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Union of Concerned Scientists, Union of Concerned Faux Scientists

Concerned About Concerned Scientists



All true scientists should be wringing their hands over the powerful sounding name of a political pressure group parading beneath the banner of science. Adding to this deception is the use of the word ‘union’, implying the exact ‘settled science’ that we all now recognize as a front for Faux Science.

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Well practiced in the art of deception, the Union of Concerned Faux Scientists have been issuing unsupportable statements on virtually every liberal talking point. The Center for Consumer Freedom offers a good analysis of some of these Faux Science positions at Activistscash.com, and enter ‘Union of Concerned Scientists’. Highest on this elitist front group agenda is global warming/change/disruption, or whatever the catch phrase de jour is for this completely fabricated crisis. The UCS webpage states:
“Global warming is one of the most serious challenges facing us today. To protect the health and economic well-being of current and future generations, we must reduce our emissions of heat-trapping gases by using technology, know-how and practical solutions at our disposal.”
Well, my “know-how” includes knowing how the elitists game the system at every possible level. Creating high sounding front groups, funded by tax exempt foundations parading as ‘philantropic’ institutions is the bottom of the crimes against humanity barrel. But that is exactly where we find this union of cut-outs, modelers, posers and frauds. Let us examine the leadership of this elitist front group, so undistinguished in science that they do not deserve name recognition, with one exception. The President holds a master’s degree in public administration and a bachelor’s degree in English and journalism. This president’s education is completely lacking in any scientific training. The Executive Director holds a masters degree in Public Administration and a Doctorate in Health Policy. This director has virtually NO educational background in science. The UCS website claims that in her free time, this Faux Scientist enjoys reading, walking and improving her Greek. Great, maybe she can visit Greece and find out from the locals about the proven failures of socialism and ruinous currency manipulation by the greedy banking monopolists. The Director of Strategy & Policy holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science and a master’s degree in Human Resources. Sorry, but political ‘science’ has as much to do with science as health ‘science’ along with a vast assortment of misclassifications that are allowed to cheapen the true meaning of science. This is a subject that we will explore in depth in a minute. The greatest fraud on the UCS board will be mentioned by name, since he is a co-receipent of the Nobel Prize with Vice President and Academy Award winner, Al Gore. Yes, Director of Science & Policy, Dr Peter Frumhoff is a ‘lead author of the 2007 Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC. He was also a lead author of the 2000 IPCC Special Report on Land Use by the IPCC. So, what are Dr Frumhoffs credentials ? He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, a master’s degree in Zoology and a doctorate in Ecology. This sounds impressive until you become aware of one of the ‘other’ games that the elite like to play on the sheep. Yes, the rather shocking method of academic deceit.

Academic End Run for the Elite

Advanced degrees in engineering are rare and I seldom miss an opportunity to hear issues discussed by those with higher level of training. Sometime in the ‘80s, I attended a seminar given by a master degreed Mechanical Engineer. When questioned after the presentation by REAL engineers, this poser made a shocking confession. He had an undergraduate degree in Economics and was approved for the engineering master’s program to ‘study the interface of economics and engineering’. I can only recall with 99% certainty the name of the prestigious university that granted this indiscretion so I won’t name names, but the practice is NOT isolated. We are all aware that the elite have a ‘different’ system of justice and a ‘different’ system of taxation. We may not have been fully aware of it, but the elite also have a ‘different’ system of education. This system allows an elitist parent to ‘acquire’ say a Masters in Business Administration on the way to a political future. That MBA ‘graduate’ can then serve two terms as president with record deficit spending that defies any level of economic training. This ‘different’ system allows the elite to ‘select’ a future leader and provide an academic cover story for Occidental, Columbia and Harvard Universities with little evidence that this scholar ever was on campus or ever completed any course work. One can now speculate on the motives for our universities to indulge in this sort of aberration. The offending university or professor may be offered financial inducement. The under qualified candidate may be of the ‘proper’ political viewpoint and of potential future use. Regardless, this practice cheapens the entire educational system and should be immediately banned. Those who cannot perform the normally required undergraduate education in a discipline have no business being granted ANY advanced degree. Now back to Dr Frumhoff. There is NO science involved in a BA degree in psychology. He may have been able to ‘convince’ some zoology professor or dean that his ‘psychological’ study of some animal behavior qualified as some zoological interest. Then, armed with one dubious science accreditation he was easily able to game the system for an even higher degree. I see little in this academic background to qualify for any policy statements on climate. This brings us to a true dilemma for TRUE SCIENCE. The traditional sciences of Physics, Chemistry and Engineering all adhere to the rules of quantifiable, predictable and repeatable knowledge. Many of the disciplines that are labeled today as science fail to meet this test. It may soon be necessary for science to divide into two levels. Tier One Science would be the true science mentioned above, along with the possible inclusion of Biology and Medicine. The Tier Two group would include the non-predictive, largely classification systems like Astronomy, Climatology and Geology. The empirical based sciences could then limit the amount of ‘extrapolation’ allowed by the second tier sciences.

UCS Is NOT All Wrong

Talk host Rush Limbaugh derides the UCS as a few bloggers in pajamas attacking SUV’s, coconut oil fired popcorn and trans-fats in food. I don’t mind SUV’s, but I see no benefit to coconut oil or trans-fats in my diet. I am equally troubled by Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO), but that is a lengthy analysis for a future time. It is important to share with my readers the chemistry behind trans-fats. Hydrocarbons are a necessary subject in college chemistry. Under varying heat and pressure, petroleum molecules can be broken into smaller or combined into larger molecules. These products then have varying melting points and hardness based on the length of their hydrocarbon chains. Bubbling hydrogen gas thru a petroleum-based oil can raise the product from oil to heavy oil, then grease, then paraffin, then wax and finally plastic. If you substitute ‘vegetable’ oil for petroleum oil in the EXACT same machinery you can extract the ‘grease’ and add some artificial color and artificial flavor and call it margarine. Comedian Steve Martin joked that he took up cigarette smoking because his doctor told him he “needed more tar”. Your digestive track cannot operate without bacteria. Food processers like ‘hydrogenated vegetable oils’ because bacteria cannot eat it, eliminating refrigeration and giving longer shelf life. If you feel that your system requires intake of axel grease you may do that as an informed personal decision. No manufacturer has the ‘right’ to foist this industrial garbage off as food without proper disclosure. I am very concerned about the future of humanity as directed by over funded, under educated scientists with agendas that override any sense of ethics. If you are troubled by those who falsify data, suppress debate and willfully undermine the purpose and methods of science, then you may want to visit ucsusa.org and express your opinion. Please voice your ‘Concerns’ about their science.


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