Global warming denial is snake oil

In 1896, Svante Arthenius first noticed the processes that would cause global warming and published his findings. In 1930, global warming was confirmed. By 1950, our technology advanced to allow precise measurement and, thus, the process was further confirmed. By 1990, global warming was widely accepted, worldwide.

However, in America, a rich, conservative, industry sympathetic government leadership sought to deny the larger body of available scientific knowledge. They subverted information, rejected world opinion, and campaigned to confuse the nonscientific public in order to create dissonance and denial. They refused to hear the message, because they would not jeopardize the potential profit for their political contributors and benefactors.

Fen Lind of Huntley recently exalted a petition against the theory of global warming. He believes an alleged 30,000 scientists signing a petition proves that global warming is not happening and confirms the previous administration's success in confusing and dumbing down the public regarding the issue.

Arthur B. Robinson, who has written, "Teach your children ... to acquire superior knowledge as did many ... in the days before socialism in education" is the author of the Oregon Petition, which Fen extols. Robinson, founder, president, and chemistry professor, of his own Institute of Science in Oregon, is also a signatory to a petition called "A Scientific Dissent From Darwinism."

The point being, regardless of education level achieved or field of expertise, anyone can be susceptible to innocently succumbing to the snake oil salesman's pitch.

Gail Talbot

Huntley