“Environmental Scares: Yesterday and Today” - Rupert Darwall

“Environmental Scares: Yesterday and Today”
Rupert Darwall, Author, "The Age of Global Warming: A History"

[CraigCastanet]

This is all about free thought and free speech. Imagine anyone on the Left affirming the old adage, "I disagree with what you say, but defend your right to say it". That is NOT affirmed by the Left; only the right.

[mikejar]

"When they own the information, they can bend it all they want."
-John Mayer

Funny, I just realized that when the album with that song came out, that's when the media changed their coverage of him from heartthrob to lunatic.

[makemyday]

Scientists have actually been fired for calling bs on the global warming ruse. You play the game or you get black balled.

[ActuarialNinja]

This should be taught in all the country's schools

[andrewburrows]

This very revealing talk should have much more views.

[MaGuFer]

No matter how many scares are debunked by facts, there are still enough sheep out there who will believe the next hockey stick story!

[jassybee]

Plants thrive on Co2 and reward us with ovygen.

[marcoamato]

Scientist in Queensland Australia lost his job questioning climate science, he took the University to crt ... He was paid 1.2 mil compensation.. Scientists are lobbied or frightened to speak up ..

[scottleft]

The thermometer was perfected in 1705 by Farenheit, 127 degrese farenheit was recorded in 1856 in South Australia's state of the art new weather station in Adelade... and cannot be denied. Heat waves were comon then as now...and the buffalo roamed the US in the million.

[mbpinder]

Environmentalism has made our fuel bills more expensive, driving some people into fuel poverty. Typically it adds about 9% to 10% to bills. The excuse for the addition is 'research into cleaner energy'.

[scottcoston]

Intelligent assessment of the subject! THANKS!

[richardsilmai]

Highly intellectual conversation with great audiences with great questions. Great education. Great day to you with deepest appreciation from Palau

[halter]

Much good information here, I am sure - it was spoken so fast I could hardly register what he was saying by the time he was finished with the next point. I really appreciate what Hillsdale is doing!

[Pmtd]

Prior to the Obama election, on the NASA website there was an excellent article about climate change in which they discussed numerous causes and that some combinations of the causes was the most probable reason. After Obama took office that disappeared and we know his position!

[melvynrutterreedbeds]

I did an acid rain test of Leeds, and over 2 consecutive years. Interesting results, more complex than the books would have us believe. And I pondered that the awakening of springtime, coincided with the rise of pH levels, which persisted over the summer months. Of course no one had actually done any tests for acid rain, so no one understood my thoughts. But some readings were down to a pH of 3.6, and similar results occurred two years in a row, back in 1993/94 and 1994/95. How it is now who knows. At the time the city council said "So what ?". Now of course they are about to set a congestion charge for traffic, now there is reason to raise taxes from motorists

[dougoverhoff]

Great comment section, for a change. I find that encouraging, and it appears that many are becoming aware.

[phonicwheel]

Well presented and thought provoking. Acid rain, yes I remember that.

[debblouin]

Most environmental policy needs to be handled locally. Pollution is largely regional. But people think they are only making an impact if they act globally. But then they prove the lie by telling people banning light bulbs and straws are the answer because those are enforceable and they can let people feel they are making a difference. It’s insane. Because it’s political.
First, the signal for human influence in climate change is still about 30 years from being discernible. And people confuse land temps with atmospheric temperature. It’s an eschatological religion.
Also, and I really believe this, its aesthetics. Those “majestic” wind turbines have an aesthetic appeal which coal and oil lack.

[nyrtzi]

We give a new societal institution almost a limitless amount of funding and then wonder why it goes corrupt? Hehe.

[joseantoniojose]

Thanks for this interesting video because it helps us to understand in a better way the hard reality we are living now, a world with a new climate, a new enviroment and with a very affected earth. So we have to change but unfortunately we will continue seeing consecuenques of the things we have made.