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R.K. PACHAURI
How this man is destroying the credibility of science
A TSI exclusive

Neanderthal from Nainital

by Sutanu Guru

“The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s and 1980s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now. At this late date nothing can prevent a substantial increase in the world death rate.”

Paul Ehrlich, world renowned scientist (alarmist), in his book, Population Bomb, in 1968.

This ‘great scientist, economist and futurologist’’- who actually had a degree in ecology - has won numerous awards despite the brazenly false claims that he has made. Oh yes, Ehrlich predicted in the late 1960s that hundreds of millions of Indians will die of starvation by 1980.

An economist called Julian Simon was so outraged by Ehrlich’s alarmist predictions that he provoked the ‘great scientist’ to make a bet in 1980. Simon gambled that the real prices of five commodities (primarily metals) would fall by 1990 - commodities which Ehrlich was saying will probably disappear from the Earth by then. By 1990, Ehrlich had lost the bet. And after that came the series of honours and awards for Ehrlich; and none for Simon. Most ‘establishment’ figures dismissed Simon as a nut case. Can you explain this travesty of truth, science, fair play and alleged dedication to ‘facts’?

“Glaciers in the Himalaya are receding faster than in any other part of the world and, if the present rate continues, the likelihood of them disappearing by the year 2035 and perhaps sooner is very high if the Earth keeps warming at the current rate."

R.K Pachauri, as the leader of the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in the official report released on global warming.

This great ‘scientist’ - who is actually a mechanical engineer - accepted the Nobel Prize on behalf of IPCC despite persistent allegations by real scientists that the IPCC under Pachauri was ‘manufacturing facts’ to fan climate change fundamentalism.

The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (see column in this issue) has been repeatedly raising objections to the manner in which Pachauri and his team have been playing around with facts to bolster their climate change and global warming case. Most of the establishment has dismissed the Viscount as a nut case while Pachauri and his team won the Nobel Prize! Can you please explain this travesty?

I can’t, and I bet you can’t too, if you pause for a while and think about this whole brouhaha. I mean, here is a man who led a team of alleged scientists mandated by the United Nations to find ‘facts’ on global warming. Instead of facts, the man selectively picks ‘speculation’ and gobbledygook as science and tries his best to frighten the world. And you and I swallow it just as the ‘faithful’ swallow evangelist fire and brimstone that Apocalypse is Imminent and We Have to Pay for Our Sins.

There is no doubt any more that a lot of the IPCC report is a gigantic fraud - Nobel Prize or not. But that is not the problem. What you and I need to worry is how the ‘Malthusian’ alarmists succeed in convincing otherwise reasonable people like us into believing the worst about the future of humanity and the planet. Back in the late 18th century, Thomas Malthus - who happened to be a Reverend - predicted that the world will run out of food very soon. Almost 200 years later, Ehrlich became immortal by ‘repackaging’ the Malthusian scare in modern jargon. Back in the late 18th century, there was genuine concern that the forests of the world would disappear as the demand for firewood was growing exponentially. In the later half of the 20th century, you and I have been subjected to repeated warnings that fossil fuels will disappear and plunge the world into catastrophe. And now of course, you have this global warming warning that people like Pachauri claim will lead to melting of glaciers, more natural disasters like tsunamis, the death of the Amazon and what not.

Common sense should persuade you and me to dismiss these alarmist theories since they have such a disgraceful track record of patently wrong forecasts. Yet we listen to people like Pachauri. I think the reasons go back to our craving for religion. We are insecure human beings and we all fear the unknown. Back in ancient times, fire, storms, forests, lightning, water and what not became embodiment of Gods - to be blindly believed and worshipped. Today, we seem to be determined to elevate the likes of Pachauri to the same status.

Of course alarmists like Pachauri are brilliant marketing professionals above all else. They understand fear and uncertainty and know how to package them into Nostradamus-like prophecies that will both frighten the hell out of us and also tickle the voyeur in us. Unfortunately for people like Pachauri, people like you and me do have common sense and do manage to sniff out charlatans sooner or later. Half truths have virtually destroyed the credibility of genuine concerns about the dangers of pollution and carbon emissions. More than half truths, that is the bigger crime committed by Pachauri and gang of alarmists.

With due apologies “Dr” Pachauri, some one who claims to be a scientist told me recently that Neanderthals originated from a particular area in Uttarakhand in the Himalayan foothills of India. So can I call you a Neanderthal from Nainital please?

          

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	Comments
	A Christian Faithful From Roanoke-- 2/12/2010 Stanu Guru, You might want to reconsider the comment about the faithful "swallowing evangelist fire and brimstone that Apocalypse is Imminent and We Have to Pay for Our Sins." We are being lied to by people all around us, but one thing is for sure, God does not lie. These "faithful" are getting it from the book of the One and Only God - Jehovah. You, no doubt reject His Son Jesus Christ, but dont you realize that man could never pay for his own sins? Why is it so hard to believe that a loving God would send His Son to show the way, be a light, and then provide a way for us to be free from the guilt our sins lays upon us. And the great thing about it is all you have to do is receive it in your heart. You cant buy it, theres nothing you can do to make yourself sin free in the sight of God beyond receiving Jesus as your Savior. Global warming? Its "An Inconvenient Hoax".
	JAIDEEP CHATTERJEE From DURGAPORE-- 2/2/2010 6 GURUJI, THIS IS HARD TO SAY WHO IS BEHIND THE VAIL,BUT IF THERE IS ANY FALLACIES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECTIFIED BEFORE THE SUBMISSION OF FINAL REPORTS. NOW A DAYS NO ONE RATHER RAREST OF THE RARE FOUND FINANCIALLY HONEST,SO THE CASE WITH THAT VERY GENTLEMAN.
	shareef From mangalore,karnataka-- 2/2/2010 2 the term climatic change has been a geologic term and has only recently became a common man terminology.Thanks to Pachauri and company.Any student of geology knows the fact that climate is alaways dynamic and not a static one.Atributing this natural phenomenon to carbon alone is unscientific and unscruplous.Knowing very well thatclimate is the result of many known and so many unknown parameters,Pachuri and company is dancing to the tune of some vested interests

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