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date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:57:44 -0700,    group: uk.politics.environment        back       
UK climate scepticism more common   
They report that half of people are dismissing that IPCC's junk science (positive feedbacks,
ignoring other causes of climate change). However the loony-left BBC dismisses these intelligent
people as "unable to accept the religions fundamentalism of Gaia worshipers" like themselves.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8249668.stm

      UK climate scepticism more common
            By Sudeep Chand            Science reporter

            Are solar changes or greenhouse emissions driving warming?

      The British public has become more sceptical about climate change over the last five years,
according to a survey.

      Twice as many people now agree that "claims that human activities are changing the climate
are exaggerated".

      Four in 10 believe that many leading experts still question the evidence. One in five are
"hard-line sceptics".

      The survey, by Cardiff University, shows there is still some way to go before the public's
perception matches that of their elected leaders.

      The results were announced at the British Science Festival in Guildford by Cardiff's Lorraine
Whitmarsh.

            What we have to get across is that residual uncertainty in science is normal

      A questionnaire survey was filled in by 551 people, from a range of ages and backgrounds,
between September and November last year.

      Although the findings are similar to those of other UK surveys, this is the first to show
that people may be becoming "tired" of claims surrounding climate change.

Perception gap

      Dr Whitmarsh told BBC News: "It is difficult for people to perceive what is and isn't climate
change.

      "But I think what we have to get across is that residual uncertainty in science is normal.

           WHO IS THE MOST 'SCEPTICAL'?
            Men more than women
            Rural more than urban
            Older people
            High earners
            Conservative voters more than Lib Dem voters; Lib Dem voters more than Labour voters

      "Unfortunately, some people latch on to this uncertainty and say 'let's carry on as we are'."

      She feels that many people are not "playing their part" in reducing humanity's impact on the
environment.

      "In general people are showing little willingness to change their lifestyles.

      "They will recycle, unplug the TV and change their light bulbs; but they won't change how
they travel or how they eat.

      "These are the things that are going to make the biggest difference."

Alarmist

      Half of the people surveyed believed the media was too alarmist.

      And a third said there was too much conflicting evidence to know what is actually happening.

      Dr Whitmarsh added: "We need to make it clear to people what is due to climate change and
what is not.

      "It is time we made it real to people."

      Other surveys have shown that people in the UK are more sceptical than those in Europe, but
less than those in the US.
date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:57:44 -0700   author:   Eric Gisin

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