The Sun Journal should print a disclaimer when publishing articles promoting junk science or fake news. The article, “Climate talks go forward,” appearing Dec. 15, claims that “… to prevent the Earth’s average global temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century compared to pre-industrial times.” It is possible that […]
Thomas Standard
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Mankind will adjust
This is in response to the Associated Press article, “Global warming hurts poor counties” (June 30. The article seemed to accept the claim that human activity is the primary cause of global warming; that sacrificing mankind’s quality of life to reduce carbon emissions would be wise; and that man lacks the ingenuity to adapt to […]
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Better pay equals more workers
With the article “Farmers worried” (April 25), the Sun Journal is again publishing the Associated Press’ slanted news without balancing it with common sense. The article reported that, according to Oregon vineyard owner Patricia Dudley, “native-born Americans just aren’t willing to work that hard,” as justification for exploiting illegal aliens as farm workers. That is […]
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Story about global warming had misleading data
Anne Williams is absolutely correct in her assertion (Jan. 28) that scientists can make valid conclusions about the weather they observe. My point is that the article on global warming that I referred to in my original letter (Jan. 25) was misleading. When people try to mold my opinion with misleading information, I question their […]
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Measurements are accurate
In response to Thomas Standard’s letter (Jan. 25), I agree that temperature measurement can be complex. But trained scientists, such as the ones he references, are up to that task. As an example, 10 thermometers placed in 10 randomly selected locations in Androscoggin County would produce different results for today’s noon temperature. The reasons are […]
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No data to support claims
The Associated Press article, “2016 Hottest Year on Record” (Sun Journal, Jan. 19), was highly misleading. The article stated that NOAA claimed the average temperature in 2016 exceeded the previous year by 0.07 degrees; NASA, with equal confidence, claimed the difference is 0.22 degrees. Their claims for accuracy are unbelievable. The only way to extrapolate […]