Where’s all this imaginary money? It strikes me as funny that the denialists are always saying that climatologists have invented Global Climate Change for the money. They are already climatologists, they already have jobs, they aren’t getting any raises because of this theory. The only people making extra money on it are the shills in the employ of the extraction industries.
The money is real. Government grants to researchers and government jobs to regulators are just two areas where the money is going. We also shouldn’t forget all of the money paid to litigators in lawsuits.
Tho carbon credits haven’t been “approved” we still pay for them due to utility companies joining the scheme. Al Gore gets a piece of every one traded. He’s been scamming us ever since he was in the legislature.
People seem unable to grasp that the incentives for academic researchers are different than for those in the paid employ of corporations. The primary currency of academic scientists is not money, it’s citations. And if you can DISprove a prevailing theory, you have it made!!! The scientist who finds the surprising, unexpected thing — with research that undergoes peer review, and with data and analyses that are publicly available (which is de rigeur for academic research) — will get cited all over the place and can get tenure just about anyplace s/he chooses.
There is no incentive to just back up what everyone already knows (that probably won’t even get published). Most academic researchers spend their lives making incremental refinements of existing theories (the necessary everyday work of building scientific knowledge).It is the fortunate few who come up with something radically new — and the rest dream of a day they might do so.
The incentives in academia go exactly opposite to what climate deniers seem to think. A scientist who could disprove the current climate change theories held by 95% of scientists, with rigorous research that withstands peer review, would have it made!
The entire scam has been invented so that the “rich” countries (read “white”) can be taxed and fined so that the money can be handed to the “poor” countries (read black/brown) to help them prepare for the coming catastrophe.See the faked and fabricated “science” exposed by the thousands of leaked emails from the East Anglia University and the UN.Of course, all you liberal/progressives will simply stick your fingers in your ears and say “La-la-la-la” so you will not have to hear actual facts that do not agree with your agenda.Pathetic sheep.
Pharmakeus Ubik over 10 years ago
Where’s all this imaginary money? It strikes me as funny that the denialists are always saying that climatologists have invented Global Climate Change for the money. They are already climatologists, they already have jobs, they aren’t getting any raises because of this theory. The only people making extra money on it are the shills in the employ of the extraction industries.
Michael Peterson Premium Member over 10 years ago
There’s a lot of money in ignoring damage to the air and water, whether it causes climate change or not.
cabalonrye over 10 years ago
There’s plenty of money in normal. As in, my company won’t spend a cent cleaning up behind itself, my country won’t spend a cent fighting pollution…
blackash2004-tree Premium Member over 10 years ago
The money is real. Government grants to researchers and government jobs to regulators are just two areas where the money is going. We also shouldn’t forget all of the money paid to litigators in lawsuits.
Olddog1 over 10 years ago
Al Gore made a lot of money from a govt supported failed green tech company.
sandrino over 10 years ago
That’s it this comic is gone, buh bye.
tototu over 10 years ago
Tho carbon credits haven’t been “approved” we still pay for them due to utility companies joining the scheme. Al Gore gets a piece of every one traded. He’s been scamming us ever since he was in the legislature.
Comic Minister Premium Member over 10 years ago
Agreed Zack.
catzilla23 over 10 years ago
Is global warming happening? Yes.Are humans contributing to it? Probably.Are taxes and carbon credits going to fix it? No
Doug Taylor Premium Member over 10 years ago
Out of the mouth of babes…
calliopejane over 10 years ago
People seem unable to grasp that the incentives for academic researchers are different than for those in the paid employ of corporations. The primary currency of academic scientists is not money, it’s citations. And if you can DISprove a prevailing theory, you have it made!!! The scientist who finds the surprising, unexpected thing — with research that undergoes peer review, and with data and analyses that are publicly available (which is de rigeur for academic research) — will get cited all over the place and can get tenure just about anyplace s/he chooses.
There is no incentive to just back up what everyone already knows (that probably won’t even get published). Most academic researchers spend their lives making incremental refinements of existing theories (the necessary everyday work of building scientific knowledge).It is the fortunate few who come up with something radically new — and the rest dream of a day they might do so.
The incentives in academia go exactly opposite to what climate deniers seem to think. A scientist who could disprove the current climate change theories held by 95% of scientists, with rigorous research that withstands peer review, would have it made!
coldsooner over 10 years ago
AMEN to THAT! Please read the book, “Not By Fire But By Ice.”
RonBerg13 Premium Member over 10 years ago
Boy, this toon has been spot on on this global warming stuff.
bobviously over 10 years ago
Right you are Ron.
SheilaRoddy Premium Member over 10 years ago
There is a lot of money in calling the climate normal. People who want to keep polluting the atmosphere make lots of money from it.
LOWRIDER84 over 10 years ago
The entire scam has been invented so that the “rich” countries (read “white”) can be taxed and fined so that the money can be handed to the “poor” countries (read black/brown) to help them prepare for the coming catastrophe.See the faked and fabricated “science” exposed by the thousands of leaked emails from the East Anglia University and the UN.Of course, all you liberal/progressives will simply stick your fingers in your ears and say “La-la-la-la” so you will not have to hear actual facts that do not agree with your agenda.Pathetic sheep.