| cking truth about the science of global warming is | | | | demand still exceeds supply. |
| this: It is not due to hydrocarbon use. Fossil fuels | | | | The point is this. The influential media and |
| have nothing to do with it, in spite of what the | | | | inaccurate reporting by high profile people scare |
| media and a Nobel prize winner, Al Gore, claim. | | | | the populace into believing lies and |
| The BBC and Noel Sheppard's published article on | | | | misrepresentations. Why is this so? It seem clear, |
| Newsbusters.org reports this: "American Media are | | | | it is for perceived economic or political advantage |
| virtually guaranteed to not report: A British court | | | | by selfish interests. |
| has determined that Al Gore's schlocumentary | | | | The Canadian Minister of Transportation now says |
| "An Inconvenient Truth" (video) contains at least | | | | that Canada needs to "pull out" of the Kyoto |
| eleven material falsehoods." | | | | Accord that they signed. He says that in order |
| 1. Melting snows are not evidence of global | | | | for Canada to comply it would mean banning all |
| warming | | | | cars and buses from the roads. |
| 2. The co-relation of CO2 levels in ice samples and | | | | It would seem that the U.S. would be even worse |
| global warming is flawed. CO2 lagged 800 to 2000 | | | | off, economically. The typical U.S. urban dweller |
| years behind the warming. | | | | has multiple cars which would be heavily taxed (if |
| 3. Hurricane Katrina had no possible relationship to | | | | even allowed)... if compliance were made for the |
| global warming | | | | Kyoto Accord. It would be disastrous for our |
| 4. Drying up of Lake Chad was not related to | | | | civilization in many ways. Do you realize that |
| global warming | | | | computers alone use 9% of our electricity? The |
| 5. Polar bears are not drowned because of global | | | | majority of our electricity comes from |
| warming (a violent storm caused 4 to die) | | | | hydrocarbons...fossil fuels. |
| 6. The warming of the gulf stream will not | | | | According to Art Robinson the life we live would |
| produce an ice age in Europe | | | | come to a screeching halt. There would be no |
| 7. Coral reef losses and killing of species on them | | | | travel allowed and there would be a shut down of |
| are not due to global warming | | | | energy dependent activities...which is almost |
| 8. Greenland is not in eminent danger of flooding | | | | everything modern.... (assuming the U.S. adopted |
| due to ice melt | | | | and complied with the Kyoto Accord) |
| 9. Antarctica ice covering is not shrinking. Evidence | | | | It is easy to see how modern society would be |
| shows it increasing. | | | | completely destroyed; plus, this would have little if |
| 10. Sea levels are not expected to rise over 20 ft | | | | any effect on global warming. It would not solve |
| in the next 800 years but rather possibly 16 | | | | the perceived global warming problem. Taxing |
| inches | | | | hydrocarbons would accelerate its demise. |
| 11. Evacuation of the South Sea islanders to New | | | | Another flawed premise of global warming was |
| Zealand was not caused by sea level rises | | | | "the huge increase of destructive carbon dioxide". |
| Stay with me and I can show you scientific facts | | | | One of the primary increases of CO2 by man is |
| that clearly refute the notion that hydrocarbon | | | | hydrocarbon combustion. According to U.S. |
| fuels...coal, oil, gas...cause global warming. | | | | Government statistics, atmospheric concentrations |
| A firestorm of controversy arose and the United | | | | of CO2 have risen 36% since 1750. There is no |
| States was shamefully accused of selfish | | | | direct co-relation to hydrocarbon combustion and |
| interests when they did not sign the Kyoto | | | | subsequent co-relation to global warming. The |
| Accord. Actually, both the U.S. and Australia were | | | | industrial revolution, with high hydrocarbon usage, |
| the most significant countries to refuse signing the | | | | came in the last 100 years...over 150 years after |
| Accord. Enormous polluters like China and | | | | significant CO2 increases were observed. Likewise |
| emerging countries were exempted from | | | | global temperatures have only increased slightly |
| compliance until they "catch up" with productions. | | | | since 1750. |
| It is interesting that arguably the greatest polluter | | | | According to scientist Art Robinson the earth |
| on earth is China. It is so bad there that recently | | | | produces 40,000 giga-tons of CO2 per year. |
