Obama’s science Czar John Holdren has decided the new name for global warming, er, climate change shall be:
Because the first two didn’t work apparently.
(CNSNews.com) – John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, says that the term “global warming” is “a dangerous misnomer” that should be replaced with “global climate disruption.”
I have a new name for Mr. Holdren, sort of like a superhero name: “Johnny Desperate”.
From CNS news and the American Thinker, barf bag optional.
WH Science Czar ‘Global Warming’ is ‘Dangerous Misnomer’
By James Lewis, American Thinker
John Holdren, our official fraudulent “Science Czar” for our equally mendacious President, has dumped “global warming” as a “dangerous misnomer.” Ah, yes, that would be it then. It’s not the facts but the words that are wrong, says America’s official Doctor Science.
In scientific terms this means John Holdren has run up the white flag and is begging for mercy. “Warming” is something we can measure scientifically. “Global Warming” is a lot more speculative, but with satellites, weather balloons, and plenty of ocean buoys, we now know that it’s just wrong. Global Warming has been shot down in flames by scientific skeptics who resorted to an unfair tactic called “facts and observations.”
The wild hypothesis of “catastrophic anthropogenic global warming a 100 years from now,” is so obviously harebrained sci fi that no sane person can believe in it.
Dr. Holdren’s newest brainstorm? Forget all that warming stuff. No, we are now supposed to believe in something called “global climate disruption.”
That way some wildly overpaid “internationally respected” climate modeler can predict that in a hundred years things will get two degrees warmer, colder, or neither one or the other, and still predict the end of the earth. That’ll be a couple of hundred million dollars for more life-saving “research,” if you please.
The media are banging on “scientific” doors for another cataclysmic headline, right now, to feed their hunger for the Scare of the Day. Their whole business model depends on it. The New York Times is talking about giving up their paper edition entirely. ABC has fired its “News” chief. They desperately need another Scary Hobgoblin to goose up the ignorant masses, or they might go belly-up tomorrow. Let’s hope they do go down tomorrow, because it couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch. That why free markets have losers, and boy, are these people ever losers.
I suppose that’s why Dr. Holdren thinks that old and toxic phrase “Global Warming” is now “dangerous.” But dangerous for whom? Not dangerous for the real world, that’s for sure. Not dangerous for developing countries that build another coal-fired power plant every day to feed their billions of hungry people. They can see people dying on the streets in Calcutta, but they can’t see two degrees warmer in a hundred years being such a big deal. Maybe Dr. Holdren thinks that “Global Warming” is now “dangerous” for the corrupt politicized faux-scientists who have built their careers on ecological hobgoblins? That sounds more like it.
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Jackie says:
September 17, 2010 at 4:23 am
4. —> Global Weirding – dropped, reflected too closely the type of guys behind it.
I like Global Weirding. It says nothing and too much – all in the same sentence…
Re: Obama Admin. announcement on “global climate disruption.” This reminds me of an Orwell book….
RSweeney says:
September 16, 2010 at 8:06 pm
For these elitist statists, the question doesn’t matter.
It’s only the “solution” that counts: a powerful global government which controls all aspects of life and business…. So the elite can run things for the little people.
_____
You think this isn’t already the case and has been the case for as long as there has been human civilization? Which is a more powerful symbol (economically speaking, which is all that matters)– the flag of Canada or the IBM or GE logo? The elite always have and always will run things, and simply find new ways to motivate and entice the “little people” to assist the elite to stay powerful and more importantly…wealthy. Best way to assist: stay in debt and consume consume consume.
Tim says (September 17, 2010 at 1:00 pm): “Wasn’t that Kaos? It was a long time ago for me (for anyone who remembers it).”
Yes, I remembered some time after posting that Maxwell Smart’s arch-nemesis was indeed KAOS, not CHAOS. *sigh*
But all is not lost. The alarmists can still enlist Kardashian fans to kampaign against Katastrophik Klimate KAOS. After all, who could not be against something with the initials “KKK”? 🙂
Anybody noticed “Climate Cynic” yet………………..
There are actually some media messages coming out now now and it is very deliberate, planned. ‘Global Climate Disruption’ I imagine was NOT an off the cuff remark.
