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23 Aug 2006 12:53:36 PM |
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Poll sees global warming link to Katrina |
Poll sees global warming link to Katrina
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060823-120220-8953r
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- A Washington pollster says the majority
of U.S. residents are connecting intense weather events like Hurricane
Katrina and heat waves to global warming.
The Zogby America telephone poll, sponsored by the National Wildlife
Federation, says majorities of likely voters in both political parties
favor requirements on industries to limit "greenhouse" emissions.
Nearly three of every four of those surveyed said they are more
convinced today that global warming is a reality than they were two
years ago, the polls said.
Eighty-seven percent of Democrats said they believe in global warming,
with 56 percent of Republicans agreeing. Eighty-two percent of
independents also said they think the United States is experiencing
the effects of global warming.
The survey, conducted Aug. 11-16, included 1,018 respondents. It
carries a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points, said
Zogby, which has offices in Washington and Utica, N.Y.
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"Science is the record of dead religions." -- Oscar Wilde
"There are no absolute certainties in this universe. A man must try to
whip order into a yelping pack of probabilities, and uniform success is
impossible." -- Jack Vance
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
"War is God's way of teaching Americans geography" -- Ambrose Bierce
"Progress is the increasing control of the environment by life.
--Will Durant
Joseph R. Darancette
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| User: "Bert Hyman" |
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| Title: Re: Poll sees global warming link to Katrina |
23 Aug 2006 12:56:07 PM |
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(Captain Compassion) wrote in
news:ud5pe2da5jpgtehaousc4fef0qsqu18ni2@4ax.com:
A Washington pollster says the majority of U.S. residents are
connecting intense weather events like Hurricane Katrina and heat
waves to global warming.
Since the majority of US residents know absolutely nothing about
climatology, they can only be echoing what they've heard on TV.
So, this is really a poll measuring how well certain messages are
conveyed to the public.
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Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN |
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| Title: Re: Poll sees global warming link to Katrina |
23 Aug 2006 01:16:51 PM |
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Bert Hyman wrote:
Since the majority of US residents know absolutely nothing about
climatology, they can only be echoing what they've heard on TV.
So, this is really a poll measuring how well certain messages are
conveyed to the public.
Exactly.
Global warming "MUST" be true. After all, a poll of idiots says so.
This is the way the average moron, who usually pulls the lever for
Democrats, thinks.
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| User: "Bert Hyman" |
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| Title: Re: Poll sees global warming link to Katrina |
23 Aug 2006 01:19:56 PM |
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() wrote in
news:1156357011.490336.126370@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
Global warming "MUST" be true. After all, a poll of idiots says
so. This is the way the average moron, who usually pulls the lever
for Democrats, thinks.
Presumably then, all Republicans are elected by idiots too.
Some choice ...
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Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN |
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| User: "Jeffrey Turner" |
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| Title: Re: Poll sees global warming link to Katrina |
23 Aug 2006 01:50:01 PM |
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Bert Hyman wrote:
daranc@NOSPAMverizon.net (Captain Compassion) wrote:
A Washington pollster says the majority of U.S. residents are
connecting intense weather events like Hurricane Katrina and heat
waves to global warming.
Since the majority of US residents know absolutely nothing about
climatology, they can only be echoing what they've heard on TV.
So, this is really a poll measuring how well certain messages are
conveyed to the public.
Yeah, the science is finally overcoming the noise.
June 7, 2001
Panel Tells Bush Global Warming Is Getting Worse
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE with ANDREW C. REVKIN
WASHINGTON, June 6 — A panel of top American scientists declared today
that global warming was a real problem and was getting worse, a
conclusion that may lead President Bush to change his stand on the issue
as he heads next week to Europe, where the United States is seen as a
major source of the air pollution held responsible for climate change.
In a much-anticipated report from the National Academy of Sciences, 11
leading atmospheric scientists, including previous skeptics about global
warming, reaffirmed the mainstream scientific view that the earth's
atmosphere was getting warmer and that human activity was largely
responsible.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/07/science/07WARM.html?ex=1156478400&en=a406218f4e0ded33&ei=5070
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Often war is waged only in order to
show valor; thus an inner dignity is
ascribed to war itself, and even some
philosophers have praised it as an
ennoblement of humanity, forgetting the
pronouncement of the Greek who said,
"War is an evil in as much as it produces
more wicked men than it takes away."
