The deniers are winning, especially with the GOP

[RedEarth]

The science is clear about the reality of global warming and the fact that humans are the dominant cause (see “Absolute MUST Read IPCC Report: Debate over, further delay fatal, action not costly“). But, sadly, that isn’t clear to most Republicans.

Anybody who thinks the public debate is over — anybody who thinks the Big Lie doesn’t work — should look at the latest poll results from the Pew Research Center (here):

The proportion of Americans who say that the earth is getting warmer has decreased modestly since January 2007, mostly because of a decline among Republicans.



Only 49% of Republican now even believe that the earth is warming! Thank you so much deniers, delayers, and mainstream media (see “Media enable denier spin 1: A (sort of) cold January doesn’t mean climate stopped warming” and other links at the end).

Even more worrisome is just how many people don’t believe humans are the cause of warming:


Roughly half of Americans (47%) say the earth is warming because of human activity, such as the burning of fossil fuels . But nearly as many people (45%) say that rising global temperatures are either mostly caused by natural environmental patterns (18%), say they do not know the cause of warming (6%), or say that no solid evidence of warming exists (21%).

I’d like to thank the media, especially NBC news, for contributing to this core talking point of the disinformers (See Dateline NBC: “Whatever the cause … global warming is a reality”).

http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/09/the-deniers-are-winning-especially-with-the-gop/

A Deeper Partisan Divide Over Global Warming

The proportion of Americans who say that the earth is getting warmer has decreased modestly since January 2007, mostly because of a decline among Republicans. Republicans are increasingly skeptical that there is solid evidence that the earth has been warming over the past few decades: just 49% of Republicans say there is evidence that the earth's average temperature has been rising, down 13 points since January 2007.




http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=417

[Juche]

1. Meh. Republicans also believe in creationism

Basically democrats and independents are unified against the GOP on creationism and global warming. Good. One more nail in their coffin.

And I doubt it matters if members of the public believe in global warming. That isn't going to stop MIT from creating cars that can travel 300 miles on batteries or all the renewable energy innovation that is going on.

The technology to combat global warming is global. Every OECD country as well as nations like China, India and Brazil have to innovate to fight climate change. So if a bunch of republicans don't believe in climate change its not going to stop China from inventing solar panels that power a home for $400 or anything.

[electropop]

2. With a few billion $ in PR, I could convince Pukes that

John McCain invented the telephone.

[izquierdista]

3. No, that was Alexander Graham Bell

His first call, though, that was to John McCain!

[FREEWILL56]

4. This is from the same people who said 9-11 and sadam in the same breath.

Keep repeating the lies does convince many as many are stupid.