October 14, 2007
More on the Bore Gore
And the reviews from globaloney skeptics keep pouring in.
Czech President Vaclav Klaus, who has led a personal crusade for months against “the hysteria” surrounding global warming, said he was astonished yesterday by the award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to former US vice-president Al Gore.
Vaclav Klaus “is a bit surprised that Al Gore has received a peace prize because the connection between his activities and world peace are vague and not very clear”, a statement released by the president’s office said. “It appears rather that the fact that Al Gore raises doubts about the fundamental building blocks of contemporary civilisation does not contribute much to peace."
I know, he's just another politician; what the hell do they know?
What? Gore's a politician, too? No, he's a political scientist -- the world is his laboratory, you dolt.
Where was I before I so rudely interrupted myself?
Speaking about critics who aren't qualified to criticise St. Albert, how about a reknowned scientist?
ONE of the world's foremost meteorologists has called the theory that helped Al Gore share the Nobel Peace Prize "ridiculous" and the product of "people who don't understand how the atmosphere works".
Dr William Gray, a pioneer in the science of seasonal hurricane forecasts, told a packed lecture hall at the University of North Carolina that humans were not responsible for the warming of the earth.
His comments came on the same day that the Nobel committee honoured Mr Gore for his work in support of the link between humans and global warming.
"We're brainwashing our children," said Dr Gray, 78. "They're going to the Gore movie [An Inconvenient Truth] and being fed all this. It's ridiculous."
Dr Gray, whose annual forecasts of the number of tropical storms and hurricanes are widely publicised, said a natural cycle of ocean water temperatures - related to the amount of salt in ocean water - was responsible for the global warming that he acknowledges has taken place.
However, he said, that same cycle meant a period of cooling would begin soon and last for several years.
"We'll look back on all of this in 10 or 15 years and realise how foolish it was," Dr Gray said.
Dr Gray also said those who had linked global warming to the increased number of hurricanes in recent years were in error.
He cited statistics showing there were 101 hurricanes from 1900 to 1949, in a period of cooler global temperatures, compared to 83 from 1957 to 2006 when the earth warmed.
"The human impact on the atmosphere is simply too small to have a major effect on global temperatures," Dr Gray said.
Well, if it's all bunk, why'd Gore win the Prize?
My guess is the Nobel committee saw this as another opportunity to give a one-finger salute to Pres. Bush; the dislike for the president is as strong in Geneva as it is in other foreign hotbeds of anti-American activity, places like New York City and San Francisco.
It'll be interesting to see if Gore walks the walk and makes a video appearance at the awards ceremony, or adds to his gigantic carbon footprint and flies over with his entourage.
Posted by Mike Lief at October 14, 2007 09:38 AM
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