--Immanuel Kant
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| User: "Bert Hyman" |
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| Title: Re: Poll sees global warming link to Katrina |
23 Aug 2006 01:55:20 PM |
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(Jeffrey Turner) wrote in
news:12ep8qqeo7dntba@corp.supernews.com:
Bert Hyman wrote:
daranc@NOSPAMverizon.net (Captain Compassion) wrote:
A Washington pollster says the majority of U.S. residents are
connecting intense weather events like Hurricane Katrina and heat
waves to global warming.
Since the majority of US residents know absolutely nothing about
climatology, they can only be echoing what they've heard on TV.
So, this is really a poll measuring how well certain messages are
conveyed to the public.
Yeah, the science is finally overcoming the noise.
That's one way to look at it.
But, doesn't it trouble you that "the majority" of people, who
presumably have absolutely no clue what they're talking about, will
claim to "know" that current weather events are related to global
warming?
What else might they be convinced of next year by an appropriately
structured advertising campaign?
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Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN |
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| User: "Jeffrey Turner" |
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| Title: Re: Poll sees global warming link to Katrina |
23 Aug 2006 08:54:56 PM |
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Bert Hyman wrote:
jturner@localnet.com (Jeffrey Turner) wrote:
Bert Hyman wrote:
daranc@NOSPAMverizon.net (Captain Compassion) wrote:
A Washington pollster says the majority of U.S. residents are
connecting intense weather events like Hurricane Katrina and heat
waves to global warming.
Since the majority of US residents know absolutely nothing about
climatology, they can only be echoing what they've heard on TV.
So, this is really a poll measuring how well certain messages are
conveyed to the public.
Yeah, the science is finally overcoming the noise.
That's one way to look at it.
Well, there's always the "1 + 1 = 3 is a valid answer" crowd.
But, doesn't it trouble you that "the majority" of people, who
presumably have absolutely no clue what they're talking about, will
claim to "know" that current weather events are related to global
warming?
It's funny what education can do for people.
What else might they be convinced of next year by an appropriately
structured advertising campaign?
Ask the RNC. Or the gas and oil companies. Or the tobacco lobby. Or
the Discovery Institute. Hey, I'd been convinced for quite a while that
washing cloth diapers was as bad for the environment as disposable
diapers. It's easy to believe what you want to believe, and I didn't
look into it too closely.
--Jeff
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Often war is waged only in order to
show valor; thus an inner dignity is
ascribed to war itself, and even some
philosophers have praised it as an
ennoblement of humanity, forgetting the
pronouncement of the Greek who said,
"War is an evil in as much as it produces
more wicked men than it takes away."
--Immanuel Kant
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| User: "jimpgh2002" |
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| Title: Re: Poll sees global warming link to Katrina |
23 Aug 2006 03:42:02 PM |
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On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:53:36 -0700, Captain Compassion
<daranc@NOSPAMverizon.net> wrote:
Poll sees global warming link to Katrina
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060823-120220-8953r
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- A Washington pollster says the majority
of U.S. residents are connecting intense weather events like Hurricane
Katrina and heat waves to global warming.
So what? What do they know about climatology?
BTW, where are all the killer hurricanes THIS year?
Let's see...since Katrina was due to global warming and there
have been no hurricanes this year, global warming must be over.
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| User: "Captain Compassion" |
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| Title: Re: Poll sees global warming link to Katrina |
23 Aug 2006 11:38:24 PM |
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On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:42:02 GMT, jimpgh2002 <pmojh@xxnospamxx.com>
wrote:
On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:53:36 -0700, Captain Compassion
<daranc@NOSPAMverizon.net> wrote:
Poll sees global warming link to Katrina
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060823-120220-8953r
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- A Washington pollster says the majority
of U.S. residents are connecting intense weather events like Hurricane
Katrina and heat waves to global warming.
So what? What do they know about climatology?
BTW, where are all the killer hurricanes THIS year?
Let's see...since Katrina was due to global warming and there
have been no hurricanes this year, global warming must be over.
It's a religious thing. If the majority of the people believe in Jesus
than it must be so.
The current theory among the "higher minded" is that Mother Earth is a
benign, nurturing and unchanging environment for all her creatures.
They also believe that all geologic and climatic history began around
1979 and that any event that threatens Earth's creatures is
unprecedented and has been caused by humankind who is thought to be
some form of extra terrestrial virus. Their proof of this is in their
computer models and the words of their prophet Al Gore. -- Captain
Compassion
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"Science is the record of dead religions." -- Oscar Wilde
"There are no absolute certainties in this universe. A man must try to
whip order into a yelping pack of probabilities, and uniform success is
impossible." -- Jack Vance
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
"War is God's way of teaching Americans geography" -- Ambrose Bierce
"Progress is the increasing control of the environment by life.
--Will Durant
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMverizon.net
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