More Than 31,000 Scientists Disagree With Al Gore

I have for quite some time now offered the argument that only idiots and those with personal agendas would claim that anthropogenic global warming was “settled science”. At no time in history has intelligent man stopped discussing or studying scientific information in order to better learn and advance the scientific community. Why should climate change be any different?

Along came a politician who couldn’t win his home state in an election and began a campaign to convince the world we were all going to die if we didn’t make people stop creating carbon dioxide. And they followed in masses, ready to lay down everything in their lives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

If you recall, Mr. Gore even said that anyone who is a holdout on man-made global warming was no different than members of the Flat Earth Society. He also said these are the same kind of people who think the lunar landing was staged.

Mr. Gore, you now have over 31,000 scientists who have signed a petition basically calling you a phony. Of those 31,000, over 9,000 of them hold PhDs. The Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine sponsored the petition.

We urge the United States government to reject the global warming agreement that was written in Kyoto, Japan in December, 1997, and any other similar proposals. The proposed limits on greenhouse gases would harm the environment, hinder the advance of science and technology, and damage the health and welfare of mankind.

There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gasses is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth’s atmosphere and disruption of the Earth’s climate. Moreover, there is substantial scientific evidence that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide produce many beneficial effects upon the natural plant and animal environments of the Earth.

If you’re interested in what these “Flat Earth Society”-type scientists base their conclusions on, the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine has a peer reviewed research paper.

I have been asking that at a minimum, we reopen the scientific discussion about global warming and end this jumping off a cliff foolishness based on theory. Not only does it look as though discussions will continue along with qualified research but existing research is presenting a completely different picture than the one Al Gore et. al. are presenting.

Tom Remington