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Re: Why is AIDS such a big deal?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 9 May 2000 15:51:18 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Peter White writes:
> > If you want to really get worried, think about mosquito-borne diseases, in a
> > world that is slowly warming, these are the growing concerns.
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> Agreed. Fortunately, ours isn't (slowly warming). At least that's what the
> data indicate when not interpreted by "junk science" advocates.
Pretty much everything I’ve read or seen indicates that scientists generally
agree we are in a warming trend, but those scientists don’t agree on the
ultimate effects of that warming. For that matter, they don’t even agree
whether it’s a long-term or anecdotal phenomenon.
The problem, as in most issues of this sort, is that the scientists
backed by Greenpeace see global warming as a deadly axe about to fall, while
scientists funded by the fossil-fuel industry say it’s part of the natural,
cyclic climate of the planet.
It seems that junk science abounds in both camps, at the risk of
obscuring the facts. Are there any independent firms performing respectable,
legitimate research in this arena?
Dave!
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) I'm not sure, but I suspect everyone doing research is in one camp or the other. Myself I'm on the "it's part of the cyclical nature of climate" side of the fence, I tend to suspect that we're still in the "emerging from the little Ice Age" (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Why is AIDS such a big deal?
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| (...) I work for the US Geological Survey's Climate History Team. I would say that we our research is respectable and legitimate. I have never seen a case of 'junk science' in my two years of employ here. For a look at our research visit: (URL) do (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Why is AIDS such a big deal?
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| (...) Agreed. Fortunately, ours isn't (slowly warming). At least that's what the data indicate when not interpreted by "junk science" advocates. (...) THIS one, now this one is something to worry about. Keep messing with the drug company profit (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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