Anybody else come across; ‘Climate Cynic’ yet,
you know, the new way of saying ‘Climate Deniers’ without the holocaust denial smear…
From a green media company – Futerra:
Sell the Sizzle – The New Climate Message
http://www.futerra.co.uk/downloads/Sellthesizzle.pdf
“Cynics versus Activists
If you think the climate argument is won, then think again. Myriad climate battles continue to rage. On the science, or the policy response to the science, on the responsibilities of business, government and people, on the right moment to act, on who gets the blame, on who pays, on who benefits…
However, these battles have largely taken place beneath the public’s radar. Played out between CLIMATE CYNICS and Climate Activists in boardrooms or staterooms but only recently in living rooms.”
These guys Futerra were way ahead of me…
They provide their service to the UN environment Program, UK Government,
In fact, the UK government used them in creating the UK Climate Change Communications strategy.
Futerra – Rules of the Game.
http://www.futerra.co.uk/downloads/RulesOfTheGame.pdf
“Futerra and The UK Department for Environment published the Rules of the Game on 7 March 2005. The game is communicating climate change; the Rules will help us win it. The document was created as part of the UK Climate Change Communications Strategy.”
I mentioned DECC earlier – The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) was created in October 2008, bringing together energy policy previously with BERR and Department for Environment.
http://www.decc.gov.uk/
And yet, Futerra still can’t quite help themselves though….
“Sell the Sizzle – The NEW Climate Message”
http://www.futerra.co.uk/downloads/Sellthesizzle.pdf
“Climate Change Deniers
Unfortunately, these guys are back (if they ever went away). The edge of this group are the conspiracy theorists who are sure that climate science is an excuse for either (a) the environmentalists to curtail consumption or undermine our way of life, or (b) for the developed world to hold back the developing world.”
Fun Quotes From – Branding Biodiversity
“Need is essential
for policy makers
and business”
My favourite:
“Our audiences are
emotional rather
than rational.”
http://www.futerra.co.uk/downloads/Branding_Biodiversity.pdf
About Futerra.
“Futerra is a communications agency. We do
the things great agencies do; have bright ideas,
captivate consumers, build energetic websites
one day and grab OPINION FORMER’S attention
the next. We’re very good at it. But the real
difference is that since our foundation in 2001,
we’ve only EVER worked on green issues,
corporate responsibility
and sustainability.
Not that I’m trying to point it out, they advice the UN ENVIRONMENT Program.
http://www.futerra.co.uk/downloads/WebEN21.pdf
“Futerra, in partnership with the UN Environment Programme, published Communicating Sustainability: How to produce effective public campaigns in September 2005.”
So a reasonable, direct from the source, bit of evidence that the ‘creative’ tools of PR are being used by government and the UN, (futerra since 2001) see their client list (Greenpeace, etc) has/is being used to ‘win’ the AGW consensus amongst the public..
As a bit of popular culture. Anybody remember when ‘carbon footprint’ actually started being widely used…?!?!
Futerra focus grouped it in 2007….. in ‘Words That Sell’
http://www.futerra.co.uk/downloads/Words-That-Sell.pdf
Strike 3, stupidest positioning I’ve seen since they changed it to Climate Change.
Holdren: “Without climate there is no environment.”
I can’t believe it. God bless America.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/jph-kavli-9-2010.pdf
(slide 3, really)
Thanks to Paul Brekke for providing this link.
Try translating them as:
Global Warming = We know what is going to happen
Climate Change = We know something is going to happen, but don’t know what.
Global Climate Disruption = We think something is going to happen, but are not sure.
and at least they might be heading in the right direction.
Even from their own point of view, I think “Climate Disruption” is a bad choice of words. Who wants to see federal tax money spent to disrupt the climate? Who wants federal grants issued to advance the science of climate disruption?
Perhaps Republican PR consultant Frank Luntz may have done us all a good turn when he wittingly or unwittingly got them to rebrand the familiar “Global Warming” with the obscure designation: “Climate Change.” [See: Kate (September 17, 2010 at 1:03 am) above.] That change, apparently, did not buy them the enhanced public acceptance they were seeking, so now we have a new name. I suspect this one will even be less successful.
Very anagram friendly 🙂
global climate disruption
guilt balanced oil imports
carbon militia gulped lots
boiling matriculated slop
balanced stimuli grip tool
radicals mount bilge pilot
maladroit bungle politics
imploding ritual obstacle
ballistic gumption reload
build paternalistic gloom
liars uncoiled gambit plot
limp guillotined acrobats
despotic orbital mulligan
stall looming pubic tirade
palm oiled carbonist guilt
giant custom billiard pole
gloom slid turbine capital
outed blip magician trolls
total carbon pugilism lied
limping coot radiates bull
cooled tribal mauling tips
galileonardo says:
September 16, 2010 at 2:46 pm
“I propose Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Anomalies, or CACA for short.”
galileonardo’s suggestion is a tough act to follow, but I’ll put in my 2 cents anyway. How about Global Climate Constipation?
