Doubts about climate change?

Here’s what got that seed of doubt sown. 30 years ago A bold plan was hatched Americas oil industry execs and a top PR guru. An $850,000 a day contract was at stake meaning it was in the oil industry’s best interests to create seeds of doubt about climate change.
A bit like the NRA telling supporters that guns don’t kill people.

Obviously the plan worked because climate changed doubters are everywhere today. Sadly actual climate change is wacking us in the face every hour of every day.

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HoraceGreenley · 56-60, M

There is no climate change. Check out my pinned post

GeniUs · 56-60, M

@HoraceGreenley There most certainly is, you pinned post says nothing except that climate change is a money maker for people wanting grants. You only have to look a recent historical temperature norms around the globe to see proof of climate change.

HoraceGreenley · 56-60, M

@GeniUs Read the comments. That data is faked.

justanothername · 51-55, M

@HoraceGreenley As I mentioned in the heading, the PR job worked.

ElwoodBlues · M

@HoraceGreenley [quote]climate change is a money maker [/quote] Follow the money, eh?

The US oil industry makes about $110 billion per year; coal another $20 billion. Big Oil spends $3.6 billion per year on advertising; a sum equal to about 8X the whole NSF climate budget. You're not naive enough to believe none of that money goes to propaganda, are you?

justanothername · 51-55, M

@ElwoodBlues correct, it was in the oil industry’s best interests to create a PR conspiracy.

justanothername · 51-55, M

@ElwoodBlues The NRA is successful for the same reason aka PR spin doctors cater to politicians with millions of dollars of campaign funding to help promote guns.

GeniUs · 56-60, M

@HoraceGreenley [quote]Read the comments. That data is faked.[/quote]
Data from numerous collection agencies around the world and perhaps you don't live in an area where you can see it (let's say Texas you wouldn't notice much of a heat rise there) but in the UK and many other areas a rise in temperature has taken miserable summers to enjoyable ones- I know I shouldn't complain but that is evidence people can see and feel without resorting to listening to anybody else.

ElwoodBlues · M

@GeniUs [quote]Data from numerous collection agencies around the world[/quote] That's for SURE!! Some of the data goes back 700,00 years!!
And here's [i]where[/i] the various data sets were collected:

Some of that data comes from bubbles in ice glaciers; some from lake & sea floor sediments, and some from peat bogs.