Questions for Deniers

     I read a lot. Its my job. Whether it's articles about the environment, hockey or Batman V. Superman, I'm always reading. I proof read my blog posts (most of the time), I reread and rewrite my short stories and when I'm not working I am reading a book. (Right now, I'm reading "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer...awesome. Read it.) Anyway, I came across this gem yesterday in my usual sweep of the internet for all things Climate Change.

     I have developed a process, which I have refined over the past year or so, to help me keep up to date on all things Climate Change and Environment. Not everything out there you read is fact (which many people don't realize). So I do my best to weed out the crazy (I'm looking at you Newsmaxx) and the vague and unsupported (Wochit, get your act together!) in order to get some concrete and logical information to share. There is a lot of unreliable sites with unsubstantiated bullshit out there. I hunt down the accredited and reliable outlets, the ones that use real data and cite their sources, and share what I think is relevant and what is supported with real research and studies. Although, sometimes I share the humorous and head slapping things because you have to laugh sometimes, right?

Courtesy: http://chris-sabos-goggles.com/2012/03/13/sinking-friendships/kid-head-slap/

     Here is a list of 10 questions to ask Climate Change Deniers from Moron Watch. Don't let the Moron Watch name detract from the direct and valid questions they provide. While some of these questions are just mean spirited and sarcastic, some are effective when faced with someone who accuses you of being an alarmist. If you frequently engage or are engaged by Climate Change Deniers and get bogged down in there circle-talk meant to confuse, these questions may come in handy. There is nothing like being blunt and asking someone to logically and effectively support their argument. Getting them to realize that they can't do it may jog some of them into questioning what they have been force fed.

Here are the most effective ones, in my opinion:

• If there is a "scientific debate", why do only 24 out of 13,950 peer-reviewed papers dispute man-made climate change?

• If there is "science on both sides", why do billionaires secretly have to throw hundreds of millions of dollars into denials propaganda? 

• Why are there no climate scientists as spokesmen for the denial side? (Have them name one to prove this assertion wrong.)

• Why do you not believe climate scientists about present warming, but believe them when they say the climate changed in the past?

• Who knows more about climate? a) Climate scientists, b) Economists, c) Oil Companies, d0 Michele Bachman?