06-22-2006, 05:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-22-2006, 06:12 PM by Chesspiece_face.)
Quote:Thank you for the information. It appears that the quote you cite was indeed misleading. Does that mean the scientists critical of the movie are not to be trusted since they take sides? If so, I imagine that the contributions of the scientists in Al Gore's movie are likewise suspect.
I'm not sure which scientists are in the movie, but generally in science where the money's coming from can have a large impact on credibility. If a scientist gets paid the same no matter what their findings end up showing than the results are more credible. On the other hand, if their paycheck and it's continuance is based solely on whether they return the "correct" results that would be pretty questionable research.
In Bob Carter's case there are multiple documented occurances of money coming, both directly and indirectly, from ExxonMobil to his paycheck.
Edit: here's just one example:
ExxonMobil Corporate Contributions
near the bottom of page 44 there is a listing for Tech Central Science Foundation with a donation of 95,000 for "Climate Change Support"
Tech Central Science Foundation is the monetary support for TechCentralStation.com which Bob Carter is a contributing writer.