Michael Crichton dies at 66

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   I have to agree with Michael. Global warming isn't based on proven science. It's all about politics. 

In testifying before Congress in 2005, Crichton -- more qualified than most to recognize junk science when he saw it -- said that a supposedly seminal study on global warming by American researcher Michael Mann, a study which informed a key United Nations' statement on the subject that in turn has forced corporations around the world to spend billions to reduce carbon emissions even as they lay off tens of thousands of workers, was deeply flawed.

Among other things, Mann's study "didn't show the well-known Medieval Warm Period, when temperatures were warmer than they are today, or the Little Ice Age that began around 1500, when the climate was colder than today," Crichton noted.
The study, hailed by vacuous and scientifically illiterate "eco-warriors" like Bono, also provided justification for the abandonment of industrial development projects meant to bring poorer nations out of poverty.

Yet when a pair of Canadian researchers attempted to recreate Mann's work, "they found grave errors," Crichton noted. "Calculation errors, data used twice, data filled in, and a computer program that generated a hockey stick [graph] out of any data fed into it," were among the study's flaws cited by Crichton.

"Why did the U.N. accept Mann's report so uncritically? Why didn't they catch the errors?" Crichton asked lawmakers. "I would remind the committee that in the end, it is the proper function of government to set standards for the integrity of information it uses to make policy," Crichton said.

Additional references: Paul McDougall, Michael Crichton Exposed Greens' Junk Science
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/11/michael_crichto.html

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	I have to agree with Michael. Global warming isn't based on proven science. It's all about politics. In testifying before Congress in 2005, Crichton -- more qualified than most to recognize junk science when he saw it -- said that a supposedly seminal study on global warming by American researcher Michael Mann, a study which informed a key United Nations' statement on the subject that in turn has forced corporations around the world to spend billions to reduce carbon emissions even as they lay off tens of thousands of workers, was deeply flawed. Among other things, Mann's study "didn't show the well-known Medieval Warm Period, when temperatures were warmer than they are today, or the Little Ice Age that began around 1500, when the climate was colder than today," Crichton noted. The study, hailed by vacuous and scientifically illiterate "eco-warriors" like Bono, also provided justification for the abandonment of industrial development projects meant to bring poorer nations out of poverty. Yet when a pair of Canadian researchers attempted to recreate Mann's work, "they found grave errors," Crichton noted. "Calculation errors, data used twice, data filled in, and a computer program that generated a hockey stick [graph] out of any data fed into it," were among the study's flaws cited by Crichton. "Why did the U.N. accept Mann's report so uncritically? Why didn't they catch the errors?" Crichton asked lawmakers. "I would remind the committee that in the end, it is the proper function of government to set standards for the integrity of information it uses to make policy," Crichton said. Additional references: Paul McDougall, Michael Crichton Exposed Greens' Junk Science http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/11/michael_crichto.html

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	Michael Crichton on Global Warming, Part 3 of 3

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	Michael Crichton on Global Warming, Part 2 of 3

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	Michael Crichton on Global Warming, Part 1 of 3 His book, "State of Fear" is a detailed expose of the flawed science and exaggerations at the base of the global warming scare.

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	He wrote Jurassic Park, Timeline and The Andromeda Strain to name a few. A terrible loss. He was working on a new novel at the time of his death. It will not be released.
	John Beagle Middletown USA News of, for and by the people of Middletown, Ohio.

John Beagle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List MUSA Official Joined: Apr 23 2007 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 1855	Post Options Post Reply Quote John Beagle Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Nov 05 2008 at 9:03pm
	Crichton died Tuesday in Los Angeles at age 66 after privately battling cancer. He was my favorite author. I have read everything he ever wrote. Crichton was the rare novelist granted a White House meeting with President Bush, perhaps because of his skepticism about global warming, which Crichton addressed in the 2004 novel, "State of Fear." Crichton's views were strongly condemned by environmentalists, who alleged that the author was hurting efforts to pass legislation to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide.
	John Beagle Middletown USA News of, for and by the people of Middletown, Ohio.