| a marathoner died and several other runners | | | | (That's 40 million tons per year) Mankind produces |
| were hospitalized due to the toxic pollution. Some | | | | only 8 giga-tons per year. While this seems like a |
| long distance runners refused to participate in the | | | | huge amount, it is only 0.54% of all atmospheric |
| 2008 Olympics held in China. | | | | gasses, a minor atmospheric gas. Scientists tell us |
| What was the Kyoto Accord? It was basically a | | | | ninety five percent of the green house gasses |
| meeting of world leaders of whom the majority | | | | are water vapor. |
| signed an agreement in Japan. The accord said we | | | | The one fifth of the earth's CO2... which is that |
| should limit, reduce, tax and control the use of | | | | produced by man... is not likely to overwhelm the |
| hydrocarbons worldwide...due to global warming. | | | | planet, it has not in the past. In addition to that, |
| The information furnished to leaders was greatly | | | | the earth needs CO2 because plants use it to |
| flawed and should be considered "junk science", | | | | produce oxygen. Plants proliferate in a CO2 rich |
| totally without scientific facts or truth. The | | | | environment because it is their chief raw material. |
| discussion and the real reason of warming and | | | | All plants, animals and humans ultimately get their |
| cooling of the earth were not even allowed at the | | | | (organic) carbon from CO2. |
| conference. | | | | Dr. Pius Corbyn
Climate Forecaster, Weather |
| Here are some quotes from International | | | | Action (He instituted a far more accurate weather |
| authorities on the subject: | | | | forecasting paradigm based on sun storms and |
| 1. Professor Richard Lindzen, Dept. of | | | | sun spot changes) Quote: "None of the major |
| Meteorology, M.I.T. says the global warming | | | | climate changes in the past 1000 years can be |
| movement is really about getting money. "Funding | | | | explained by CO2." |
| of from 170 million to 2 billion (2000 million) for | | | | The same conclusion is echoed by Dr. Ian |
| climate and climate related issues." (has occurred) | | | | Clark
Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of |
| Other scientists believe it is purely political
in | | | | Ottawa: You "cannot say CO2 causes climate |
| order to get funding
a lot of jobs now depend | | | | changes: it has not in the past." |
| upon the global warming myth. | | | | Carbon dioxide is essential to plants and you |
| 2. "Anyone who goes around and says that CO2 | | | | ultimately get all of your organic carbon atoms |
| is responsible for most of the global warming in | | | | from it. CO2 plus chlorophyll plus sunlight produces |
| the 20th century has not looked at the basic | | | | oxygen...essential to man. Plants need CO2 and |
| numbers."
Professor Patrick Michaels, Dept. of | | | | animals and humans consume the plants for food. |
| Environment Sciences, University of Virginia. | | | | Increases of carbon dioxide actually increase the |
| 3. "Polar ice caps are always expanding and | | | | growth of oxygen producing plants on the earth. |
| contracting"
Professor | | | | A major premise for Al Gore's contention that |
| Syun-Ichi-Akasofu
Director of International | | | | dangerous global warming was occurring |
| Arctic Research Center. Gore published data on | | | | proceeded from core ice samples taken from the |
| Arctic ice melt. Since the time Gore reported | | | | Artic. They represented hundreds of years by |
| polar ice shrinkage, the polar caps have recovered | | | | various layers. Entrapped within the ice layers was |
| the lost ice and then some. | | | | CO2. |
| 4. Two scientists point out flaws about scientists | | | | The flaw was this. While CO2 increases were |
| embracing global warming. Professor Paul Reiter, | | | | found associated with warming trends, they came |
| Pasteur Institute, Paris: "The claim of top 1000 or | | | | after the warming trend
as much as 800 to |
| 2000 scientists (endorsing global warming) is | | | | 2000 years later. The CO2 was a result of the |
| wrong
if you look at the bibliography of them." | | | | warming trend, not the cause of it. CO2 came |
| Professor Richard Lindzen of M.I.T. says: "to build | | | | after the warming occurred. |
| up to 2,500, they have to be reviewers and | | | | Indeed as warming of the earth occurs, the sea |
| government people and so on". | | | | spews out CO2. (95% of greenhouse gases |
| 5. The IPCC (the U.N. International Panel on | | | | come in the form of water vapor from the |
