Jo Nova

The Australian's War on Science 66: Ad hominem

tlambert | July 29, 2011

The latest volley in The Australian's ongoing war on science is extended ad hominem attack on climate scientists from Jo Nova. Nova claims that climate science is a "mess", but in 1200 words Nova doesn't make one scientific argument. Instead she argues that the scientific consensus was "purchased" by the goverment from scientists who were "paid to find a crisis". Nova doesn't explain why the Howard government and Bush administration didn't purchase themselves a scientific consensus that climate change wasn't a problem. She asks: Where is the Institute of Natural Climate Forces, or the…

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