If these people were truly against global warming, they would be in short sleves to protest the warming. This earth has had several ice ages, but I don't ever remember having a global warming age.

I'll have to check Pharyngula. It wouldn't surprise me if that blog has this same picture posted with approving commentary, followed by a comment thread that's a circle jerk about how awful libertarians are.

For a tremendous amount of solid science and also some excellent political analysis of the Goebbels Warming crowd, see this website:
wattsupwiththat.com

The "97% of scientists" of scientists who agree with the warmists are all people on the same gravy train. They are funded by what we might call the State Science Institute.

As far as I can see the political issue is to marginalize and eliminate the "opposition" by calling us "anti-science". That's what happened in Soviet biology, where it took them decades to recover from Trofim Lysenko.

What I'm reminded of is Michael Crichton's book "State of Fear". The author behind "Jurassic Park", "Congo", and "Sphere" - to name only a few - spent months doing research on how global warming was going to destroy the world. Only one problem. As the main character in the book finds out, the evidence suggests nothing of the kind! Crichton was a believer in global warming, but after doing the research decried it for the hoax it is. He was even very public about it - suggesting that the money some wanted to use to "fight" global warming would be much better used trying to help the peoples of Africa and other starving nations to build self-sufficient farming programs.

Oh, and then he died shortly afterward. He was one of my favorite authors.

it appears that those in the picture have taken the proper action; THEY ARE WEARING WINTER CLOTHING TO STAY WARM!

Of course. That's always been the motive.

Motive, that is, for outright fraud.

This is my favorite "political" photo. It gives a complete overview of the AGW movement.

1. She is holding the cover story. She believes in the cause. She has faith in the movement. She knows that the science is settled.

2. The person behind the scenes is holding the true motive of the movement. The end of Capitalism. The rise of World Socialism. The UN in control.

3. The guy on the right is wondering why he's freezing his butt off at a Global Warming protest. He just goes along with the crowd. Maybe his name is Peter Keating.

I've had a few people dismiss the idea but when I show them this photo you can see the gears engage in their brains. It's a wonderful thing to see the light go on.

So during Earth Hour I always turn on all the lights and I celebrate "Human Achievement Hour"!!!