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

know the Arctic best - among them Inuit Indians, who are appalled at the way an animal
they have lived beside for centuries has become a poster species for ‗misinformed' Greens -
Nigel Marven finds himself in broad agreement," the article reported. (LINK) & (LINK)
Nobel Prize-winning Economist Gary S. Becker, who is a senior fellow at the Hoover
Institution and University Professor of Economics and Sociology at the University of
Chicago, debunked the notion that acting now to reduce greenhouse gases will save in the
long run. "Future generations would be better off if the present generation, instead of
investing the $800 billion in greenhouse gas-reducing technologies, invested the same
amount in capital that would be available to future generations," Becker wrote on February
4, 2007. "One criticism of this argument is that if the resources were not invested in
reducing greenhouse gases, they would not be invested in other capital that would accrue to
future generations. Perhaps not. But bear in mind that during the past 150 years, more
recent generations in the United States and other developed and developing nations have
been much better off than earlier generations when measured by income, health, education,
and virtually all other important criteria," Becker explained. "This rising standard of living
across generations has been achieved mainly through advances in technology, and generous
savings and investments for children and grandchildren by parents and their elected
representatives. Why should this fundamental aspect of family and public behavior change
as a result of the accumulation of the harmful greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?" he
wrote. "Discounting is sensible behavior. Common sense also suggests that technologies
will be much improved in the future, including those that can improve health, income, and
the environment. Put differently, later generations have benefited from large and continuing
advances in technologies of all kinds in the past 150 years, including those related to the
environment," he added. (LINK)
Lev Zeleny, director of the Institute of Space Research at the Russian Academy of
Sciences and an Academy corresponding member, rejects man-made climate fears.
According to a September 28, 2007 article in the Russian publication RIA Novosti, Zeleny
"believes that before making Kyoto Protocol-like decisions, we should thoroughly study
the influence of all factors and receive more or less unequivocal results. In order to treat an
illness, we must diagnose it first, he insists." Zeleny noted, "Judging by Venus, a planet,
which is similar to the Earth in all respects, we can see how far this can go. The
temperature on its surface is about 500° C (mostly due to a greenhouse effect). At one time,
Venus did not have a layer of clouds, and this is probably when it was warmed up by the
Sun, causing a greenhouse effect. What if the Sun is responsible for the warming of our
climate?" Zeleny asked. "There are two channels of energy transfer from the Sun -
electromagnetic and corpuscular radiation," he explained. "The bulk of it - about 1.37 kW
per square meter of the Earth's surface - which equals the power of an electric kettle -
comes via the electromagnetic channel. This flow of energy primarily fits into the visible
and infrared range of the spectrum and its amount is virtually immune to change - it alters
by no more than a few fractions of a percent. It is called the 'solar constant.' The flow of
energy reaches the Earth in eight minutes and is largely absorbed by its atmosphere and
surface. It has decisive influence on the shaping of our climate," Zeleny said. "Solar wind
becomes more intense when the Sun is active. It sweeps space rays out of the solar system
like a broom," he added. "This affects cloud formation, which cools off both the
atmosphere and the whole planet. We know from historic records that it was quite cold in
1350-1380. The Sun was very active during this time," he said. "Some dangers are much
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