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Ukit, here is some quote's from the AGI's site:
it's a non-profit that:
"serves as a voice of shared interests in our profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society's use of resources, resilience to natural hazards, and the HEALTH OF THE ENVIRONMENT.""Position statements prepared by AGI and its Member Societies provide a blueprint for guiding the intersection of the geosciences and policy."
"AGI and its Member Societies provide a blueprint for new U.S. leadership in "Critical Needs for the Twenty First Century: The Role of the Geosciences". The document provides a list of critical needs for natural resources, environmental quality and resiliency from risks and policy actions to meet these needs with the help of the geoscience community."
just reading these few snippets it becomes evident quickly that this is not just some neutral group of scientists, but they are very defined in what they do and seem to place much focus on influencing government policies. Does it alarm you at all the the group of scientists selected to be part of the survey seem to be part of a group who is already heavily involved in Global Warming and influencing policies around it? Obviously a group so concerned and involved in Global Warming must already have it's mind made up regarding the issue, no?