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Without getting into the dogma of this discussion is this going to change the minds of these people? I could see this becoming a "badge" of sorts for the deniers.
I imagine the idea is not to change their minds, but change the minds of people who are sitting on the fence.

I thought this was a bad idea until I saw that all of the proposed people are politicians.

Oh yeah, attacking the disbelievers for their blasphemy in the name of Science is a great idea.
Yes, that is how science works. Its called the scientific method.

1. Make up an untestable idea where you don't even know the sign of the result.

2. Shame others into accepting it.

3. Celebrate science.

Gotta appreciate the comedic effort at least. I'm curious what happens at 50,000 signatures. I hope it's some internal policy at WMO for naming extreme storms they're exploiting and not just an arbitrary number
Wow, is that a dumb idea. This might be a good time to re-read hurricane expert Chris Landsea's 2005 resignation letter from the IPCC:

http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/archives/science_policy...

Quote: "It is beyond me why my colleagues would utilize the media to push an unsupported agenda that recent hurricane activity has been due to global warming."