Hey now, reddit doesn't need any more people like this either...

Why are people still using the appeal to the present year as though it were an argument? It's 2017!

This is a technical matter, not a political one. Your mention of Al Gore makes me think that for you, it's a political battle and not a technical or scientific matter.

There are now two very good reasons not to watch the video: 1) the lecture is by a dishonest man and we are being asked to trust that his models and judgement are accurate, and 2) it's most likely that the video was posted for a political agenda and not scientific or technical edification.

An "echo chamber" when it comes to science usually means that things have been mostly figured out correctly. An "echo chamber" for political discussions is where it could be considered a bad thing.

Echo chambers are bad for science as well as for politics. It means that nobody is thinking anymore, they are just regurgitating a memorized response.

On the matter of AGW, we have the situation where the science is not separate from politics because there is a strong push by many people to use the power of the state to impose changes on people and companies in the name of AGW mitigation.

The fact that there are huge amounts of money that could flow into the coffers of heavily debt burdened western governments should make you pause a little to consider how this money may bias the science.

That's complete BS. As a scientist, I see rigorous arguments change into echo chambers all the time, because people collect more data and ideas and theories solidify. It's not dangerous, it's progress.

Al Gore? I didn't knew he was an scientist.

Perhaps people here reads what actual climate scientists say and doesn't talk about Gore