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I have always been sceptical of the science behind global warming, but I have always thought it was a science issue; either the science supports human induced warming or it doesn’t. However, having recently become more involved in the warming debate, it has been made obvious to me that climate change is really a political issue.
This partly explains why solid, peer reviewed science is ignored by the alarmists. A scientist acting in the true spirit of science would recognise when their theory has proven unfounded. However, a politically (or financially) …

Why do I think Greenpeace has got it wrong? Well, the frontpage of their Sign On website states:
Climate change is happening faster than anyone expected.
Really? Considering that the global temperature has undeniably decreased since about 2002, this is a bit of a stretch.

Then, Jim Salinger, formerly of NIWA, has a whole page of propaganda:
Jim Salinger says “The massive and rapid change to our climate that we are now seeing is like nothing humankind has seen before.”
Actually, Earth’s climate has frequently changed much more massively and just as rapidly as it …

I’ve heard that the Arctic is/has melted and the polar bears face extinction; isn’t that terrible? Don’t we have to do something?
Well, yes, it would be terrible if it were true. However, contrary to popular reports, the Arctic has not melted. It’s true that the summer melt in 2007 was greater than usual but the re-freeze in the winters of 2008 and 2009 was greater than usual (i.e. there is more ice than ever). The alarmists will claim that the ice is younger and thinner but so what? The point …