| Climate Change) like any U.N. body, is politically | | | | oceans anyway
according to scientists who |
| driven. The final conclusions are politically driven, | | | | research the subject) |
| the evidence offered was that "a consensus of | | | | Carl Wunsch, oceanographer professor at M.I.T |
| scientists agreed that planet earth was warming | | | | and author of 4 major text books on |
| and it was due to the proliferation of | | | | oceanography explained it: "When you heat the |
| hydrocarbons." The perpetrators of this false | | | | ocean surface it tends to emit CO2
when you |
| information claimed that over 600 scientists | | | | cool the surface it absorbs CO2." |
| agreed that the cause was "increased | | | | There were periods in our history when we had |
| hydrocarbon usage". The scientific facts do not | | | | three times as much CO2 as we do now
or |
| support this. | | | | periods when we had even ten times as much |
| A piece of information that refutes the whole | | | | CO2. |
| notion that there was an international consensus | | | | "The IPCC (International Panel on Climate |
| of scientists was a survey done by scientist Art | | | | Changes) like any U.N. body is politically driven. The |
| Robinson of the Oregon Institute of Science and | | | | final conclusions are politically driven." Professor |
| Medicine. He polled and received responses of | | | | Philip Stott, Dept. of Biogeography, University of |
| over 22,000 of the scientists. Twenty two | | | | London. |
| thousand disagreed that the global warming was | | | | Co-founder of Greenpeace, Patrick Moore, says |
| caused by increased hydrocarbon usage. The | | | | this: "I don't even like to call it the environmental |
| more recent tally is over 31,000. | | | | movement anymore cause really it is a political |
| Scientist Art Robinson, at the request of the | | | | activist movement. (the environmental movement |
| president, first did a report which was published in | | | | against global warming) has evolved into the |
| the Wall Street Journal. There was such a | | | | strongest movement there is for preventing |
| backlash of protest that he then did the survey | | | | development in developing countries." |
| of more than 22,000 scientists. President Bush | | | | "Climate scientists need there to be a problem in |
| then refused to sign the Kyoto Accord, much to | | | | order to get funding." Dr. Roy Spencer, Weather |
| the criticism of other world leaders. | | | | Satellite Team Leader NASA (space program) |
| The most high profile person who furnished | | | | You may be wondering why there can be a 800 |
| flawed evidence was Al Gore. Unfortunately few | | | | year lag before the increased CO2 shows up. It is |
| people questioned his reporting, based on the | | | | because of the vast area and enormous depth of |
| information that he presented. He provided a | | | | the oceans. |
| movie, "An Inconvenient Truth", that | | | | Here is a summary of the facts and truth that |
| "demonstrated" that glaciers were melting so fast | | | | refutes the lies and misrepresentations about |
| that the islanders in the South Pacific were | | | | global warming: |
| flooded out and had to move to New Zealand. | | | | * Global warming is not occurring because of |
| Here are the facts. In the last 50 years sea levels | | | | hydrocarbon usage. Solar disturbances (sun |
| have risen 3 inches. I cannot imagine any sane | | | | storms) clearly are related to the changes in |
| person building a home that could be flooded out | | | | global temperatures. |
| by only a 3 inch increase of water levels in a 50 | | | | * The earth's temperature has only increased 1 |
| year period. | | | | degree in the last 3,000 years. |
| It is true that glaciers in many places are melting. | | | | * The recent temperature increase, and the rate |
| They have been melting for the past 200 years. | | | | of increase, does not correspond to the increase |
| (Interestingly, they are growing on California's Mt. | | | | of hydrocarbon usage. (since 1940, there was a 6 |
| Shasta) There is no co-relation of increased melt | | | | fold increase of hydrocarbons...yet no related |
| due to hydrocarbon usage. It started over 200 | | | | increase in global warming) |
| years ago, long before the large increase of | | | | * The number and quality of hurricanes has not |
| hydrocarbon usage of the past 50 to 100 years. | | | | co- related to the increase in global warming. |
| Scientist Art Robinson says people were "lied to". | | | | * Glacial melt does not correspond to |
