Posted by
Average Voter on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 6:53:53 PM
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Most of the Republican candidates for Illinois governor reject the idea that human activity contributes to global warming.
That contradicts the overwhelming consensus among climate scientists.
Five of the seven Republicans say rising temperatures have nothing to do with human pollution.
One candidate disagrees. Jim Ryan says he does believe human activity contributes, although he doesn't know how much.
Andy McKenna hasn't said what he thinks.
Major Democratic candidates
Dan Hynes and Pat Quinn both say human activity does contribute to the problem.
The real problem here, is that they are all wrong. There is no conclusive proof one way or the other that humans cause rising temperatures. Even USA Today's addition to the story, "That contradicts the overwhelming consensus among climate scientists" is wrong.
Nearly as many disagree as agree regarding man-made warming.