re: How many folks believe the Great barrier reef and Florida Keys coral reef are in danger

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Sunscreen is part of a long list of threats to coral reefs that includes pollution, overfishing and climate change. 

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From the first article you posted.
I guess you are right that sunscreen is bad for reefs but those articles in no way say that suncreen is the entire cause

Climate change is a natural cycle of the earth. No scientist will ever dispute that. However, what is heavily debated and generally agreed upon by almost the entire scientific community is the human factor in the equation.

I side with the scientific community, and it's always a good idea to try to preserve what we have on earth for future generations.

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 no way say that suncreen is the entire cause

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You are moving the goal post now

Obivously Humans could do a lot better

Sunscreen is one of the many shitty things we are doing

I'm not a scientist but I've read more than most on the subject from both sides.

The scientists have been caught multiple times fudging the numbers to fit their narrative. "data adjustment" is what they call it. There is, at best, a very weak correlation between CO2 levels and global temperature

[quote]Bison

The Bison in you sig produces methane gas which is known to cause global warming.

All these climate change studies tying the event to human behavior absolutely drive me nuts. Humans and much later combustion engines and industrialization have been on this planet for the tiniest fraction of the earths existence. It's warmed and cooled 100s, maybe 1000s of times before us and will continue to do so. Anyone trying to say we have any significant impact on the climate is either a tree hugging nutcase, an academic begging for grant money, or a politician looking for another way to tax us to death.

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Anyone trying to say we have any significant impact on the climate is either a tree hugging nutcase, an academic begging for grant money, or a politician looking for another way to tax us to death.

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Another unqualified person making absolute statements on science. Thanks for proving my point.

The great barrier reef is done. It's over.

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I'm not a scientist but I've read more than most on the subject from both sides.

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Bon Jour.

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Yes, but what most people don't understand is that a scientific study doesn't have to be based in truth. With a little grant money, anyone can start a scientific study on anything. I could start a study on whether frogs prefer white beans over red beans. Problem is, with the internet and social media, people see "scientific study" and automatically believe it's either fact or an attack on conservative beliefs.

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Funding agencies have very specific requirements for who is eligible for money.

You can't simply apply and receive money for stuff. Proposals are written. Of which you must highlight what is already known about a subject, and the gap in knowledge you are seeking funding to study.

These proposals are vetted by a panel of scientists before funding is awarded.

Once the work is complete, the results are submitted in manuscript form to a journal which will again have it reviewed by a panel of experts. Often time it is requested that further research or experiments are done before publication. Other papers are flat out rejected.

There are however plenty of crap "journals" that publish low quality research. These papers are often ignored by the scientific community. It's why when reading an editorial about scientific research I like to then check who did the research and see where it was published.