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Politics : Politics of Energy
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To: Brumar89 who wrote (3490)12/17/2008 1:15:03 PM
From: RetiredNow1 Recommendation  Read Replies (2) of 86356
 
That's a misleading report and biased report. It's a bit like me going to a GOP convention and asking them how many people think Obama is doing a great job and then publishing the results as an extrapolation of the population of Americans. That's bad statistics.

As far as Al Gore, I bet if I did a poll asking 1,000 scientists if Al Gore was factually accurate in his statements, I'd get 999 who said "No". Al Gore is a salesman and he's been engaged in sales puffery and is profiting handsomely for it.

Now back to the real science, which is what the rest of us really care about. The UN body of scientists who prepared the report may have been numbered 52. However, they drew upon the research of thousands of scientists around the world. These 52 (the number of which I'm trusting you on) were more than anything, compilers of data. So if you wanted to do a real study of how many scientists believe the world is warming and that humans are the prime cause, then do a direct poll.
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