45 Scientists on list of ‘500 with Documented Doubts’ Say F-You to Global Warming Deniers [Updated!]

Shock of all shocks! Many of the scientists on the list of ‘500 scientists who don’t believe in global warming’ not only didn’t even know they were on the list, they want everyone to know that they believe the exact opposite. Deniers of global warming have been using this for what seems like ages already, claiming that if so many scientists back up their stance, it gives more credence to the idea that global warming isn’t real. They didn’t bother to fact-check and confirm the list, but DeSmogBlog did, and here’s part of what they found:

I am horrified to find my name on such a list. I have spent the last 20 years arguing the opposite.”
Dr. David Sugden. Professor of Geography, University of Edinburgh

I have NO doubts ..the recent changes in global climate ARE man-induced. I insist that you immediately remove my name from this list since I did not give you permission to put it there.”
Dr. Gregory Cutter, Professor, Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University

I don’t believe any of my work can be used to support any of the statements listed in the article.”
Dr. Robert Whittaker, Professor of Biogeography, University of Oxford

What makes these findings even more incredible is that so many scientists came forward to deny that they had doubts about global warming within just 24 hours of receiving an email from DeSmogBlog. They’re up to 45 out of 500 – nearly 10%.

What’s really funny about this is, global warming deniers have accused the rest of us of pulling evidence out of our asses saying none of the data we have so far supports the reality of global warming, and here they are with their ‘facts’ being disproven. Great job, DeSmogBlog!

UPDATE: DeSmogBlog got a response from The Heartland Institute, the organization responsible for the inaccurate list of scientists who supposedly don’t believe global warming is real. They’ve withdrawn their claim of having identified 500 scientists with ‘documented doubts’, but won’t apologize! From DeSmogBlog:

Heartland President Joseph Bast rationalizes that aside from the misleading headline, “none of the articles and news releases produced by The Heartland Institute or the Hudson Institute (the original source of the lists) claims that all of the scientists who appear in the lists currently doubt that the modern warming is man-made.”

DeSmogBlog debunks Basts’ lame excuses with a smackdown that can’t really be argued with. Check it out at DeSmogBlog.

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