In my recent quest to discover why people feel the need to fight so hard against the idea that humanity might be causing the globe to warm, I’ve started looking at everything I can find that illuminates skeptic science.  If you missed this profile of the physicist Freeman Dyson in the New York Times, check it out now.  Dyson, I would say, is the most highly respected scientist to publicly come out against global warming.

His point (in a tiny and simplified nutshell)?  There really isn’t a lot of proof of global warming beyond a series of simulations and models.  If you don’t buy their prognosticating power, you’re left considering the fact that we don’t know, for sure, the exact ratio between temperature and human interaction.

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It’s Not True

No matter how careful we are, every once in a while a story comes along that was taken out of context, everyone bought it, and now we must say, we’re sorry!

The Dyston Company is not making an electric motor that could drive an electric car, as we reported just a short time ago with this post:  “Dyson Plans Solar Powered Car”

After seeing the first story concerning the denial, I was getting wary of any such report.  In these many years I’ve seen one misstep after another and decided to go straight to the source, Dyson in the UK.

There, I spoke with Sarah Mason in the Public Information Office, and she gave me this statement..

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That’s it, straight from the Dyson headquarters in London.

We try very hard here to bring you the best and most accurate information, but sometimes it backfires and I regret having given you the wrong information.

Thank you for trusting Gas 2.0 and the Green Options Network.

Max

Vacuum Cleaner Whiz Going To The Streets

Update: Dyson Is NOT Making An Electric Car, A Report from London

The king of vacuum cleaners, James Dyson, is betting that a souped-up version of his vacuum cleaner and hair dryer motors will power cars over hundreds of miles.

Using technology developed for his lightweight electric motors, Dyson hopes to partner with Honda or another car maker, rather than build a car from the ground up.

Solar panels on top of the vehicle, or on the garage where it is stored, would provide electricity to charge the car’s battery.  Of course, the best performance would probably come from a country where there’s abundant enough sunshine to keep the battery charged.

Of course, he could also think about adding a plug-in function, just in case it stays cloudy for days on end.

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