Comments on: Peter Gleick and the Fourth Horseman http://climateaudit.org/2011/05/11/peter-gleick-and-the-fourth-horseman/ by Steve McIntyre Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:29:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: DEEBEE http://climateaudit.org/2011/05/11/peter-gleick-and-the-fourth-horseman/#comment-273439 Sat, 14 May 2011 13:34:21 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=13535#comment-273439 Nick, almost never comments on the original, but beats up people for “mis-stepping”, when they comment on the original.

]]> By: John Carpenter http://climateaudit.org/2011/05/11/peter-gleick-and-the-fourth-horseman/#comment-273284 Sat, 14 May 2011 01:32:44 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=13535#comment-273284 If in his Bio he really extolls himself as a “visionary in environmental science”… I would say he also suffers from being a “legend in his own mind”.

]]> By: Yancey Ward http://climateaudit.org/2011/05/11/peter-gleick-and-the-fourth-horseman/#comment-273254 Fri, 13 May 2011 22:20:36 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=13535#comment-273254 There is nothing new under the Sun. Charlatans of all types have always appealed to fear of calamity to sell their wares or philosophies.

]]> By: pesadia http://climateaudit.org/2011/05/11/peter-gleick-and-the-fourth-horseman/#comment-273251 Fri, 13 May 2011 22:06:13 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=13535#comment-273251 Agreed, I forget who it was that said “You cannot reason someone out of a position that they didn’t reason themselves into”
However, those who live by the sword ets…

]]> By: Ryan http://climateaudit.org/2011/05/11/peter-gleick-and-the-fourth-horseman/#comment-273188 Fri, 13 May 2011 18:06:30 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=13535#comment-273188 The whole “faster and faster” and “accelerating” deal has been Gleick’s schtick for a while now. He wrote a book called “Faster: The Acceleration of Everything.” Seeing it as apocalyptic language isn’t really right given the context.

]]> By: What if global warming alarmists stuck to science? | Life, Liberty, and Property http://climateaudit.org/2011/05/11/peter-gleick-and-the-fourth-horseman/#comment-273102 Fri, 13 May 2011 13:55:12 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=13535#comment-273102 [...] Pielke Jr. and Steve McIntyre dismantle Gleick here and here. This entry was posted in environmentalism. Bookmark the permalink. ← The implausibility [...]

]]> By: Al Gored http://climateaudit.org/2011/05/11/peter-gleick-and-the-fourth-horseman/#comment-273008 Fri, 13 May 2011 08:06:50 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=13535#comment-273008 “the science is clear: Our climate is worsening.”

By jove, I think he’s got it.

Yes. We face the threat of “Climate Worsening.”

That could just about cover everything.

]]> By: StuartR http://climateaudit.org/2011/05/11/peter-gleick-and-the-fourth-horseman/#comment-272991 Fri, 13 May 2011 07:09:06 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=13535#comment-272991 snip – Please resist the temptation to editorialize on political figures and commentators. I realize that this topic treads closely, but resist the temptation nonetheless.

]]> By: Charlie http://climateaudit.org/2011/05/11/peter-gleick-and-the-fourth-horseman/#comment-272867 Fri, 13 May 2011 00:46:15 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=13535#comment-272867 C.S. Lewis quote was the basis for the TV show FireFly.

Don’t pay attention to the man behind the curtain… (In reference to it being inaproriate to show actual data that show a decline in deaths)

]]> By: Paul Penrose http://climateaudit.org/2011/05/11/peter-gleick-and-the-fourth-horseman/#comment-272688 Thu, 12 May 2011 16:51:30 +0000 http://climateaudit.org/?p=13535#comment-272688 Unfortunately Dr. Gleick’s statements are so laced with emotional appeal that it is not possible to debate them in a rational manner. It’s a waste of time anyway since true believers can’t be convinced with rational arguments to change their position.

Paul Haynes:
Thanks for the C.S. Lewis quote; it is wonderful and oh so appropriate.

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