With the upcoming Gore-a-thon set for September 14th, Gore needs an attention boost more than ever. And that’s not all, the number of people that beleive the sun has a role is growing. 60% of likely U.S. Voters think it’s at least somewhat likely that the level of activity on the sun, including solar flares and sunspots, has an impact on the long-term heating and cooling of the earth’s atmosphere. Just 22% feel that it’s unlikely solar activity influences the atmosphere’s long-term temperature.
From Rasmussen reports:
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Voters shows that just 24% of voters consider Gore an expert on global warming. Fifty-nine percent (59%) do not think Gore is an expert on the subject, an increase in skepticism of 12 points since March 2007. Another 18% are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
While a plurality of Democrats (43%) considers Gore an expert on global warming, most Republicans (80%) and voters not affiliated with either major political party (65%) disagree.
Gore may disagree, but most voters believe solar activity has an impact on global cooling and warming. A narrow plurality gives human activity the edge over sun activity, though, when it comes to which one has a bigger impact on the problem.
Gore is viewed at least somewhat favorably by 40% of voters, with 14% holding a Very Favorable opinion of him. Fifty-three percent (53%) regard him at least somewhat unfavorably, including 38% with a Very Unfavorable view.
That’s some bad chakra. Even serial wailer Bill McKibben’s message on “weather is climate, it really is, especially when there’s a hurricane” is falling out of favor too:
With hurricane season in full swing, 41% of American Adults believe global warming is creating climate changes that lead to more extreme weather events. But that’s down 14 points from June 2008 when 55% felt that way. Forty-three percent (43%) disagree and say global warming is not producing more extreme weather.
Read the whole report here at Rasmussen reports
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“70-90 years oscillations in global mean temperature are correlated with corresponding oscillations in solar activity. Whereas the solar influence is obvious in the data from the last four centuries, signatures of human activity are not yet distinguishable in the observations.”
Solar activity varies the solar magnetic field, which modulates cosmic rays levels. Cosmic rays seed cloud formation, thus low solar activity -> higher albedo -> cooling
The tight correlation between Democrats and those that believe in Al Gore shows this whole thing is politically motivated. And since the Dems believe Keynsian Economics is the way to prosperity (NOT!), is it any wonder they believe is the CO2 fairy tale? Both are absurd assumptions, as reality is showing with great clarity.
polistra says:
September 9, 2011 at 5:40 am
All “news” stories . . .
You’ve been told a million times not to exaggerate:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904537404576554750502443800.html?KEYWORDS=the+other+climate
Title: The Other Climate Theory
Subtitle: Al Gore won’t hear it, but heavenly bodies might be . . .
This article, by Anne Jolis (an editorial page writer for The Wall Street Journal Europe), is about Svensmark’s work and the recent CLOUD experiments.
View from the Solent says:
September 9, 2011 at 7:07 am
“Yes, the latest frontier in online activism has been breached by Gore and the kids over at the Climate Reality Project, who want you to donate your Facebook ”
Takes Astroturfing to a whole new level! Now we know why he talked of a “grassroots” movement.
Ban Ki-Moon, Aral sea quote, 12 hours ago
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/un-boss-urges-climate-sceptics-to-wake-up-20110909-1k11a.html
Blunder of epic proportions. He REALLY uses the Aral sea as a climate change example. What a dolt!
The same 24% believe that the world will end in 2012. /sarc
35 errors in Al Gores movie. By Lord Monckton who has repeatedly asked Al Gore to debate him on the issues but Al Gore has declined.
http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/monckton/goreerrors.html
Now, which trailers do the 24% live in? The same 24% that watch Springer?
I can hear the insane laughter from my son over in San Fran, now polishing his snow board after I sent him the NOAA Climate Prediction Center’s reporting La Niña is back this morning!
24% is the same percentage that cannot identify the U.S. on an unlabelled world map–coincidence?
Sadly these polls show there are still
quite a few ignorant and gullible people.
“Dave N says:
September 8, 2011 at 11:25 pm
When someone attempts to rebut mostly with terms like “bullsh*t”, their credibility is likely to plummet.”
I always say “Really?” With a raised eyebrow and knowing smile. Seems to work better than the pejorative.
The Register reports that his latest ploy is to persuade people to “loan” their Facebook accounts, so he can use them to spread the word….
