Skeptics

Physics Society Quietly Reaffirms Climate Change Policy Stance

Posted by Michael Searcy ⋅ July 8, 2010 ⋅ 2 Comments

American Physical Society Reaffirms That Human Activities Affect Earth’s Climate. There is a substantial body of peer reviewed scientific research to support the technical aspects of the 2007 APS statement….Greenhouse gas emissions are changing the Earth’s energy balance on a planetary scale in ways that affect the climate over long periods of time (~100 years)….While … Continue reading →

A Closer Look: The Climate Change Debate

Posted by Michael Searcy ⋅ January 18, 2010 ⋅ Leave a comment

Why won’t scientists debate the issue of climate change? There is a problem with debates. It’s called sweat. Vice President Richard Nixon lost the first ever televised Presidential debate to his opponent, Senator John F. Kennedy. At least that’s the conclusion the television audience reached, and it very well may have cost Nixon the Presidency.

Climber Accused of Triggering Avalanche on Trial

Posted by Michael Searcy ⋅ June 19, 2009 ⋅ 2 Comments

The criminal trial of mountain climber Michael Joseph began yesterday in a courtroom in downtown Denver, Colorado. Joseph, a lifetime resident of Colarado, is accused of triggering an avalanche this past January by detonating a stick of dynamite after ascending Mt. Evans just outside of Denver. Members of a nearby climbing party witnessed Joseph extracting … Continue reading →

Categorical Denial: Schools of Skepticism

Posted by Michael Searcy ⋅ March 7, 2009 ⋅ Leave a comment

One of the initial challenges encountered when attempting to discuss anthropogenic climate change with an individual skeptical of the theory is first discerning to which school of skeptical thought the individual subscribes. The difficulty of this task is exacerbated by an innate willingness of skeptics to switch between schools as convenience dictates. Some of the … Continue reading →

Taking a Closer Look at 31,000 Global Warming Deniers

Posted by Michael Searcy ⋅ May 25, 2008 ⋅ 2 Comments

Moreover, why are the opinions of scientists sought regardless of their field of expertise? Biologists and physicians are rarely asked to endorse some theory in high energy physics. Apparently, when one comes to “global warming,” any scientist’s agreement will do. The answer almost certainly lies in politics. Dr. Richard S. Lindzen, M.I.T. Alfred P. Sloan … Continue reading →

Attacking the Consensus on Climate Change

Posted by Michael Searcy ⋅ May 6, 2008 ⋅ 5 Comments

Science is not by popular vote. It is a refrain heard often in debates concerning climate change. A charge levied at supporters of the theory of anthropogenic global warming when the existence of a scientific “consensus” creeps into the discussion. The implication being that a simple survey was distributed to scientists with but a single … Continue reading →