Climate Change: Who’s Afraid? http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2007/12/21/climate-extremists-%e2%80%93-please-keep-it-real/#comment-829 TalkClimateChange - » Climate Change: Who’s Afraid? Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:11:13 +0000 http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2007/12/21/climate-extremists-%e2%80%93-please-keep-it-real/#comment-829 [...] written before about the often counter productive exchanges in the global warming debate. Please everybody, let’s have a reasoned discussion and stop playing to the fears of the [...] […] written before about the often counter productive exchanges in the global warming debate. Please everybody, let’s have a reasoned discussion and stop playing to the fears of the […]

]]> By: Looking Through Narrow Windows | TalkClimateChange http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2007/12/21/climate-extremists-%e2%80%93-please-keep-it-real/#comment-216 Looking Through Narrow Windows | TalkClimateChange Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:37:19 +0000 http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2007/12/21/climate-extremists-%e2%80%93-please-keep-it-real/#comment-216 [...] have recently talked about climate extremists on both sides of the debate and their negative impact on [...] […] have recently talked about climate extremists on both sides of the debate and their negative impact on […]

]]> By: marguerite manteau-rao http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2007/12/21/climate-extremists-%e2%80%93-please-keep-it-real/#comment-206 marguerite manteau-rao Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:16:02 +0000 http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2007/12/21/climate-extremists-%e2%80%93-please-keep-it-real/#comment-206 Mark, Thanks for advocating the sensible path. It is important to sort out opinions and emotions from facts and practical considerations. Hence, the great value of this blog. marguerite http://lamarguerite.wordpress.com Mark,

Thanks for advocating the sensible path. It is important to sort out opinions and emotions from facts and practical considerations. Hence, the great value of this blog.

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]]> By: Climate change alarmism again | TalkClimateChange http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2007/12/21/climate-extremists-%e2%80%93-please-keep-it-real/#comment-198 Climate change alarmism again | TalkClimateChange Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:02:54 +0000 http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2007/12/21/climate-extremists-%e2%80%93-please-keep-it-real/#comment-198 [...] we mentioned in our piece on climate extremism and on the rights and wrongs of the climate change argument, there are those who do no favours to [...] […] we mentioned in our piece on climate extremism and on the rights and wrongs of the climate change argument, there are those who do no favours to […]

]]> By: Spencer http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2007/12/21/climate-extremists-%e2%80%93-please-keep-it-real/#comment-197 Spencer Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:56:14 +0000 http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2007/12/21/climate-extremists-%e2%80%93-please-keep-it-real/#comment-197 Finally, some intelligent commentary on "climate change". Here's my problem with the whole issue... the climate has been changing on this planet for 4.5 billion years. The climate will continue to change on this planet for it's entire existence. Earth is a dynamic (not static) planet. If there was not climate change, we would not exist. The debate should not be centered on "climate change". What we want to achieve is clean, sustainable energy technology. Could anyone say that's a bad thing? Why can't we have an intellectually honest debate? Let's start with appropriate terminology! Finally, some intelligent commentary on “climate change”. Here’s my problem with the whole issue… the climate has been changing on this planet for 4.5 billion years. The climate will continue to change on this planet for it’s entire existence. Earth is a dynamic (not static) planet. If there was not climate change, we would not exist. The debate should not be centered on “climate change”. What we want to achieve is clean, sustainable energy technology. Could anyone say that’s a bad thing? Why can’t we have an intellectually honest debate? Let’s start with appropriate terminology!

]]> By: ClimateHeretic http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2007/12/21/climate-extremists-%e2%80%93-please-keep-it-real/#comment-188 ClimateHeretic Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:45:06 +0000 http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2007/12/21/climate-extremists-%e2%80%93-please-keep-it-real/#comment-188 I have said this before, if the Greens did not push the disaster scenario, which would require drastic action to correct (50% reduction over 1999 emissions by 2020, 100% by 2050). The Red team would give a more optimistic accounting of the effects of the proposed reductions. Please remember the Green team is the aggressor in the debate with their "single greatest threat to humanity" spin, while the red team is the responder to their calls for action based solely on their wild assumptions. It is like an arms race, each subsequent statement must be more extreme than the last. Both camps are also victims of their own hyperbole. I have said this before, if the Greens did not push the disaster scenario, which would require drastic action to correct (50% reduction over 1999 emissions by 2020, 100% by 2050). The Red team would give a more optimistic accounting of the effects of the proposed reductions. Please remember the Green team is the aggressor in the debate with their “single greatest threat to humanity” spin, while the red team is the responder to their calls for action based solely on their wild assumptions.
It is like an arms race, each subsequent statement must be more extreme than the last. Both camps are also victims of their own hyperbole.

]]> By: Simmons http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2007/12/21/climate-extremists-%e2%80%93-please-keep-it-real/#comment-187 Simmons Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:51:09 +0000 http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2007/12/21/climate-extremists-%e2%80%93-please-keep-it-real/#comment-187 I agree 100%. Alarmists, especially in the media and uninformed, are hurting the environmentalist movement by their exaggerations. It really starts to piss me off the more I rant about it. They are hijacking the movement. I agree 100%. Alarmists, especially in the media and uninformed, are hurting the environmentalist movement by their exaggerations. It really starts to piss me off the more I rant about it. They are hijacking the movement.

]]> By: Rejean Gagnon http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2007/12/21/climate-extremists-%e2%80%93-please-keep-it-real/#comment-184 Rejean Gagnon Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:38:31 +0000 http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2007/12/21/climate-extremists-%e2%80%93-please-keep-it-real/#comment-184 This is a great opinion piece - thanks for putting it out there. I was linked here from the Andy Revkin article of 20 Dec 07, which I felt was biased in its reporting, and so found this at an opportune time! So right about political affiliations and lack of common snese in reporting. This is a great opinion piece - thanks for putting it out there. I was linked here from the Andy Revkin article of 20 Dec 07, which I felt was biased in its reporting, and so found this at an opportune time! So right about political affiliations and lack of common snese in reporting.

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