Why? Because climate in the real world, outside of tidy little computer models, is too bloody irregular!
… or you could have:
calming editorial subplot
proclaimed globalist unit
glacial mindset politburo
coal tribulation glimpsed
disclaim rebuttal looping
caution balloted pilgrims
ignoble dictatorial slump
midpoint glacial troubles
gullible antacid impostor
lubricated igloo implants
implacable solid tutoring
linguistic meatball droop
blurting localised optima
botanical god multipliers
glum tabloid replications
moralist polecat building
bloated optical misruling
alarming publicist tooled
proclaim disabling outlet
totalling bum periodicals
dourest political blaming
board implicating sellout
empirical globalist donut
mortician adopts gullible
panoramic bulldog elitist
illogical drumbeat points
blame toiling duplicators
Eureka!
I’m sorry, I’ve not been following this blog for a few days.
I think Global Climate Deception would be more appropriate.
Inspired by AJB
A poem
GLOBAL CLIMATE DISRUPTION (anagrammatically)
I mount radical bilge plots
Carbon militia gulped lots
Guilt balanced oil imports
Liar’s gambit uncoiled plot
Total carbon pugilism lied
Stall looming pubic tirade
Giant custom billiard pole
Blip ousted magician troll
Limping coot radiates bull
Mortician adopts gullible
Gloom slid turbine capital
Balanced stimuli grip tool
Imploding ritual obstacle
Marital lip bung diet cools
Gumption reload ballistic
Meatball droop linguistic
Unit proclaimed globalist
Political blaming dourest
Tabloid replications glum
Totalling periodicals bum
Dourest obligate pill Manic
I slim grout balloted panic
Al god multipliers Botanic
Bulldog elitist panoramic
Ignoble dictatorial slump
Despotic orbital mulligan
Global idiot cultrine spam
Bungle politics drat, lo I am?
NoIdea
World Weather Foul-up. Or some other F-up, perhaps.
W.W.F. just seems the best acronym for the quality of discourse we get from these folks.
I guess the wiki list that includes Australian Cattle Dog, Autoregressive Conditional Duration, Automatic Call Distributer, Anemia of Chronic Disease, etc. will now have to make room for Anthropogenic Climate Disruption…
Inspired by NoIdea’s verse IV …
The Balloonist’s Daughter
Bald unripe climatologist,
bilingual competitors lad.
Subtropical model tailing,
collapsible tritium gonad.
Platinum bridal ecologist,
boasting coral multiplied.
Marital bodices polluting,
coastal troubling implied.
Timorous billing placated,
collating polarities dumb.
Glamor biscuit pollinated,
dialing courtliest aplomb.
Abrupt oscillated moiling,
logistic ballad importune.
Cordial lumpiest bloating,
pleading altruistic bloom.
Glum pediatric balloonist,
lubrication galled impost.
Placid tribunal gloomiest,
impartial beclouding lost.
Modulating calibre pistol,
ballistic proton lug aimed.
Diabolic seating rump toll,
lusting lip oil cobra tamed!
For AJB with many thanks.
[i] Inspired inspiration inspiring [/i]
Anagrammatically awesome and perfectly defined
Ideally metered, superbly writ and lovingly rhymed
That you inspired me, to inspire you, is truly sublime
Ashamed to think outside the box, it becomes a crime
If our thoughts are not green and warm inside our mind
Then we must be eradicated by the brain cops to be kind
Or it is time to get like them? Talk hot air from our behind!
NoIdea
Could Climate Disruptus be the same as Coitus Interruptus?
Or, putting it another way, could Climate Interruptus be the same as Coitus Disruptus?
RE: Spector: (September 18, 2010 at 11:06 pm)
“I guess the wiki list that includes Australian Cattle Dog, Autoregressive Conditional Duration, Automatic Call Distributer, Anemia of Chronic Disease, etc. will now have to make room for Anthropogenic Climate Disruption…”
It looks like the Australian Cattle Dogs are safe from having the same acronym as the latest name for global CO2 emission phobia because I missed the fact that the full name appears to be “Global Climate Disruption” (GCD) or “Anthropogenic Global Climate Disruption.” (AGCD)…