Your objections boil down, mostly, to an ad hominem. I've looked at the links you mention and haven't found anything that convinces me to disregard the 17,000 signatures. Are you suggesting that all 17,000 signatories were duped?
As far as your ad hominems: everyone has to work for someone. It makes sense that Seitz would work for organizations that match his beliefs. The Tobacco industry is not evil. Neither is the Oil industry. Every group has a vested interest in something (this includes "green" groups such as NRDC, Sierra, et al).
All you've shown is that OISM is not a mainstream organization. What, though, does this have to do with the 17,000 scientists who signed the petition? Also, as you note, Frederick Seitz is a former President of the National Academy of Sciences - hardly a "crackpot".
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No, there isn't a consensus among scientists. The above link is a petition signed by 17,000+ scientists who believe: There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gasses is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere and disruption of the Earth's climate. Moreover, there is substantial scientific evidence that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide produce many beneficial effects upon the natural plant and animal environments of the Earth.
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Your objections boil down, mostly, to an ad hominem. I've looked at the links you mention and haven't found anything that convinces me to disregard the 17,000 signatures. Are you suggesting that all 17,000 signatories were duped? As far as your ad hominems: everyone has to work for someone. It makes sense that Seitz would work for organizations that match his beliefs. The Tobacco industry is not evil. Neither is the Oil industry. Every group has a vested interest in something (this includes "green" groups such as NRDC, Sierra, et al).
All you've shown is that OISM is not a mainstream organization. What, though, does this have to do with the 17,000 scientists who signed the petition? Also, as you note, Frederick Seitz is a former President of the National Academy of Sciences - hardly a "crackpot".
No, there isn't a consensus among scientists. The above link is a petition signed by 17,000+ scientists who believe: There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gasses is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere and disruption of the Earth's climate. Moreover, there is substantial scientific evidence that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide produce many beneficial effects upon the natural plant and animal environments of the Earth.