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Misuse of Scientific Data By the White House

Posted by kdawson on from the drag-it-out-'til-2008 dept.

Science data nerds writes "The White House is consistently and persistently claiming that the US is doing better than Europe in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This is false — their claim is purely based on carefully selecting the only subset of the data that supports this conclusion. When all the data are used, it is plain that European emissions have declined substantially and US emissions have grown substantially. The article, and this linked analysis, debunk the White House claims."

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  1. Obligatory recommended reading by Raul654 · · Score: 5, Informative

    For everyone interested in this topic, Chris Mooney's The Republican War on Science is required reading.

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    To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt.
    --E.C. Stanton
  2. Re:They All Do It. by quantaman · · Score: 5, Informative

    I am sick of people countering arguments with just words. Put up the link where you got your info or shutup. Okay

    China will probably become the biggest greenhouse gas emitter this year or next, International Energy Agency Chief Economist Fatih Birol said in April. Ma said today this is inevitable and he can't estimate when it will happen.

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    The country's[China's] greenhouse gas emissions reached 5.6 billion tons in 2004, of which 5.05 billion tons were carbon dioxide, the commission said in the report. U.S. emissions that year reached 7.12 billion tons, according to the Department of Energy.

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    I stole this Sig