An Inconvenient Lie

I feel the need to drop some knowledge. My last post was light hearted. This one is long and boring. Just a warning.

A friend of mine's most recent FB status discusses the fact that by the end of the day today- all 50 states could potentially have snowfall. That includes Hawaii, Florida and California! Very bizarre indeed. Her status went on to accurately point out if even the tropical states have snowfall, how can the THEORY of global warming still be believed?

Another friend posted this link to explain how global warming is still possible. Here is the story- http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123671588.

I digress for a moment to provide a little background about myself. I am both a Conservative and a Christian. Both groups can often be depicted as science hating rednecks. I suppose that could be true of certain individuals, but certainly not true of the group in general. I embrace science. I love to know how and why things work. I love having an explanation to something that seems unexplainable. So, when the above article explains that the warming of the oceans is creating more water vapor in the air- I'm on board. That makes sense. However he loses me after that. How does that explain all the snow? If the temperatures were elevated due to global warming- it would be rain we are being pounded with, not snow.

The article points out that you don't need really cold temperatures for it to snow. True, but we have them nonetheless. Indiana alone is 20+ degrees colder than our average for this time of year...with no end in sight. So, I don't need some celebrity who probably has less education and a lower IQ than I do telling me the planet is warming despite what the thermometer in my car is telling me. I trust the thermometer, not the celebrity.

The article points out that ‘climate’ is a long term trend. Again, agreed. However, you can't rule out the weather this year simply because it does not fit into your theory. This summer was the coolest we have had in decades. And we can all look out our window and see what is happening this winter.

Here is the bottom line, weather is cyclical. The trend has always fluctuated between cooling and warming. My dad was telling me recently that when he was in high school there was buzz similar to the buzz of global warming. At that time, everyone was convinced that earth was headed into another ice age because the temperatures were cooling. As we can now see, it was nothing more than conjecture. As this will turn out to be.

Let's take a look at the last 100 years of climate change...

1900 to 1940- the earth was in a warming trend

1940-late 1970s- cooling trend (claims made in the 60s of a new ice age)

1980-1998- warming trend

1998-current- cooling trend

The warming reached its peak in 1998 and we have been in a cooling trend ever since. So many government resources and tax payer dollars were thrown into this theory of global warming that they have no choice but to try and save face. And thankfully (for them), the American people (as a group) are uniformed and lazy. They do not seek the truth. They gladly swallow whatever crap the media, their favorite celebrity or their government feeds them. They don't look at trends or facts. However, it does not take a truth seeker to see the planet is not warming. You don’t have to understand facts or statistics or even science, just stand outside for 5 minutes.

But, back to my love of science. Let's travel back to 7th grade science class. Remember the scientific theory? Based on deductive reasoning and logic. Two more things that I cherish, yet both Conservatives and Christians are said to hate. So, for those of you who forget, here it is…

Step #1- Ask a question-

Is the planet warming?


Step #2- Do background research

See above facts of climate trends over the past 100 years.


Step #3- Construct a Hypothesis

Their hypothesis is that the planet is in a warming trend and will continue to warm until it kills us all.


Step #4- Test the Hypothesis using real world experiments

So far, global warming studies have actually shown to disprove their theory

This is the point where a good scientist would go back and alter their theory. Instead, these “scientists” have chosen to alter the facts to fit their theory. Using climate data that only shows the warming trend between 1980-1998. Ignoring the 100+ years of climate data to suggest that the warming was nothing more than a trend that ended in 1998. In the scientific world, this is called biased interpretation of the results. Had I done such shoddy work in my senior thesis required for graduation from college, I can assure you I would not have a degree.

So, then why are we continuing with this lie? Because there is money to be made.

1. Tell the masses their lives and planet are in danger.

2. Use junk science to support your lie.

3. Spread the propaganda until the masses buy into it.

4. Once they have accepted your lie, exploit them to put money in your pocket.

I’ll say it again, there is money to be made in global warming. Green products, hybrid cars, etc, etc. I am a lover of capitalism, so you won't find me complaining about businesses recognizing an opportunity and using it to make money. Here is my problem- government greed. Greed that is fed from the ever increasing tax dollars of hardworking people. Heard of the Cap and Trade bill? If not, look it up. It is astonishing to me that the government can take a ridiculous theory, dress it up as fact, sell it to the American people and then pass a bill taxing businesses and the American people on something that doesn't even exist.

Here is a very brief overview. The government is setting a cap on the amount of carbon that can be emitted nationaly. Companies then buy permits to emit CO2 (read: the government makes money). That cap will continue to get ratcheted down over time so that less and less carbon can be emitted, costing companies more and more (read: the government makes more money). The costs of these permits will obviously be passed on to consumers. Then to add insult to injury, not only will we the consumers be paying for these permits, we will also be taxed on all items we have in our homes that do not meet the government standard for energy efficiency (read: the government gets to take even more of our money). So, don't let them fool you. It all comes down to money.

A quick sidebar: They are using CO2 for the cap and trade legislature. Here is a funny fact- even the scientist who promote the theory of global warming are stepping away from the theory that it is caused by CO2. Here is some university level knowledge for you. Correlation does not imply causation. At one time, they thought they had found a correlation between CO2 and global warming. They, the supporters of global warming, like to believe that it is our fault the planet is warming rather than it being a normal course of nature that has gone on since the beginning of time. So, somewhere along the line, it went from a possible correlation between carbon emissions and a global warming trend, to an assumption that carbon emissions CAUSE global warming. The most important rule of scientific experiments- correlation does not imply causation! Just because there is a correlation between being tall and high self esteem does not mean that being tall CAUSES high self esteem. So, then why put out a piece of legislature that is based on science that even the scientists who created it no longer believe to be accurate...I think we already covered that.

The "scientists" CYA move to account for fact we are no longer in a warming trend and the temperatures are starting to cool? Call it climate change instead of global warming. Um...ya thanks scientists for exposing the secret of the changing climate. Something we've known for as long as weather has been documented. Well done! I'm glad to see my tax dollars being spent wisely.

So, here is the moral to this story. Don't buy into the hype. Do your own research. People will always sensationalize things that are ordinary. Global warming is no different. It is an unproveable hypothsis that has been adopted as fact. Just like the nonsense they were telling my dad's generation about us heading into an ice age. Sorry, Al Gore. The real inconvenience here is you and your propaganda. Sorry, the whole global warming thing didn't work out for you. At least you still have the invention of the internet to hang your hat on…oh, wait.