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I've pretty well given up on Dr. Rood's blog due to the lack of meaningful moderating. For someone who obviously cares about getting the message right & getting the message out it boggles my mind that he seems incapable of directing his moderators to crack down on crack pots.
The Canadian Government has silenced not only Canadian scientists, but also scientists from abroad who make use of our facilities to advance their knowledge. Do not think that the next administration, or the one that follows that could not do the same in the US.
Silencing scientific voices is a draconian measure & indicates just how powerful the scientific message is in the minds of politicians bent on drilling, digging and burning arguably the dirtiest fossil fuel imaginable. I don't think these political minds are wrong. The scientific community has a long and strong history of speaking truth to power & industrialists as well as their bought politicians are aware of this.
The Scientific community must get it's message out now, before their lips are sealed by those that fear the message. Hansen, Mann and others have been at the forefront, but every credentialed academic owes his community the truth. We paid for their education through our taxes & in return we deserve to have the truth shouted from the rooftops of every institute of higher learning around the world.
This will undoubtedly cause personal hardship for some. It is however a price that we have every right to demand. We send young men out to fight wars, others to quell riots. Scientists, most of whom have made a decent living thanks in part to donations society has made must be forthcoming with the knowledge they have acquired.
Terry