That's bad news for the global warming cult. Have you considered the
possibility that the reason more and more people are starting to see
through the lies of the global warming cult is that when they go outside
they notice that it's getting colder instead of warmer?

Just look at how much ice is melting from the poles before you say that.

In alt.politics.usa.republican Tim Howard <tim.howard at (no spam) suddenlink.net> wrote:
: I guess all those years of the Bush administration's "skepticism" have
: paid off. Also it is probably one of the indirect consequences of the
: terrible economic mess Bush put us in; people tend to deprioritize
: environmental issues when they are concerned with their economic situation.

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: Poll: Fewer in U.S. believe in global warming
: By DINA CAPPIELLO
: ASSOCIATED PRESS
: Oct. 22, 2009, 6:43PM

: WASHINGTON ??? Americans seem to be cooling toward global warming. Just
: 57 percent think there is solid evidence the world is getting warmer,
: down 20 points in just three years, a new poll says. And the share of
: people who believe pollution caused by humans is causing temperatures to
: rise has also taken a dip, even as the U.S. and world forums gear up for
: possible action against climate change.

: In a poll of 1,500 adults by the Pew Research Center for the People &
: the Press, released Thursday, the number of people saying there is
: strong scientific evidence that the Earth has gotten warmer over the
: past few decades is down from 71 percent in April of last year and from
: 77 percent when Pew started asking the question in 2006. The number of
: people who see the situation as a serious problem also has declined.

: The steepest drop has occurred during the past year, as Congress and the
: Obama administration have taken steps to control heat-trapping emissions
: for the first time and international negotiations for a new treaty to
: slow global warming have been under way. At the same time, there has
: been mounting scientific evidence of climate change ??? from melting ice
: caps to the world's oceans hitting the highest monthly recorded
: temperatures this summer.

: The poll was released a day after 18 scientific organizations wrote
: Congress to reaffirm the consensus behind global warming. A federal
: government report Thursday found that global warming is upsetting the
: Arctic's thermostat.

: Only about a third, or 36 percent of the respondents, feel that human
: activities ??? such as pollution from power plants, factories and
: automobiles ??? are behind a temperature increase. That's down from 47
: percent from 2006 through last year's poll.

: "The priority that people give to pollution and environmental concerns
: and a whole host of other issues is down because of the economy and
: because of the focus on other things," suggested Andrew Kohut, the
: director of the research center, which conducted the poll from Sept. 30
: to Oct. 4. "When the focus is on other things, people forget and see
: these issues as less grave."

: Andrew Weaver, a professor of climate analysis at the University of
: Victoria in British Columbia, said politics could be drowning out
: scientific awareness.

: "It's a combination of poor communication by scientists, a lousy summer
: in the Eastern United States, people mixing up weather and climate and a
: full-court press by public relations firms and lobby groups trying to
: instill a sense of uncertainty and confusion in the public," he said.

: Political breakdowns in the survey underscore how tough it could be to
: enact a law limiting pollution emissions blamed for warming. While
: three-quarters of Democrats believe the evidence of a warming planet is
: solid, and nearly half believe the problem is serious, far fewer
: conservative and moderate Democrats see the problem as grave.
: Fifty-seven percent of Republicans say there is no solid evidence of
: global warming, up from 31 percent in early 2007.

: Though there are exceptions, the vast majority of scientists agree that
: global warming is occurring and that the primary cause is a buildup of
: greenhouse gases in the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels,
: such as oil and coal.

: Jane Lubchenco, head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
: Administration, told a business group meeting at the White House
: Thursday: "The science is pretty clear that the climate challenge before
: us is very real. We're already seeing impacts of climate change in our
: own backyards."

: Despite misgivings about the science, half the respondents still say
: they support limits on greenhouse gases, even if they could lead to
: higher energy prices. And a majority ??? 56 percent ??? feel the United
: States should join other countries in setting standards to address
: global climate change.

In alt.politics.usa.republican Tim Howard <tim.howard at (no spam) suddenlink.net
wrote:
: Frank Pittel wrote:
: > That's bad news for the global warming cult. Have you considered the
: > possibility that the reason more and more people are starting to see
: > through the lies of the global warming cult is that when they go
outside
: > they notice that it's getting colder instead of warmer?
:

I see the global warming cultists are ignoring the fact that earth is in a
cooling cycle and has been for a decade.

I see the global warming cultists are ignoring the fact that earth is in
a cooling cycle and has been for a decade.

I guess all those years of the Bush administration's "skepticism" have paid
off. Also it is probably one of the indirect consequences of the terrible
economic mess Bush put us in; people tend to deprioritize environmental
issues when they are concerned with their economic situation.
*************

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Poll: Fewer in U.S. believe in global warming
By DINA CAPPIELLO
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oct. 22, 2009, 6:43PM

WASHINGTON — Americans seem to be cooling toward global warming. Just 57
percent think there is solid evidence the world is getting warmer, down 20
points in just three years, a new poll says. And the share of people who
believe pollution caused by humans is causing temperatures to rise has
also taken a dip, even as the U.S. and world forums gear up for possible
action against climate change.
In a poll of 1,500 adults by the Pew Research Center for the People &
the Press, released Thursday, the number of people saying there is strong
scientific evidence that the Earth has gotten warmer over the past few
decades is down from 71 percent in April of last year and from 77 percent
when Pew started asking the question in 2006. The number of people who see
the situation as a serious problem also has declined.

The steepest drop has occurred during the past year, as Congress and the
Obama administration have taken steps to control heat-trapping emissions
for the first time and international negotiations for a new treaty to slow
global warming have been under way. At the same time, there has been
mounting scientific evidence of climate change — from melting ice caps to
the world's oceans hitting the highest monthly recorded temperatures this
summer.

The poll was released a day after 18 scientific organizations wrote
Congress to reaffirm the consensus behind global warming. A federal
government report Thursday found that global warming is upsetting the
Arctic's thermostat.

Only about a third, or 36 percent of the respondents, feel that human
activities — such as pollution from power plants, factories and
automobiles — are behind a temperature increase. That's down from 47
percent from 2006 through last year's poll.

"The priority that people give to pollution and environmental concerns and
a whole host of other issues is down because of the economy and because of
the focus on other things," suggested Andrew Kohut, the director of the
research center, which conducted the poll from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4. "When
the focus is on other things, people forget and see these issues as less
grave."

Andrew Weaver, a professor of climate analysis at the University of
Victoria in British Columbia, said politics could be drowning out
scientific awareness.

"It's a combination of poor communication by scientists, a lousy summer in
the Eastern United States, people mixing up weather and climate and a
full-court press by public relations firms and lobby groups trying to
instill a sense of uncertainty and confusion in the public," he said.

Political breakdowns in the survey underscore how tough it could be to
enact a law limiting pollution emissions blamed for warming. While
three-quarters of Democrats believe the evidence of a warming planet is
solid, and nearly half believe the problem is serious, far fewer
conservative and moderate Democrats see the problem as grave. Fifty-seven
percent of Republicans say there is no solid evidence of global warming,
up from 31 percent in early 2007.

Though there are exceptions, the vast majority of scientists agree that
global warming is occurring and that the primary cause is a buildup of
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels, such
as oil and coal.

Jane Lubchenco, head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
told a business group meeting at the White House Thursday: "The science is
pretty clear that the climate challenge before us is very real. We're
already seeing impacts of climate change in our own backyards."

Despite misgivings about the science, half the respondents still say they
support limits on greenhouse gases, even if they could lead to higher
energy prices. And a majority — 56 percent — feel the United States should
join other countries in setting standards to address global climate
change.