tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post984629150873711900..comments2024-02-15T04:42:41.606+00:00Comments on James' Empty Blog: Diplomatic incidentJames Annanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-47732418321254634572007-06-18T22:15:00.000+01:002007-06-18T22:15:00.000+01:00Your prince must've heard the denialists scream th...Your prince must've heard the denialists scream that paleoclimate proves their side. Rather than dig into the issue to find out the opposite is more likely true, he latched onto the idea that it's natural so it doesn't count.<BR/><BR/>We American's don't inherit fools into office like you do, we elect them.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301230860904555513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-60317908076023121102007-06-18T14:42:00.000+01:002007-06-18T14:42:00.000+01:00Are you admitting that you are an Indie reporter i...Are you admitting that you are an Indie reporter in disguise?<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>I think Lovelock has first dibs on that sentiment anyway.James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-42369878472945846412007-06-18T12:06:00.000+01:002007-06-18T12:06:00.000+01:00I think that "Prince Andrew sez we're going to all...I think that "Prince Andrew sez we're going to all die like dinosaurs because of GW" would make a great headline for the Indie :-) Can I quote you?William M. Connolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-11353051272336907242007-06-18T03:40:00.000+01:002007-06-18T03:40:00.000+01:00Deat Belette,We were suppose to introduce our work...Deat Belette,<BR/>We were suppose to introduce our work. I would have thought that in return he would be supposed to respond in a way such that maybe we might both learn something, but his interpretation seemed to be that his task was to tell everyone else what they are doing wrong. So he refused point-blank to give any credence to the suggestion that you could use paleoclimate to give clues about future climate. That was strange. How can he tell me things like that? He doesn't know. When he's talking with a nuclear physicist does he tell them they are doing it wrong too? The sum total of his argument seemed to be that it was because humans were "human" and the past was "natural". I tried to say that carbon dioxide was still just carbon dioxide, and of course I never pretended the past was a perfect analogy or anything, but it was all water off an angry duck's back. <BR/><BR/>Then at some point he said that becos of global warming we were all going to die like the dinosaurs and another species was going to take over. I think he's been reading the Independent. I told him not to worry so much, it wasn't that big a deal since global warming wont actually affect him personally. People started to look a bit worried so I changed tack and asked him if he was seeing any of the latest energy efficient Japanese technology while we was visiting. He wasn't (what a shame), but at least the Japanese people donutting him started looking happy again. Then I said if he wanted to do something he could help the people living in poverty whose lives weren't robust to the present day climate, never mind climate change. Then we started to run out of time and he was being dragged away but rather worryingly finished with telling me that the world wont hold more than 6-8 billion people anyway so we're all doooomed. He paused to tease me loudly from the other side of the room, and then he climbed into the most beautiful car I have ever seen - a shiny deep blue Jaguar with a union flag fluttering on the front. It must get at least 8mpg on the Tokyo streets...<BR/><BR/>So now I feel I understand a little of what its like being a plaything of a king...juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-36004773853226433522007-06-17T19:49:00.000+01:002007-06-17T19:49:00.000+01:00So what was Jules challenging him about?So what was Jules challenging him about?William M. Connolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.com