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The other author, Carter writes for the Tech Central Science Foundation, which is owned by a DC lobbying firm which received $95K from ExxonMobil.

Real scientists publish in scientific journals. Be ashamed that you can't tell the difference between scientists and "scientific pundits" and a corporate agenda from a scientific agenda.

When you can find scientific journal cites for Carter's junk science, I'll listen to you.

"The Inconvenient Truth" is indeed inconvenient to alarmists
By Tom Harris

Tom Harris is mechanical engineer and Ottawa Director of High Park Group, a public affairs and public policy company

The High Park Group (HPG) is a public affairs and policy consulting firm, with offices in Toronto and Ottawa. We work in a broad range of areas, with core practices in energy, environment, and ethics.
Our dedicated team of advisors is committed to providing timely, customized services that provide maximum value to our clients.

The small print at the bottom of the article leads to the "High Park Group"; while their website doesn't provide a list of their clients, it does say their services include # direct lobbying, event planning, and media relations. Perhaps the article is "sponsored" by some vested interests?

See his web site : http://www.highparkgroup.com/

If you pay his company enough, he will represent whatever view you need. What to chip together and make him pro-global warming?

Both articles were written by the same author (Tom Harris), who is a director at a public relations firm "High Park Group" ( http://www.highparkgroup.com/tharris.htm ).. Some may call such a business a lobby group.. others may call it an industry-friendly strategic consulting firm. A very trust-worthy source, especially when it comes to public interest.

High Park Group's is proud to offer our clients a wide range of services, including:

- policy and strategic consulting
- project development
- project management
- issues management
- research initiatives and analysis
- economic analytics
- direct lobbying
- event planning
- media relations
- fundraising

The site may have some anti-Bush ads but the writer is from a lobbyist organization with Energy links.

http://www.highparkgroup.com/services.htm

Professor Bob Carter is a fairly prominent Australian Academic with quite a lot of anti-Greenhouse publications to his name (so much for not having a voice). Here's a really interesting article about him from Robyn Williams (he hosts "The Science Show", the Australian equivalent of Science Friday).

http://newmatilda.com/home/articledetailmagazine.a sp?ArticleID=1585&HomepageID=142

You'll see Carter's arguments neatly disassembled. The interesting thing is that reputable scientists are engaging in such quackery. It seems that it's the anti-Greenhouse crowd that's operating outside its area of expertise (or simply pandering to the wealthy Energy lobby).

CFP is an ultra right wing blog and has an anti global warming science agenda. The have no balancing articles.

But hey, the maybe posting a valid article. Let us see who wrote it.

Tom Harris wrote the article. He is a PR person working for PR/Lobby firm High Park group. They don't say who they are working for, but this guy is paid to have this opinion. I suppose it is possible that he was paid by some concerned for the environment corporation, but I have my doubts.
http://www.highparkgroup.com/services.htm

How about the Scientists:
Bob Carter. First "Scientist" quoted. Known climate change skeptic, Member of Institue of public affairs: Lobby group.
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Institu te_of_Public_Affairs
Funded by Oil/Gas/Mining/Pesticide/Logging corporations.

Bob wrote this Gem of a piece about protectin Austrailians from the dreaded disease "Mother Earhism":
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=3 813

"Compare these tiny changes with the experience of an Australian citizen who moves from Hobart to Darwin to live. Such a person experiences a change in annual average temperature of 18C, which is accommodated quite happily by wearing fewer clothes, drinking more beer and trading in one's heater for an air conditioner."

There you go folks, just wear less clothing and global warming will be a non issue.

I really have to wonder who falls for this stuff.

Not to mention wondering about the sellouts who write this stuff.

Very interesting how both articles were written by the same author (Tom Harris), who is a director of a public relations firm "High Park Group" ( http://www.highparkgroup.com/tharris.htm ).. in the US, you'd call such a business a lobby group.. A very trust-worthy source:

High Park Group's is proud to offer our clients a wide range of services, including:

policy and strategic consulting
project development
project management
issues management
research initiatives and analysis
economic analytics
direct lobbying
event planning
media relations
fundraising

Mr. Egan is president of the High Park Group, a public policy consulting firm that focuses largely on energy issues out of its offices in Toronto and Ottawa. He is retained by the Canadian Electricity Association on a range of issues, including U.S. advocacy (monitoring the U.S. Congress and Administration on issues of interest to the Canadian electricity industry).