Politics interfere with scientific reasoning

FACT: Clean air and clean water are crucial. In 1980, the so-called experts were saying the world would freeze over because of pollution. TIME magazine and National Geographic and others reported this. Then, a few years later in 2000, the S-CEs were clamoring that the world would be covered with water in 12 years because of global warming. Apparently, the S-CEs were going the wrong way on the thermometer. The facts weren't adding up. What happened then? Let's call it "Climate Change," which is reported in the news media as Fact now. Not so fast.

I'm a big believer in common sense. How could scientists conclude there is global cooling? Then, in a blink of an eye 20 years later, the earth is on a trajectory of global warming. That doesn't make sense, does it? Keep in mind, the earth went through a global warming period. Illinois was covered with glaciers up to 10,000 years ago. The melting of glaciers in Illinois wasn't caused by humans, was it?

Several publications disagree about global warming. The NIPCC report on scientific consensus titled, "Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming" is a good source to read. It argues that there is no consensus among scientists, there are flawed projections and postulates, unreliable circumstantial evidence, etc.

In conclusion, to be fair, scientists always should be in the business of disproving hypotheses. The political climate is getting in the way of scientific reasoning. Let's allow the debate to flourish and allow scientists to debate global cooling, global warming, or the temperature is within historical norms.

In the meantime, for those who know the world will end in I guess 10 years, please send me your money. You won't be needing it. I'll be happy to use it for good purposes.

Michael Fuechtmann

Roselle