Daily Gut: Thank the Media for Climate Change Hysteria

So last Monday’s Gregalogue on the Climate Change conference caused a flurry of emails.

Well, not really a flurry.

More like twelve. But if climate change apostles can exaggerate facts, why can’t I?

Anyway, I got one missive, which I condensed, from a guy named Jonathan. It goes:

…the Gallup poll Mr. Gutfeld mentioned … on climate change took place in 1991…Climatology is still a relatively new science and progress in the last 18 years has been substantial. There has … been a good deal of skepticism among scientists…and more recent polls show that this research has changed most of their minds. It is irresponsible to cite a poll almost 20 years old without noting it.

Jonathan then cited a poll where a large majority of respondents accept human activity as a global warming cause. (more…)