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Doubt over the science of climate change goes beyond USA, Great Britain and Australia, and is now spreading into mainland Europe, in particular Germany. So much so, that the German Greens are getting alarmed about the waning alarmism.

This is why the alarmists in Germany, led by the Green Party and Stefan Rahmstorf of the Potsdam Institute For Climate Impact Research, are now all trembly-handed about it and have organised a pow-wow in Berlin in March on how to counter the growing climate scepticism. The event is called:

The Interest In Doubt – The Strategies of the So-Called Climate Sceptics

Below is a translation of the announcement. As you read it, you will find it confrontational and militant. It’s the paranoid “us against them” mindset.

The climate alarmists simply cannot accept that the catastrophe is not coming. I wrote about why this frightens them: ALARMIST PSYCHOLOGY.

Here’s the event announcement in English

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Event Details

Type of event: Discussion round

Date & time: 18 March 2011, 1:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Location: German Bundestag, Jakob-Kaiser-Haus, Room 1.302

Address: Dorotheenstraße 101

10117 Berlin

Event held by: Alliance 90/The Greens Parliamentary Group

Contact: AK 2 Coordination Office (Koordinationsbüro)

Platz der Republik 1, 11011 Berlin, Germany

Tel.: (49) 30/227 59406, Fax: (49) 30/227 56208

E-Mail ak2@gruene-bundestag.de

What’s it about?

Climate scepticism is not a new phenomena in the debate surrounding anthropogenic climate change. To obstruct an ambitious climate protection program and to hinder energy transformation, the seeds of doubt concerning the findings of science has a long tradition, especially in the USA, where it has reached a new dimension. In addition to spreading lies and untruths, the defamation of politicians and covert operations also belong to the repertoire of climate policy obstructionists. Also in Germany the activities of climate sceptics and climate deniers are increasing. At first these activities were restricted to the Internet and blogs, but have since reached the German Parliament. Politicians of the CDU/CSU and FDP parties even publicly welcome known climate sceptics, and thus provided a forum for their non-serious and unscientific assertions.

In our focused discussion, we wish to cast light on the background the current activities of the climate sceptics. What is the motive behind the current climate-sceptic activites and media attention? What are the strategies of the so-called climate sceptics, who is behind them and who finances them?

We warmly invite you to attend.

Programme

1.30 Welcome coffee

2:00 Introduction

Bärbel Höhn, Parliamentarian

Deputy Party Chairperson

2:20 Industry lobbying activities: How the flames of doubt on climate change are being fanned

Dr. Dieter Plehwe

LobbyControl/ Scientific Centre Berlin (WZB)

2:40 The influence of the fossil fuel industry in the USA, Strategies and successful counter-strategies

N.N.

CAN Europe

3:00 Doubt without fuel: Methods and structures of the climate sceptics

Prof. Dr. Stefan Rahmstorf

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

3.20 Panel discussion

Dr. Dieter Plehwe

N.N.

CAN Europe

Prof. Dr. Stefan Rahmstorf PIK

Moderation: Dr. Hermann Ott, Parliamentarian and spokesman for climate policy

16.45 Summary

Dr. Hermann Ott MdB

17.00 Get together

Directions to the conference

By S-Bahn, get off at station “Hauptbahnhof” or “Brandenburger Tor”. By bus…blah blah blah [Just take your car and follow your navigation system].

Important advisory:

To enter the Jakob-Kaiser-Haus, you’ll need your ID or passport and an additional photo ID. It is also required to register with your name, DOB no later than 11 March 2011.

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I urge concerned German readers to attend if you can. Perhaps someone should tell them how much oil money sceptics get, and how much the green groups get. I have yet to receive a cent.

I can tell you what this is going to be about: Koch Industries, Fred Singer, Big Oil, Tobacco, etc. the usual crap that appeals to people who crave disaster. Of course German sceptic group EIKE will be a target as well. Incidentally, EIKE has sent a letter to the Green Party, expressing their wishes to attend this conference.

Does anyone believe the tolerant and progressive Greens will welcome them?