I guess George Bush and Justin Gardner may have an actually equal disrespect for science if it does not promote their political agenda. Man, its been a good week so far for the libbies. ;)

Al Gore does one thing that most of the people sneering at him never do, he pays attention to the scientists that are motivated by the science instead of those motivated by their own political stance or their connections to energy companies.

Well, do you suppose he will listen to the over 650 world-renowned scientists who have recently petitioned the IPCC for representation in their dissenting views on man-made global warming?

Will you? You can start, if you feel up to it, by reading through some of those quotations listed on the webpage I linked to. Why bother, they are probably “flat earthers” right? After all, Ivar Giaever won a Nobel Prize for physics not peace. What would he know about science? Are you sneering now?

He claims the debate is over. When was this debate? When did Al Gore stand on one side of the stage, with a dissenting scientist on the other, giving opening statements, rebuttals, taking questions from the moderators, giving closing arguments ect… When did this happen? Al Gore is Chicken Shit. Even if he is right there are thousands of legitamate climatologists who have dissenting views and would gladly challenge Al Gore in an open forum if given the opportunity.

By definition, science investigates areas where there are gaps in knowledge – if we don’t learn more as we go along, we’re doing it wrong.

No, Al Gore is not a scientists, and he probably doesn’t know any more than anyone who reads this blog (which is probably more than the average Joe though), but he is a largely accepted voice in the green movement, which includes scientists and activists alike, and his knowledge of climate change research is probably comparable to the extent of knowledge we expect our presidents to have of specific issues. Though I think he is a bit of a propagandist and I question awarding the IPCC the Nobel Peace Prize, I can understand both why he should be consulting with Obama and why we should be aware of any conflicts of interest.

Next up, Yale professor Peter Moore is about to be nominated for the Nobel prize in Classical Literature for his work on ribosomal peptidyl transferase reactions and tRNA decoding during protein synthesis of eukaryotic cells in vivo.

Yeah. Al Gore doesn’t know more about climate change than the average Joe on the street. Someone needs a nap.

blackoutyears – Provide one scientific credential of Al Gore. Just one. One thing that makes him more scientifically qualified than…anybody. You are right, I do need a nap, but you need to remove your head from the rectal cavity of the MSM and be a bit more discerning on who you trust for expert knowledge.

So, should we also be upset that Barack Obama is getting environmental advice from those who stand to profit from increased regulation and green investment?

Yes. We should at least be very leery.

diminish his knowledge on the subject.

Which is no greater than mine or the average Joe on the street — it is similar to Justin’s claim to be the greatest of “moderates” – just because someone says it, doesn’t make it so.