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Climate Expert Says NASA Tried to Silence Him
Lucre Lucifer writes "The top climate scientist at NASA, James E. Hansen, says that the Bush Administration tried to silence him(NY Times) after he gave a lecture last month calling for prompt reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases linked to global warming. In the talk, he said that significant emission cuts could be achieved with existing technologies, particularly in the case of motor vehicles, and that without leadership by the United States, climate change would eventually leave the earth 'a different planet.' The administration's policy is to use voluntary measures to slow, but not reverse, the growth of emissions."
Better get in on some Halliburton stock now so you'll be able to afford your new home on Mars!
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You are a complete moron. How's your lying buddy Clinton doing these days? Have you checked the truth track record of ANY politician? Start with the democratic part and come back when you find an honest one. Don't expect us to wait though, you won't be back anytime soon.
/bow u deserve it^^ im gonna copy and paste this and save it print it up and pass it around you my friend need to be on TV speak to truth to the sheep -.^
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The NY Times is a very biased source. They have a record of intentionally misrepresenting the facts , and that is just one case of many (a truly horrible case, at that). I find it difficult to believe what they print, as it is very obvious that the paper has a very strong bias and is willing to print lies and half-truths in order to promote an agenda. I'm disappointed whenever SlashDot links to that rag.
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NASA is mearly an instrument of the State.
George W. (Jonney Walker) Bush is the Christian-ification Right Wing
Hitler Youth President.
Under the Bush-Christian Doctrine of the State, "Bow before Me for
I am Your God!"
Ergo, Director Griffen (or what ever else the bastard spells his name of
NASA - "NATSE") will ask for Dr. Hansen's resignation.
That, according to God George W. (Jonney Walker) Bush, will be the end
of it.
Toodles.
If I started going to the press and saying things my employer didn't like, they wouldn't do much about it as long as I wasn't wearing a company shirt, because I'm a peon. However, if a Senior Vice President of the company did so, you can damn well bet they'd muzzle him because he'd be perceived as speaking for the company.
This is exactly what any employer would do anywhere, and it's what any government agency would do under any President. Nothing to see here, just another desperate liberal attempt to find a hook upon which to hang their hatred.
"Say whatever you want about the credibility of one side of this debate or another, the fact that our scientists can't talk to the media without a babysitter is truly and spectacularly wrong."
Considering the scientific literacy of the media (and general public), it probably isn't a good idea to talk directly to the media. Most reporters can't get quotes correct or distill the information presented. About all they can do is say the sky is falling. In short they are incompetant.
It was always interesting when the geologists I worked with compared what they said to what the reporters wrote. It was amusing, in a car accident sort of way.....
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