Some people hold that the threat of climate change is so great that we need to fundamentally change the way we produce and use energy. What's your response to this view?
Climate change is a natural phenomenon. Climate keeps changing all the time. The fact that climate changes is not in itself a threat, because, obviously, in the past human beings have adapted to all kinds of climate changes.
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This interview from PBS's Nova program is from March 12, 2000, but is still helpful today. It presents Dr. S. Fred Singer's controversial views about global warming. The interviewer asks detailed questions that refer to factual evidence and opposing viewpoints on this topic. Dr. Singer responds with thoughtful arguments on all points, though they are not well sourced in his comments. So far, I remain doubtful about several of his claims, such as the one that global warming is good ... More »
Both interviewer and interviewee did a very good job. The interviewer effectively represented the viewpoints of many others by asking good questions. The answers were good. Supporting details are thin, as would be expected. Unfortunately it ends on a rather controversial answer.
I'd like to see a more recent presentation of Dr Singer's views. Have they changed at all over seven years?
This is an opinion piece so it might not be considered balanced, but it should open up everyone's ideas as to the possibility of a global warming hoax. To me, he seems balanced because he admits that we don't know the whole story, only more science and investigation will bring us finally to a consensus. But he surely surfaces questions about the current "consensus".
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