Comments on: A Positive Side to Controversy? http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=3527 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:36:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Reid http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=3527&cpage=1#comment-1346 Reid Sat, 16 Jul 2005 16:51:16 +0000 http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheusreborn/?p=3527#comment-1346 As a scientist of another variety, this is my greatest fear. There is science and then there are the policy prescriptions that arise from it. The science behind GW may be entirely sound but, the policy prescriptions arising from it are entirely from a particular side of the political divide. Kyoto and similar approaches are simply unrealistic. It has been almost impossible to get people on board in all these years and, this is only an insignificant first step, a foot in the door that advocates hope will gain momentum and lead to draconian cuts that will hit people squarely in the area in which they least want to be hit. It'll never happen. There are always multiple means of addressing any particular scientific problem. There are better ways to address climate change than taking a cure that may be worse than the disease. As a scientist of another variety, this is my greatest fear. There is science and then there are the policy prescriptions that arise from it. The science behind GW may be entirely sound but, the policy prescriptions arising from it are entirely from a particular side of the political divide.

Kyoto and similar approaches are simply unrealistic. It has been almost impossible to get people on board in all these years and, this is only an insignificant first step, a foot in the door that advocates hope will gain momentum and lead to draconian cuts that will hit people squarely in the area in which they least want to be hit. It’ll never happen.

There are always multiple means of addressing any particular scientific problem. There are better ways to address climate change than taking a cure that may be worse than the disease.

]]> By: Dano http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=3527&cpage=1#comment-1345 Dano Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:34:39 +0000 http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheusreborn/?p=3527#comment-1345 The astroturfer FUDbots jump on everything, N. I understand the implications of your post and say: nice post. There's an astroturf campaign out there, and this URL is on the list. Take comments with a grain of salt (and tell Roger he doesn't need to answer every comment - that's what the FUDbots want). Best, D The astroturfer FUDbots jump on everything, N. I understand the implications of your post and say: nice post.

There’s an astroturf campaign out there, and this URL is on the list. Take comments with a grain of salt (and tell Roger he doesn’t need to answer every comment – that’s what the FUDbots want).

Best,

D

]]> By: Hinheckle Jones http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=3527&cpage=1#comment-1344 Hinheckle Jones Tue, 12 Jul 2005 12:28:32 +0000 http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheusreborn/?p=3527#comment-1344 If you lost most of your credibility, at least you did not have too much to start with. I remember as a youth, being told that the next ice age was fast upon us. Remember nuclear winter? It chills me to the bone! You really need to scale up the rigor of your science. I would suggest too, that you separate the policy and the science. Just display the facts, and let lesser minds with greater egos work out the policy. If you lost most of your credibility, at least you did not have too much to start with. I remember as a youth, being told that the next ice age was fast upon us. Remember nuclear winter? It chills me to the bone!

You really need to scale up the rigor of your science.

I would suggest too, that you separate the policy and the science. Just display the facts, and let lesser minds with greater egos work out the policy.

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