Silencing dissent re: Global Warming

From the Wall Street Journal

Global warming has become a big-ticket item in the eyes of its supporters. At stake are research funds, jobs and the ability to control lives all over the globe. Most climatologists agree that over the last century, the Earth's average temperature has risen about 1 degree Celsius.

The controversy centers around the source of the temperature change — manmade or natural causes. Global warming alarmists hold the manmade emissions of CO2 drives climate change, and they seek to suppress any dissent suggesting other causes.

The Washington Times reported July 16 that Michael T. Eckhart, president of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), sent a threatening missive to Marlo Lewis, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Washington: "Take this warning from me, Marlo. It is my intention to destroy your career as a liar. If you produce one more editorial against climate change, I will launch a campaign against your professional integrity. I will call you a liar and charlatan to the Harvard community of which you and I are members. I will call you out as a man who has been bought by Corporate America. Go ahead, guy. Take me on."

From the Wall Street Journal

Global warming has become a big-ticket item in the eyes of its supporters. At stake are research funds, jobs and the ability to control lives all over the globe. Most climatologists agree that over the last century, the Earth's average temperature has risen about 1 degree Celsius.

The controversy centers around the source of the temperature change — manmade or natural causes. Global warming alarmists hold the manmade emissions of CO2 drives climate change, and they seek to suppress any dissent suggesting other causes.

The Washington Times reported July 16 that Michael T. Eckhart, president of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), sent a threatening missive to Marlo Lewis, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Washington: "Take this warning from me, Marlo. It is my intention to destroy your career as a liar. If you produce one more editorial against climate change, I will launch a campaign against your professional integrity. I will call you a liar and charlatan to the Harvard community of which you and I are members. I will call you out as a man who has been bought by Corporate America. Go ahead, guy. Take me on."