Global warming conspiracy theory

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The Great Global Warming Conspiracy Theory refers to the questionable ideas bandied about by global warming denialists that global warming either isn't happening or is being over-hyped by a group of people who feel that they have some advantage to gain by promoting the evidence for global warming.

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[edit] Out of one, many

As is typical of many conspiracy theories, there is not one theory but several contradictory ones. Some of the ones identified here are now a little out of date, and no doubt conspiracy theorists have now invented some other tortured reasons for people backing the "conspiracy".

Because of the multiplicity of contradictory theories it is a good idea to get a global warming denialist to explicitly state which particular "theory" they are backing. There are two reasons for this:

  • Amateur conspiracy theorists are usually not very bright and frequently don't know much about their own theory, and consequently can't give a direct answer - only that there must be a conspiracy.
  • In the event that the person does have a clear idea, you obviously must know which one it so as not to waste your time talking about another one.

The following are some of the many specific conspiracies identified regarding global warming. Note that this lists conspiracies rather than flat-out denials.

[edit] It's an attempt by the UN to take over the USA

Apparently, an individual named "Maurice Strong" is behind an attempt to use the United Nations and its Framework Convention on Global Climate Change to ... well ... take over either the world[1], or the USA.[2] He is apparently assisted in this by World Economic Forum, the Club of Rome, the Aspen Institute, the Fabian Society and communist China - he is, however, opposed by none other than The Dalai Lama! [3]

[edit] It's that nasty Jacques Chirac

It's an attempt by Jacques Chirac and the secret Bilderberg group to use the Kyoto accords to take over the world. [4]

[edit] It's the scientists

It's an attempt by scientists, politicians and environmentalists to take over the world. According to climatologist William M. Gray, they wish to find "a political cause that would enable them to 'organize, propagandize, force conformity and exercise political influence.'" Apparently Al Gore has something to do with it.[5]

[edit] It's because scientists are denied funding

It's all a hoax invented by all the world's climate scientists to get funding[6]. The "evil" scientists have managed to fool the UN, the European Union, and the entire world.[7]

[edit] It's the environmentalists

It's a plot by those nasty environmentalists who want to prevent Africa developing a carbon economy. Alternatively, it's a plot by environmentalists who want to promote a carbon economy in Africa while damaging the USA's industrial output. [8] Two "theories" for the price of one!

[edit] It's a plot by left-wingers to destroy the industrialized world

This one suggests that it's associated with the anti-globalisation movement and it's an attempt to cripple the world economy.[9]

[edit] It's an attempt to promote nuclear power

According to this "theory", it's all about an attempt by Margaret Thatcher, and presumably her successors, to make the people of the world accept non-carbon-dioxide-producing nuclear power.[10] It's not exactly clear what Phase 2 is, but Phase 3 seems to be "Profit".

As it becomes clear that "politically correct" renewable energy sources such as wind and ground-based solar are unable to meet the needs of civilisation, expect this one to be uttered more often by the fossil fuel industry opponents. It is noteworthy that the UK Nuclear power industry has been handed over to the French! (see Jacques Chirac above)

[edit] It's the Weather Channel

Follow the money. Who profits from extreme weather? The elite cabal of the Weather Channel, of course. By manipulating the climate for better ratings, the CEO stands to make literally thousands hundreds tens of dollars. This conspiracy may or may not be entirely serious and may be ranked among the likes of the conspiracy that Princess Diana was murdered by florists who wanted to boost sales.

[edit] It's a government attempt to control corporations

This theory claims that a Carbon-Emissions Tax (as proposed by Al Gore) would allow the United States government to gain substantial influence over industry (which, after the way they've managed to facilitate a global recession, wouldn't be a bad thing).[11]

Exactly why Al Gore would benefit from the US government controlling corporations is unclear. Furthermore, with all the investment the government is presently being forced to make in industry, it may end up controlling a lot of it whether it has a Carbon-Emissions Tax or not.

[edit] The case of Anthony Watts

[edit] See also

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ↑ Didn't UN already collectively took over the world, or the most part of it already? I mean the member nations spans almost the entire world's land above water. I can understand taking over a country as in interfering the policies of that country, but the world as a whole is mostly controlled by UN as a whole since pretty much after World War II.
  2. ↑ http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/strong.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=23642
  4. ↑ http://epw.senate.gov/speechitem.cfm?party=rep&id=263759
  5. ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/23/AR2006052301305_pf.html
  6. ↑ Maybe it is because it is the people who come up with this conspiracy theory who denies fundings to the scientists.
  7. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=440049&in_page_id=1965&in_page_id=1965&expand=true
  8. ↑ http://www.nationalcenter.org/P21NVPeterson401.html
  9. ↑ http://www.melaniephillips.com/articles/archives/000255.html
  10. ↑ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_200703/ai_n18705944
  11. ↑ http://www.prisonplanet.com/global-warming-or-global-governance.html
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