As many WUWT readers know, my dog, Kenji Watts, is an actual member of the Union of Concerned Scientists. He’s got papers to prove it.
This of course is proof that all you need is a valid credit card to join this “front group” (as they describe others) in this science free money quest. Below is the email Kenji received today. – Anthony
Dear friend,
A generous supporter has pledged to match all donations dollar-for-dollar—up to $250,000—but only if you act by the end of the week!
Your support of UCS makes a vital difference in building a healthier environment and a safer world. If you’re still looking for a reason to support UCS, how about this one:
Picture a four-lane highway packed bumper to bumper with idling cars stretching all the way around the earth at the equator. Now picture the tailpipe emissions from all those cars and think about how much that would speed up global warming.
UCS supporters like you helped push through tough emissions standards for new cars and trucks that will require automakers to produce vehicles that emit roughly half of the global warming emissions of a new automobile today. By the year 2030, this effort alone will keep more than 300 million tons of carbon dioxide from being released into our atmosphere. That’s like taking 41 million cars off the road.
Time is running out to take advantage of this special opportunity. Please act now. Join more than 85,000 other members of UCS—become a member of UCS today.
With your help, we will:
- expose corporations, front groups, and policy makers who mislead the public and undermine understanding of climate science;
- fight to shut down old and dirty coal plants and increase investment in wind, solar, and other clean, renewable sources of energy; and
- actively protect scientists in the government and academia from politically motivated personal attacks.
You are a key partner in all this work. Please act now and take advantage of this special, short-term opportunity.
With your help, I’m confident we can win more important victories in the year ahead and the years to come.
Sincerely,
Kevin Knobloch
President
P.S. Remember: this special opportunity only lasts through the end of the week. Your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar—but only if you act now!
The Union of Concerned Scientists is the leading science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world.
Union of Concerned Scientists, 2 Brattle Square Cambridge, MA 02138-3780
phone: 800-666-8276 | Fax: 617-864-9405 | ucsaction@ucsusa.org | www.ucsusa.org
UCS is a 501(c)(3) organization. All gifts are tax deductible. You can be confident your donations to UCS are spent wisely.
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Don’t do it, Kenji!
For every “car” removed from the road or dirty coal plant shut down in the West, the Chinese are adding five!
Kurt in Switzerland
Wow,Watt is Kenji to do?41 million less cars would make it safer for us k9’s to cross the road.Maybe we could safely stop half way to lick our balls.Nah,leave the cars there.Some Mann would still try run me over.Woof
(facepalm)
If Kenji is as angry as he looks, you’re fortunate he doesn’t bite you for enrolling him.
woof warm woof what a hoot friday funny comes early ..
I wonder which facebook profiteer generously offered to match individual donations? I suppose you could call it wealth redistribution in action stealing from 401k and personal pension plan investors and handing it to this ecofascist front group who will obviously take their cut. Of course the cause takes second place to money, money makes the world go round or in their case stop, money cant buy you love but it can sure buy influence.
What a knob(loch) ;0)
Pass on this kenjii or you might have fewer cars to chase in the neighborhood streets.
Sick ’em Kenji !
I asked old Zeke for a bone to help Kenji in the effort. He just put his large head back down on the step he likes and looked at me like I was a fool. Said the poodle down the road might like to give. Or ask the cats.
“William Martin in NZ says:
May 24, 2012 at 10:13 pm
Wow,Watt is Kenji to do?41 million less cars would make it safer for us k9′s to cross the road.Maybe we could safely stop half way to lick our balls.Nah,leave the cars there.Some Mann would still try run me over.Woof”
Wasn’t there some Alarmist research out a few years back claiming pets CO2/methane emissions were worse for GW/CC than SUVs?
Kenji,plz,plz,plz,don’t learn to walk backwards,you will look like a cimta…..klimat…..skient…exprat…expit…warmista
Cool photo of Kenji, maybe we need a caption contest? He looks kinda concerned.
41 million fewer cars = 164 million fewer wheels for Kenji and his fellow canines to pollute against. What’s a dog to do?
I also note that these ‘scientists’ are only concerned (after the money angle, of course) with the heat trapping ability of the CO2 emitted from these vehicles. Why is there no mention of the waste engine heat? Why no calculations (predictions/scenarios/model ‘data’) for the effect of this?
According to the article their plan would eliminate 300 million tons of CO2 over 18 years.
