Quote Originally Posted by MrEmann View Post
Exhibit G
Ahh, the listing of the scientists. Please note that this is the Senate MINORITY report in 2008 (again), which means it's from Republicans, who are noted for their anti-global warming stance to start with. This does not mean they are necessarily wrong, but it does raise a red flag.

I looked through the "highlights" they quoted and found that of the 26 quotes given only 9 were from scientists who might be remotely connected to climate studies, including meteorologists (who study weather more than climate) and environmental scientists (who I included to be fair: I'm not certain of the qualifications here). Only 35%, and these are the highlights? While these scientists will have their opinions, and can speak perhaps to the scientific process, how much real expertise do they have in the field? One of the quotes given in the highlights was from a paleontologist!

The one quote I found most relevant, and which you have quoted as well was this one:
"Since I am no longer affiliated with any organization nor receiving any funding, I can speak quite frankly. As a scientist I remain skeptical...The main basis of the claim that man's release of greenhouse gases is the cause of the warming is based almost entirely upon climate models. We all know the frailty of models concerning the air-surface system." - Atmospheric Scientist Dr. Joanne Simpson, the first woman in the world to receive a PhD in meteorology, and formerly of NASA, who has authored more than 190 studies and has been called "among the most preeminent scientists of the last 100 years."
Here Dr. Simpson is questioning whether mankind's release of CO2 is to blame, not whether global warming is occurring. I have already stated that there is a lot of controversy over this.

Now, I'll admit that I have not delved into the whole report to see where these quotes actually came from. I do know from other reading I have done that SOME of these kinds of reports (not necessarily this one) have been disingenuous at best, and outright lies at worst. Some scientists quoted in similar reports have apparently responded negatively to the use of their names in such reports, claiming they were either misquoted or taken out of context. I suspect, though cannot prove, that some of those quoted here could feel the same.