Buddy's Blog

Gary E told me why Taco Bell’s chihuahua got the ax. What a pity.

Oops. That one didn’t make the cut.

I forget who sent me this

Frau G loves Taco Bell. Somebody explain to me why they got rid of the Chihuahua.

Bill R asked for this

How did Enos get into the cannibal pot?

I drew a two week story early on about how Enos goes to Bango-Bango as a medical missionary. Turns out the local cannibals invite missionaries and then eat them. Seems that I never published that story. It was a mistake. When I was working I was always at least 6 months ahead of my deadlines on my daily strips. So that story must have gotten lost in the shuffle. I don’t have a copy of the story in my computer files. I might have shipped the originals to the archives at Ohio State 8 years ago. Or they were lost. I’ve searched, but I have never been able to find them. What a bummer. 

Sorry that my Sunday post was late.

Thanks for your comments about my graphs on the relation between CO2 and global warming.  One of the comments was by Steve A:

Bud –

The primary problem appears to be in what ‘scientists’ are doing to make data fit their hypothesis and what governments are doing to impose unrealistic conclusions and laws on society.

Al Gore’s infamous trumpeting of the ‘hockey stick curve’ of CO2 levels has been exposed as incomplete and misleading according to many scientific sources that were sequestered and penalized for differing views.

Here are some articles that I found to be more credible that what the mainstream media has broadcasted:

The “hockey stick” curve obscures Earth’s CO2 history
https://www.cfact.org/2021/04/15/the-co2-hockey-stick-curve-shields-the-history-of-earths-historical-levels-of-co2/

Man-made or natural global warming?
https://www.cfact.org/2023/01/05/man-made-or-natural-global-warming/

Greenpeace co-founder: Earth’s geologic history ‘fundamentally contradicts’ CO2 warming fears – Patrick Moore, Ph.D.
https://www.cfact.org/2014/02/26/greenpeace-co-founder-earths-geologic-history-fundamentally-contradicts-co2-warming-fears/

Climate change for Babies – Book review by Joe Bastardi – July 19th, 2022
https://www.cfact.org/2022/07/19/climate-change-for-babies-book-review/

As a response, these are the “scientists” that you referenced:

Your first reference was written by Ronald Stein. He has a BS in electrical engineering. Stein has been named as the private business spokesperson for the energy industry. (Wikipedia) In 2018 he won the “President’s Award” from the Western State Petroleum Industry.

Your second reference, Daniel Nerbert, is a pediatrician.

Third reference is Patrick Moore. He does have a credible education, and he did lead Canadian Greepeace for 15 years. He has a Bachelor of Science in forest biology at the University of British Columbia and a PhD in ecology on the administration of environmental law relating to the mining industry. He gradually changed his views over the years. He now is a spokesperson for various concerns including the nuclear industry, the logging industry and the genetic engineering industry. On a French television show, Patrick Moore claimed that Roundup was safe to drink, despite being toxic to humans.
During the interview, Moore dismissed the safety concerns associated with the herbicide, and went through his routine of false claims about glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup. But the host of the show surprised Moore and offered him a glass of Roundup to drink. Moore, cornered, refused the glass of Roundup and said, “I’m not an idiot.” Drinking glyphosate, of course, can be deadly, and there is evidence that Roundup causes cancer. Moore often makes reckless claims and statements, but rarely was he caught as openly as in this televised story, which has been shared around the world over multiple newscycles. (Wikipedia)  Here is the brief interview.

Fourth is Joe Bastardi. He’s a weatherman with a BS in meteorology. (Wikipedia)

During his tenure President George W. Bush commissioned the American Academy of Sciences, the most highly educated, accomplished and smartest people in America, to investigate the question. They overwhelmingly concurred that greenhouse gas emmissions is the principal cause of climate change. If you don’t believe me click this.

And if you look once more at the graph that I posted, and I’ve truncated it and compressed the abscissa:

Kind of looks like a hockey stick, doesn’t it?