Than 1000 International Scientists Dissent Over Man-Made Global ...

Gulf Times reported on January 9, 2009. The article continued, ―Almost any natural
disaster nowadays is unhesitatingly blamed on global warming resulting from man‘s
indifference to his environment. Anyone who thinks otherwise, says Dr Rose, is urged to
keep quiet and he/she will meet with considerable reluctance on the part of reputable
scientific journals to publish alternative theories.‖ The article concluded, ―If it is true, does
it mean that we can all stop worrying about polluting the earth‘s atmosphere? Of course
not, said Dr Rose, pollution is increasingly harmful to the health of all living creatures, not
just humans. But blaming it for global warming is another matter altogether.‖ (LINK)
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Physicist Dr. Paul Drallos, who worked as a Post Doc at Sandia National Labs in
Albuquerque and at the University of Toledo, formed Plasma Dynamics Corporation,
a small research company that specializes in plasma display technology and computer
simulation. Drallos also publicly declared his skepticism of man-made warming fears.
―We must conclude that there is no logical basis on which to believe that theory of humancaused
global warming,‖ Drallos wrote in a July 9, 2008, paper titled ―Is global warming
caused by human activity?‖ ―There is good correlation between temperature and solar
variations. There is historical evidence of natural climate cycles. There is historical
evidence that changes in temperature cause changes in atmospheric CO2. There is scientific
basis for each of these observations,‖ Drallos wrote. ―On the other hand, we have the
anthropogenic greenhouse gas explanation. The physical evidence for greenhouse gas
warming is absent. The correlation between CO2 and temperature is absent. The historical
evidence is not consistent with CO2 acting as a driver of temperature. Temperature trends
during the most recent decade have displayed the exact opposite behavior than predicted by
the greenhouse theory. In light of these observations, by what logic can we justify choosing
a new theory which has no supporting physical evidence, no positive correlation with
observations, inconsistency with historical evidence and currently predicts the opposite of
what we now observe?‖ Drallos wrote. ―Furthermore, by what logic do we choose such a
theory over an established theory that has physical evidence and positive correlation with
observations, is consistent with the historical record and currently predicts what we now
observe? (We are currently witnessing a decrease in solar activity and a corresponding
decrease in global temperature, as expected.)‖ he concluded. (LINK) (LINK) (LINK)
Atmospheric Scientist Robert L. Scotto, who has more than 30 years air quality
consulting experience, served as zone-wide QA Manager on a $300 million EPA
Superfund contract and is co-founder of Minnich and Scotto, Inc., a full-service air
quality consulting firm. He also is a past member of the American Meteorological
Society (AMS). Scotto, a meteorologist who has authored or co-authored numerous
technical publications and reports, joined the international scientists dissenting from
man-made warming claims in 2008. ―Proponents of AGW (anthropogenic global warming)
analyses of recent surface temperature records which are suspect at best, as they clearly
contradict much more reliable satellite data,‖ Scotto told EPW on December 22, 2008.
According to satellite data, ―the Earth has been cooling since 1998,‖ Scotto wrote. ―This
discrepancy is due principally to the spatially unrepresentative nature of the surface
records, owing first to the fact that rural stations are increasingly being replaced by urban
stations and, second, to the frequent failure of these new urban stations to meet basic siting
criteria,‖ Scotto explained. ―Based on the laws of physics, the effect on temperature of
man‘s contribution to atmospheric CO2 levels is minuscule and indiscernible from the
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