If green plants–marine and terrestrial–photosythesize approximately 200 billion+ tons of CO2 per year for 18 years that would be 3.6 trillion tons total. Eliminating 300 million tons over the 18 years would eliminate 1 molecule of CO2 for every 12,000 CO2 molecules.
Maybe a cost/benefit analysis is in order.
“… double your impact …” hmmmm, let’s see now. Double zero and you get … zero.
Not even worth wasting a bark on …
Hmm…I see I misspelled “photosynthesize”.
stay clear of CAGW activists, kenji, they are miserable people:
25 May: ABC: David Marchese: Look beyond coal: climate activist
A visiting climate change activist is urging young Australians in the Upper Hunter to think beyond coal when discussing the future of the region.
Anna Rose is the co-founder of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition and is touring parts of regional Australia to talk about climate change with young people…
Anna Rose is the co-founder of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition and is touring parts of regional Australia to talk about climate change with young people…
Ms Rose says while she understands coal is an important industry for the Hunter, it comes at a cost.
“There’s a lot of money in coal in the short term but the cost of continuing Australia’s coal expansion is that we’re sacrificing the future of young Australians,” she said.
“What are the consequences for young Australians, when we’re creating more climate change from digging up and exporting more coal?”
Anna Rose featured in the ABC Television program I Can Change Your Mind About Climate last month, travelling around the world with former Liberal Senator Nick Minchin discussing human involvement in climate change….
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-25/climate-youth/4032838/?site=newcastle
and China will continue to build new coal-fired power plants every week using aussie coal, Anna. makes a lot of sense!
Hi Marian,yeah,you are correct.Temps in NZ are down.Do I get rid of my dog or the suv?Or do I lick my balls to keep warm?Hard choice.NZ wanted to tax farmers for cow farts in NZ.By your name you don’t have balls to lick,so you may freeze.What do you call that?Chatter box?LOL.Good luck.
He does look concerned and I’ll bet he is as much of a scientist as Briffa or Michael Mann. He seems to have a keen nose and could wave his tail like a hockey stick.
“serious controversy”!
(AUDIO)25 May: ABC Rural: Keiren McLeonard: Food on Friday – terroir, climate change and growing grapes
John Gladstones – even if you don’t recognise the name, you’ll know at least one of his achievements. He’s largely credited with establishing the Margaret River Wine region.
His distinguished career also includes authoring the 1992 book Viticulture and the Environment, which became a must read for many in Australia’s wine industry.
But John Galdstones(sic) most recent publication Wine Terroir and Climate Change has caused serious controversy.
Not only does it attempt to re-define terroir, the concept matching vines to the ideal soil and climate type to allow best expression of flavour. He also seriously questions climate change projections, and argues against its anthropogenic nature.
It’s a move that’s put one of the statesman on Australian wine at odds with the vast majority of his peers and the industry as a whole which is at the more progressive end of climate change adaptation.
John Gladstones, author of Wine, Terroir and Climate Change, WA; Professor Snow Barlow, Associate Dean, School of Land and Environment, Melbourne University, Vic
http://www.abc.net.au/rural/telegraph/content/2012/s3511195.htm
Snow is not fond of sceptics:
2011: Snow Barlow, PIARN Convenor: climate sceptics and informed debate
An evitable consequence of this debate appears to be unsubstantiated blogs covering both the ‘myths’ of anthropogenic climate change and potential other sources of greenhouse gases and warming…
However I thought it may be useful PIARN members to be aware of some credible websites containing referenced answers to frequently asked questions. We have provided some links to these websites below for your information and use. They vary in complexity and ease of navigation, but all are well researched and referenced…
If you know of more useful websites please let PIARN know and we’ll add them to this list.
•Climate change: a guide for the perplexed New Scientist magazine
•Skeptical Science – ‘Getting skeptical about global warming skepticism’
•Facts and fiction about climate change The Royal Society UK
•Frequently Asked Questions from the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
http://piarn.org.au/news/2011/aug/28/snow-barlow-climate-sceptics-and-informed-debate
Can I become a member of the 600 Home Run Club with a valid credit card?
$250,000?
Reaching for my checkbook even as I type.
Knobloch?
Sounds painful.
“leading science-based nonprofit ”
Shome mishtake, shurely? Shouldn’t that read “leading profit-based nonscience?”