Who to Believe?
"If 98 doctors say my son is ill and needs medication and two say, 'No, he doesn't, he is fine,' I will go with the ninety-seven. It's commo ...
Would you trust Joe Camel to teach science to your children? Even lifelong smokers don't want Joe near their kids. The tobacco industry pi ...
The USAF pioneered research on heat-trapping properties of CO2. "The Air Force didn't set out to study global warming. They just wanted th ...
Oh really, what is your evidence? Many people are confused about the definition of the word 'theory,' especially with climate change.
Models are unreliable. I agree -- they are often late for photo shoots, and sometimes never show up at all!
If you want to find the truth, hire a detective (or scientist). If you just want to win, hire a lawyer (or PR firm).
Do you greet your plumber with this skepticism: “Yeah, right! You’re just gonna snake that little thing down there and it’s gonna clear up ...
Suppose you saw a dead body in a crime scene. Would you believe a police detective who says, 'A ghost did it!' when there's evidence everyw ...
Do you root for baseball players with lifetime .000 batting averages? This is like listening to the rare scientists who reject climate chan ...
Critics call people concerned about climate change 'Chicken Little Alarmists.' However, U.S. Defense Dept. is worried about climate change.
The most credible sources are the "grunts" working on the front lines of research -- drilling the ice cores, taking the measurements, crunch ...
Blaming Exxon "is like blaming a raccoon for going through your trash. They’re simply responding to available opportunities." Their "multi ...
"...Climate change could have significant geopolitical impacts around the world, contributing to poverty, environmental degradation, and the ...
"At its core, global climate change is not about economic theory or political platforms, nor about partisan advantage or interest group pres ...
“The prospect of extreme climate change and its potentially devastating economic and social consequences are of great concern to the insuran ...
"Rising greenhouse gas emissions pose significant risks to society and ecosystems." — Exxon Mobil.
"Do you consult your dentist about your heart condition? In science, as in any area, reputations are based on knowledge and expertise in ...
"The fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed ...
Some people say ‘When you are sure about climate change, then we will do something about it.’ Suppose your doctor says ‘Well, I am very ...
The formula for false media balance is: Add one truth plus one lie, then divide by two.
Variation: Accuracy is not achieved ...
"It is not right to destroy the world God has given us. He created everything; as the Bible says, 'The God who made the world and everythin ...
Calling him [an oil lobbyist] a serious source on climate is like calling a fox a "serious" protector of the hen house.
The National Academy of Sciences is the "Supreme Court" for science. Honest Abe created it 150 years ago to summarize "state of the art" sc ...
That's about the only thing where you can get scientists to agree. Yet. . .The overwhelming majority of climate scientists accept that clim ...
"...97–98% of the climate researchers most actively publishing in the field support the tenets of ACC [anthropogenic climate change] outline ...
97 of 100 doctors recommend quick action to correct your child's serious abnormalities revealed by tests. One doctor says the child seems ...
Would you put your grandkids on an airplane that 97 of the top 100 aerospace engineers declared unsafe, because you heard the 3 others say ' ...
If 97 out of 100 oncologists advised you to remove a skin mole, would you listen to 3 oncologists saying the spot on your skin is benign? A ...
"Every major national science academy in the world has reported that global warming is real, caused mostly by humans, and requires urgent ac ...
"People used to think the world was flat. Then others said it was a perfect sphere. Once we could accurately measure, it turns out they are ...
"The excess CO2 that is pumped into the air today will affect our planet for thousands of years into the future. I am not an alarmist, but I ...
Would you ever see a commercial like this? No, because then you would think, 'what are the other 32 out of 33 dentists saying?'
100 years ago, Titanic's Captain Smith steamed ahead full speed, despite iceberg warnings. By time the fatal 'berg was visible, it ...
Just as bad as wearing outdated disco clothes is believing this outdated idea: 'scientists still disagree if humans are causing climate chan ...
"Last month, more than 70 European companies, including Ikea and Coca Cola, asked the European Union to aim for more ambitious carbon cuts." ...
97 doctors said you must have a tumor removed or it'll kill you. But you decided to follow the advice of 3 who said "Nah, it's just a shado ...
Climate change is "a significant investment risk for the foreseeable future".
Do you believe information provided from the Watergate Burglars? No, neither should you believe computer hackers who steal private e-mails ...
"I am a pilot. I love flying in bad weather because you must trust the cockpit instruments. Up here, if you do not accept science, you die.— ...
Galileo championed the idea that Earth revolves around the sun, but some of his evidence was later proven wrong. Today, peer review and co ...