Given that Germans are broadly regarded to be a technically adept, pragmatic population, the question remains how these sane and sensible people have bought into man-made IPCC-hyped climate change hysteria and blind-faith renewable energy salvation as long as they have. Indeed, there is some evidence that growing numbers are finally having second thoughts. Today, only 31% of Germans are afraid of a global warming. In 2006 that number was double.
There’s actually an encouraging trend on our side of the ocean also. While Rasmussen polls since May 2010 indicate that people are about equally divided on whether human activity or long-term planetary trends are “to blame” for global warming, the majority don’t trust climate science very much at all.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of American adults shows that 69% think it’s at least somewhat likely that some scientists have falsified research data in order to support their own theories and beliefs. This is up 10% since December 2009. Included are 40% who say it is very likely, while 10% are undecided. Fifty-seven percent believe there is significant disagreement within the scientific community, up 5% from late 2009. And although Republicans and those not affiliated with either major party feel strongest that some scientists have falsified data to support their own global warming theories, 51% of Democrats agree.
So here are a couple of final questions to ponder. Just how well are our own IPCC climate crisis-premised EPA regulations and green energy stimulus programs working so far? And meanwhile, so long as natural gas drilling is restricted, fossil power generation is penalized, and nuclear energy expansion is delayed, aren’t our present government policies likely to leave American consumers and industries out in the cold?