Jon,
I would add to that, it is biological principle that when populations exceed the carrying capacity the die off far exceeds what the ecosystem should be able to support (the earth being an ecosystem) Erik Hi Robert,
Where in the world are you getting your information from regarding most scientists thinking that global warming is not exacerbated by humans? This is a preposterous statement. As far as environmental claims of the past, perhaps they were a bit premature... but look around you. They are coming to pass before our very eyes. Do you really think the Earth can continue to support billions of more humans? Our food production in the last several years has topped out, we have reached peak oil... global warming is real and humans are not helping. The oceans are dying due to overfishing... need I go on? As far as using the term psuedo-scientist... well if it walks like a duck and acts like a duck. Please, when a "pseudo-scientist" manipulates data to serve their own purpose, they need to be called out for what they are. The stakes are too high. NASA and other government entities may not get the conclusions right every single time. But they are not cooking the data intentionally. Mr. Montlocke or whatever his name is, and other psuedo scinetists are doing just that. I do not believe calling out a researcher that intentionally misleads the public reflects badly upon me. But, continuing to defend obvious science quacks reflects poorly on you. Anyway, thanks for your feedback.
Jon
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