| There is recorded a 7 inch average annual | | | | hydrocarbon usage. |
| shrinkage of glaciers in the past 50 years. This | | | | * Reducing hydrocarbon usage would not stop or |
| rate is not significantly greater than the previous | | | | change global warming. |
| 150 years. In fact, since Gore's report, the | | | | * Reducing hydrocarbon usage could destroy our |
| Antarctic polar ice cap has more than recovered. | | | | modern society. |
| Al Gore also claimed that the global warming has | | | | * Carbon dioxide produced by man does not |
| increased hurricanes...not so according to the U. S. | | | | destroy our earth, it is not shown to cause global |
| Weather Service records. The records show that | | | | warming. |
| basically there is no significant increase in the last | | | | * The "consensus of 600 scientists" is a |
| 100 to 150 years. Increases and decreases yes, | | | | fabrication...a lie. This group of 600 was not |
| but not a significant trend. Once again Art | | | | allowed to comment on the report, nor was |
| Robinson says, "a flat out lie". | | | | discussion at the Kyoto Accord allowed. Some |
| What then is the cause of global warming? | | | | scientists only agreed "that more research was |
| Scientific evidence supports the fact that solar | | | | needed" on the subject. |
| storms are responsible for the earth's | | | | * Over 22,000 scientists agreed that global |
| temperature changes. The earth waxes and | | | | warming was not caused by hydrocarbon usage. |
| wanes in temperature. One thousand years ago | | | | Don't misunderstand me. I am not against a clean |
| the earth was actually 1 degree warmer than it is | | | | environment but I see no rationale for limiting |
| now. In George Washington's time it was 1 | | | | hydrocarbon usage. What I see as more |
| degree cooler. The average variation over a 3,000 | | | | important is the control of reckless and |
| year period is 3 degrees. Over a long period of | | | | unnecessary pollution of toxic wastes into the |
| time there is as much as a 10 degree fluxion in | | | | environment. The U.S. is already addressing this |
| temperatures. Anyone who studies history knows | | | | problem with stringent regulation in many areas. |
| there was a very destructive ice age at one time. | | | | Polluters like China should be regulated, not |
| Actually alarmists and nay-sayers who "champion" | | | | exempted. More can be done, but shutting down |
| the environment were successful in stopping | | | | U.S. factories and stopping electrical generation will |
| construction of nuclear facilities (for power | | | | not solve the "perceive global warming problem! |
| generation) here in the U.S. in the past 30 years. | | | | Update 2008: In Stephen Leeb's Energy World (an |
| (no new ones developed in 30 years) Japan (the | | | | investment newsletter) he reports this: |
| only victim of nuclear bombing) now produces | | | | "...man-made warming is a hoax. It is simply the |
| 40% of its power from nuclear plants. France | | | | biggest farce ever foisted upon mankind in the |
| generates over 70% of their power from nuclear. | | | | name of science." |
| Source: The Oil & Energy Investment Report. | | | | His newsletter goes on to point out that |
| (Other reports say 80%. is the figure.) The | | | | worldwide the winter 2007-2008 was one of the |
| environmentalists predicted an ice age would again | | | | coldest years since records were kept. The |
| occur due to nuclear proliferation. They have now | | | | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, |
| flip-flopped and claim that global warming will | | | | (NOAA), reports that the ice cover shrunk from |
| destroy the earth. | | | | 5 million square miles in January 2007 to only 1.5 |
| Worldwide there are now over 320 nuclear power | | | | million square miles by October of 2007. In spite |
| plants under construction. None are in the U.S.A. | | | | of this, it is now almost back to its original size...all |
| China alone has dozens under construction and | | | | within a year. |
| dozens and dozens more on the drawing board | | | | Did reduction of hydrocarbon usage cause this? |
| for future construction. Demand for crude oil has | | | | No way! According to Dr. Leeb, the 1997 Kyoto |
| skyrocketed throughout the world, while the | | | | Protocol so incensed scientists at the hijack, in the |
| supply of new crude is diminishing. Worldwide | | | | name of science, by Gore and "authoritative |
| recession has depressed the price of oil but the | | | | sources", that they reacted vehemently". |