Note to Professor Emeritus Hayden,
A fan of yours recommended your EPA letter with the following comment:
Anonymous said: "I suggest you read this submission to the EPA by Howard C. Hayden Professor Emeritus of Physics, UConn. (Now I wonder what will be wrong with Professor Hayden? Will HE be too old or too young or ONLY a physics professor? See how silly your screams of deniers end up being!! Who are the ONLY deniers? hehehe http://carbon-sense.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/hayden-to-jackson.pdf Sort of says it all - hope you post it - know you won't - BUT what I DO know is that you'll READ IT. That is all I aim to do - my last post here - goodbye & Cheers," {comment on A look at the world of climate change denial}
And indeed, I did read your letter and thus began another excursion into the wormhole of science by rhetoric. 'Anonymous' challenges me with: "… what will be wrong with Professor Hayden?" I have no idea what's wrong with you.
But, I can recognize a great many things wrong with that dishonest letter you wrote to the EPA.
For starters, who actually believes they can in "a simple one-letter proof" disprove the accumulated works of over a century, involving tens of thousands of researchers and technicians. Including studies into radiative properties of greenhouse gases that have resulted in successful satellite communication systems; various forms of Earth bound astronomical observations; and heat seeking air-to-air missiles, to name a few.
Second, what you present doesn't even reach the level of 'science in a vacuum.' There's no science at all! It's all 'science by rhetoric.'
I can't help but wonder at the ideological bias that allows yourself to write such an unmitigated piece of trash. Your letter reveals either an astounding unfamiliarity with Earth systems and their evolution - or a complete disregard for those systems.
Did you ever stop to examine your own ideological blinders before writing such a purely political letter? What ever happen to a little healthy self skepticism? In any event, I've taken the time to point out the many falsehoods in your letter.
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I have emailed Professor Hayden and welcome his critique of my critique. {Hayden's words are unaltered and appear in Courier font.} I have included many resources to support my claims.
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Howard C. Hayden, Professor Emeritus of Physics
October 27, 2009
The Honorable Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator Environmental Protection Agency
