12-09-2009, 03:45 AM
Quote:http://www.newsweek.com/id/78772 <-- Most Lindzen articles cite this one. Good try though. He's a Democrat, and a real climatologist, at one of the worlds leading and respected technology schools.He might tick the "D" box on the ballot, but he's firmly in the other camp on these issues. Being a contrarian scientist is one thing - publishing in the National Post and the WSJ is another.
As always, the question is the balance. Where does the weight of evidence sit? You can find isolated individuals (even ones with credentials) arguing just about any side of any issue. Sometimes, they're right. Often, they're not. Lindzen's academic credentials are fine, there's no reason to dismiss his work out of hand. However, on climate, his views are against the grain of the field. (The same is true of smoking, although that one obviously isn't his field.)
-Jester