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pscot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 10:43 AM
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Denialsits vindicated: climate scientists bought and paid for!
By energy industry think tanks. :rofl:

http://www.carbonbrief.org/blog/2011/04/900-papers-supporting-climate-scepticism-exxon-links

'900+ Peer-Reviewed Papers Supporting Skepticism Of "Man-Made" Global Warming (AGW) Alarm' announces the headline on the Global Warming Policy Foundation's website.

The article references a blog linking to more than 900 papers which, according to the GWPF, refute "concern relating to a negative environmental or socio-economic effect of AGW, usually exaggerated as catastrophic."

However, a preliminary data analysis by the Carbon Brief has revealed that nine of the ten most prolific authors cited have links to organisations funded by ExxonMobil, and the tenth has co-authored several papers with Exxon-funded contributors. (more)
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 10:57 AM
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1. Republicon 'Science' = RepubliCorp BS Black-ops Propaganda
Why are Republicons waging war on reality?
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Martin Eden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 12:20 PM
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2. The answer to your question:
GREED

Short term profits with zero regard for long term consequences.
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