Newsweek’s Lengthy Attack on Climate Scientists Exposed by ClimateProgress.org
In a new black eye for Newsweek, their lengthy attack on climate scientists has been exposed as relying on massaged data and tawdry innuendo. While they have already corrected a number of mistakes, they left a bunch in, and decided not to change the overall theme of their now baseless story. That would have meant gutting the sensationalistic headline and visuals they apparently believe they need to grab eyeballs for their ever-shrinking magazine.
Beyond the Hockey Stick: Infinite Growth is Impossible
Scientists who examine the “hockey stick” graph are acutely aware of the stark difference between the mathematical possibility of the infinite and the finite limitation of the real. This is why they are getting nervous. In an asymptote, every moment becomes increasingly
important – critical becomes literal. This probably explains the rising level of anxiety in nearly everyone who closely follows the world’s unfolding events. The present economic system, built on the assumption of continual growth, does not seem to be sustainable.
