Nice to see the proprietor of the mighty LGF weigh in.

I did not come here to convince any of you that reams of scientific evidence exists that puts into question the theory that human activity is chiefly, or even significantly, responsible for changes in the earth’s climate. I realize that’s a fool’s errand in a group that believes in man-caused global warming as strongly as Michele Bachmann believes in the saving grace of Jesus. But, the link I have above contains the latest in our collection of evidence and study by scientists around the world. Read it, or don’t read it.

However …

1. LVQ said he would “prove” Giaever is on the take — from Heartland. I can tell you that is simply not the case. And even if you don’t want to believe me (I’m used to critics of Heartland simply refusing to take my word for anything), LVQ did not come within 1,000 miles of proving it. Again … because it’s not true.

2. You can throw around all the evidence you’d like about Heartland’s work on tobacco issues. And none of them say Heartland denies smoking cigarettes causes cancer. We maintain that the scientific link between second-hand smoke and cancer is weak to non-existent. Why can’t you critics of Heartland at least acknowledge that there is a big difference?

The honorable thing for LVQ would be to correct himself. I’m not holding my breath.

Jim Lakely
The Heartland Institute