Well, my Google-fu is merely average

but I couldn't find other than general invective-loaded science-illiterate Thinking-light, unattached to any notable academic credential - all munged together in general emotive rant-form.

Besides - as I read the mission behind Gore's long-term activities - his aim is to keep the topic alive, amidst Nations of the uninformable and ADD-afflicted; certainly Not to pretend that he possesses all necessary (let alone sufficient) Knowledge to create some The Agenda, next. Of Course! he's a target for every marlowesque dance.

I remain unconvinced that, overall - the species possesses the gumption, tenacity, even once-natural Curiosity - to do much beyond pander to last century's raison d'etre; the signal/noise level continues its descent, as Distraction is not merely big Bizness - it's the Major big Bizness.

>There must be more-More-MORE and, we must make a Profit on each new offering.<
Or: it's a commyunist god-hating conspiracy to take away our Comfortable illusions.
Oh well.. Brahma opens eyes: a Universe appears. Closes eyes and

And he's admitted as much. E.g. [link|http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/13/science/13gore.html?ei=5070&en=62c0fdec39ca9cd1&ex=1177646400&pagewanted=print|this] NY Times story from March:

Some backers concede minor inaccuracies but see them as reasonable for a politician. James E. Hansen, an environmental scientist, director of NASA\ufffds Goddard Institute for Space Studies and a top adviser to Mr. Gore, said, \ufffdAl does an exceptionally good job of seeing the forest for the trees,\ufffd adding that Mr. Gore often did so \ufffdbetter than scientists.\ufffd

Still, Dr. Hansen said, the former vice president\ufffds work may hold \ufffdimperfections\ufffd and \ufffdtechnical flaws.\ufffd He pointed to hurricanes, an icon for Mr. Gore, who highlights the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and cites research suggesting that global warming will cause both storm frequency and deadliness to rise. Yet this past Atlantic season produced fewer hurricanes than forecasters predicted (five versus nine), and none that hit the United States.

\ufffdWe need to be more careful in describing the hurricane story than he is,\ufffd Dr. Hansen said of Mr. Gore. \ufffdOn the other hand,\ufffd Dr. Hansen said, \ufffdhe has the bottom line right: most storms, at least those driven by the latent heat of vaporization, will tend to be stronger, or have the potential to be stronger, in a warmer climate.\ufffd

In his e-mail message, Mr. Gore defended his work as fundamentally accurate. \ufffdOf course,\ufffd he said, \ufffdthere will always be questions around the edges of the science, and we have to rely upon the scientific community to continue to ask and to challenge and to answer those questions.\ufffd

He said \ufffdnot every single adviser\ufffd agreed with him on every point, \ufffdbut we do agree on the fundamentals\ufffd \ufffd that warming is real and caused by humans.

Mr. Gore added that he perceived no general backlash among scientists against his work. \ufffdI have received a great deal of positive feedback,\ufffd he said. \ufffdI have also received comments about items that should be changed, and I have updated the book and slideshow to reflect these comments.\ufffd He gave no specifics on which points he had revised.

But, to answer Silverlock's query, I haven't seen anyone publicly complaining that Gore distorted their views.

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #283,083 by Ashton 4/25/07 6:26:09 PM Reply	Well, my Google-fu is merely average but I couldn't find other than general invective-loaded science-illiterate Thinking-light, unattached to any notable academic credential - all munged together in general emotive rant-form. Besides - as I read the mission behind Gore's long-term activities - his aim is to keep the topic alive, amidst Nations of the uninformable and ADD-afflicted; certainly Not to pretend that he possesses all necessary (let alone sufficient) Knowledge to create some The Agenda, next. Of Course! he's a target for every marlowesque dance. I remain unconvinced that, overall - the species possesses the gumption, tenacity, even once-natural Curiosity - to do much beyond pander to last century's raison d'etre; the signal/noise level continues its descent, as Distraction is not merely big Bizness - it's the Major big Bizness. >There must be more-More-MORE and, we must make a Profit on each new offering.< Or: it's a commyunist god-hating conspiracy to take away our Comfortable illusions. Oh well.. Brahma opens eyes: a Universe appears. Closes eyes and
Post #283,086 by Silverlock 4/25/07 7:36:45 PM Reply	You notice I only asked for one. ----------------------------------------- You can fire an at will employee for good cause or no cause, but not bad cause.
Post #283,089 by Another Scott 4/25/07 8:01:15 PM Reply	Gore did apparently get some things wrong. And he's admitted as much. E.g. [link\|http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/13/science/13gore.html?ei=5070&en=62c0fdec39ca9cd1&ex=1177646400&pagewanted=print\|this] NY Times story from March: Some backers concede minor inaccuracies but see them as reasonable for a politician. James E. Hansen, an environmental scientist, director of NASA\ufffds Goddard Institute for Space Studies and a top adviser to Mr. Gore, said, \ufffdAl does an exceptionally good job of seeing the forest for the trees,\ufffd adding that Mr. Gore often did so \ufffdbetter than scientists.\ufffd Still, Dr. Hansen said, the former vice president\ufffds work may hold \ufffdimperfections\ufffd and \ufffdtechnical flaws.\ufffd He pointed to hurricanes, an icon for Mr. Gore, who highlights the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and cites research suggesting that global warming will cause both storm frequency and deadliness to rise. Yet this past Atlantic season produced fewer hurricanes than forecasters predicted (five versus nine), and none that hit the United States. \ufffdWe need to be more careful in describing the hurricane story than he is,\ufffd Dr. Hansen said of Mr. Gore. \ufffdOn the other hand,\ufffd Dr. Hansen said, \ufffdhe has the bottom line right: most storms, at least those driven by the latent heat of vaporization, will tend to be stronger, or have the potential to be stronger, in a warmer climate.\ufffd In his e-mail message, Mr. Gore defended his work as fundamentally accurate. \ufffdOf course,\ufffd he said, \ufffdthere will always be questions around the edges of the science, and we have to rely upon the scientific community to continue to ask and to challenge and to answer those questions.\ufffd He said \ufffdnot every single adviser\ufffd agreed with him on every point, \ufffdbut we do agree on the fundamentals\ufffd \ufffd that warming is real and caused by humans. Mr. Gore added that he perceived no general backlash among scientists against his work. \ufffdI have received a great deal of positive feedback,\ufffd he said. \ufffdI have also received comments about items that should be changed, and I have updated the book and slideshow to reflect these comments.\ufffd He gave no specifics on which points he had revised. But, to answer Silverlock's query, I haven't seen anyone publicly complaining that Gore distorted their views. Cheers, Scott.

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