Small posts on climate and related issues by Iman Safi
January 18, 2020
Fortunately, most comments I receive are polite, and I often enjoy having civil discussions, but recently a “friend” unfriended me after lashing out in the most inappropriate manner.
The reason I feel saddened is because I see beautiful, intelligent, well-meaning and devoted human beings whom I love dearly turn into malleable brainwashed tools who morph into aggressive and irrational thought control freaks. When I previously said that climate is the new religion, that was not an exaggeration.
I am neither an ecologist nor a climatologist, but I am a scientist in a very related area, a soil scientist with a MSc degree and forty years' experience in land management and sustainability, and I am able to understand most, if not all, of the science behind the climate debate. Environmental conservation is my passion and part-and-parcel of what I do for a living, and I have been a practicing real greenie for decades. I have single handedly planted more trees perhaps more than all of my critics combined, and I’d be among the first in line in defence of forests, wildlife, soil conservation, biodiversity and sustainability. As a matter of fact, I come from an urban background, but my interest in soil science stemmed from my concern about global population growth versus diminishing food supplies as well as environmental degradation.
With that said, I can confidently say that until I see evidence to the contrary, I remain convinced that the anthropogenic global warming story does not have a leg to stand on. If and when I see this evidence, I will accept it and fully endorse it, but not before. So, if you want me to believe in what you believe, you won’t be able to convince me by lashing at me personally or by sarcasm. Be civil and prove your worth by providing the evidence.
At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter who believes in something and who doesn’t. What matters is the truth. Advocates of the anthropogenic global warming story try to add credibility to their argument by listing names of prominent people, including movie stars, who believe in it instead of giving priority to science. Furthermore, they tend to make assumptions and take for granted that others agree with them. How many times for example have we heard that the recent Australian fires have undoubtedly been caused by anthropogenic global warming. Where is the evidence I ask? How can any professional reach such a conclusion without looking at the findings of a proper investigation?
But don’t hear the argument against the story from me. Hear it from Dr. Patrick Moore. He is a co-founder of Greenpeace who left the organisation because it “lost its moral compass”. He is an ecologist and a climatologist with decades of experience. He neither comes from Hollywood nor is he a former politician.
Despite the controversy that surrounds him and the accusations he faces of being a corporate shill, in the video attached he is presenting a scientifically sound anthropogenic global warming story.
His argument on CO2 and the fossil records shows that the correlation between historic global warming and atmospheric CO2 concentration proves that the former affects the latter, not the other way around. In other videos, he exposes lies perpetrated by Greenpeace and David Attenborough. This makes me wonder whether or not the controversy that surrounds him is a fabricated witch-hunt.
Either way, in this video link he is presenting facts, and if this subject means so much to you that you are prepared to fight with friends and family over it, then watch this 21 min video. See for yourself that there is a valid antithesis that debunks what the protagonists of the anthropogenic global warming story want you to believe.
Patrick Moore | The Sensible Environmentalist - YouTube
https://youtu.be/UFHX526NPbE
Greenpeace co-founder, Patrick Moore, discusses how we need to look at science and environmentalism together and not just view the sensationalism activism groups show the media. After leaving Greenpeace, Moore has gone on to become what he calls a sensible environmentalist and explains how Greenpeace and other like-minded organizations have moved away from using science as a basis for their projects.
An interesting article on heat below Antartica.
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-mysterious-geothermal-heat-source-is-melting-antarctica-from-below?fbclid=IwAR2qAw9s93GQ8nq54-d3Abmz0zrv-Fw6331stUb_Xm6WisSzYT3Zx6-kxgA
IPCC Admits Many of its Gloomy Climate Forecasts Are of “Low Likelihood” – The Daily Sceptic
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