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/09/al_gore_asks_people_to_donate_their_social_media_accounts/
How can people be so unfair to the man how invented he internet?
Dear all,
I have just found the article “The Sun Defines the Climate”, by Habibullo Abdussamatov, Dr. Sc. Head of Space Research Laboratory of the Pulkovo Observatory, Head of the Russian/Ukrainian Joint Project Astrometria.
You can read about it in my page at http://www.oarval.org/ClimateChange.htm
Dr. Abdussamatov is flying an automated solar telescope on the ISS and he knows a few things:
“Experts of the United Nations in regular reports publish data said to show that the Earth is approaching a catastrophic global warming, caused by increasing emissions of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. However, observations of the Sun show that as for the increase in temperature, carbon dioxide is “not guilty” and as for what lies ahead in the upcoming decades, it is not catastrophic warming, but a global, and very prolonged, temperature drop.”
You can read about it at http://www.oarval.org/ClimateChange.htm (Climate Change, The cyclic nature of Earth’s climate).
He is a facebook virus now!
David L says:
September 9, 2011 at 9:13 am
Sadly these polls show there are still
quite a few ignorant and gullible people.
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Dr Master blog title is: Hottest US summer in 75 years……
…and of course, people are running with it saying it proves global warming
Doesn’t it dis-prove global warming?
Two comments:
1) AGW data analysis summary:
A warming globe requires the oceans to heat up.
They didn’t, so it isn’t.
2) Anyone else notice the similarities (in tone and circumstance) between Rahm’s “Dead!” rant, complete with steakknives, about Clinton’s in-house opponents, and Gore’s “Bullshit” brain-dump?
These polls are normally complete C.R.a.P. because they do not take quantum theory into account. It is impossible to measure an outcome without influencing that outcome. By asking the questions they are impingeing on the consciousness of people who may have no opinion on Global Warming and are consequently inducing such an opinion by their question. We have managed to isolate and remove many of the leading questions in polls, also many of the Hobson’s choice questions but the problem of creating an opinion by the very act of asking is still insoluble.
P.S. You have to marvel at the ignorance of an international “leader” who thinks the Aral Sea dried up from Global Warming. Sheeesh! I thought Kiribati was supposed to have sunk beneath the waves by now? How come it is still there for him to visit?
Not to be outdone, Charles The Baffled (not to be confused with Charles The Moderator) has checked in:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/8749863/Prince-Charles-warns-of-sixth-extinction-event.html
His plants are saying something about CO2 to him, but he can’t quite make out what is is. “Feed Me!”?
Best,
Frank
Who does Al Gore think he is?
He thinks he is the reincarnation of Obama.
John
Anthony!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/09/al_gore_asks_people_to_donate_their_social_media_accounts/
Scottish Skeptic:
If you go, I’ll pitch in $100.
lock him up for treason
Scottish sceptic at 9 Sept 2.38 am. 774 pounds! That’s about $1700 AUD. Who would be mad enough to pay that much to listen to that jerk? No – just write letters to the local ‘rags’ and tell other people if they hire ‘The Great Global Warming Swindle’ from the DVD hire shop they will get more value for say four pounds than that B! Or you could all arrive in your tartan kilts and do a Braveheart ‘moon’ when he arrives. LOL If I know the Scots they would pay that much to see Madonna nude.
Mike86 says: September 9, 2011 at 7:20 am
Oh, Mike86! How dare you ask such an inconvenient question?!
Clearly Mr. Ban knows no more (and quite possibly far less) about “climate science” than even Al Gore – or the IPCC and whoever dreams up its “unequivocally” successful Press Releases.
Which reminds me, if anyone’s wondering where the “talking points” we’ve heard ad nauseam for the last few years might have originated, look no further than the IPCC’s very own Feb. 2/2007 Press Release – which, interestingly, the WMO, one of the IPCC’s “parents”, had issued with the disclaimer: “For use of the information media. Not an official record”. The UNEP – the IPCC’s other “parent” – (and the UN itself) had no such compunctions [h/t PaulM via Bishop Hill]:
Evidence is now ‘unequivocal’ that humans are causing global warming – UN report
Evidence of Human-caused Global Warming “Unequivocal”, says IPCC [From UNEP site]
And of course we all know that Mr. Ban’s UN empire is a paragon of honesty, truthfulness and probity. NOT.