A Mr Matthew Roman from Binghamton, New York, explains to us in PressConnects why scientists shouldn’t be trusted. According to Mr Roman, who probably has done extensive research on the subject, the global cooling argument presented in the 70s is just part of The Big Lie.

Global warming deniers claim there was scientific consensus about global cooling 30 years ago. They state that scientists are not to be trusted because they believed in global cooling once, they now believe in global warming and they will soon again believe in global cooling.

This is an example of “Big Lie” propaganda. As noted in the Feb. 21 edition of USA Today, the American Meteorological Society surveyed the scientific literature from 1965 through 1979. They found 44 peer reviewed articles on global warming and seven on global cooling.
The real consensus was the same then as it is now. Scientists agree that global warming is real and is exacerbated by human activities.

Now, this story isn’t really about Matthew Roman and I want to point that out. Neither is it about trusting science and scientists. What I find intriguing instead is how easy it is for someone to accept something that has been printed in a newspaper. There are many Matthew Romans in this world. People who rely on media reports without even thinking, questioning.

Of today’s global warming, most of it has occured not in reality but rather in the media. Science has been manipulated, exaggerated and misused, all to prove that humans are destroying the planet. There has never been a consensus among scientists about the causes of global warming. Perhaps there never will be. Perhaps the whole purpose of science is to question and to disagree in order to advance our knowledge.

What I wish for is objectivity and a balanced view of what is going on. But as long as there is no news like bad news, I guess that isn’t going to happen.

New Zealand-based Scoop published today a column by Bill Berkowitz. It is another good report from the recent climate change conference in New York.

Bill Berkowitz also mentions a recent BMI report called “Global Warming Censored: Networks Stifle Debate, Rely on Politicians, Rock Stars and Men-on-the-Street for Science,” written by Dan Gainor, vice president of BMI and Julia A. Seymour. This report is an analysis of 205 network news stories about “global warming” or “climate change” published between July 1, 2007, and Dec. 31, 2007. The authors found that “a meager 20 percent of stories even mentioned there were any alternative opinions to the so-called ‘consensus’ on the issue.”

Here’s a link to the full report.