::eyeroll:: >The man tells it like it is. > >http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17997788/site/newsweek/ > >Here is an excerpt: > >By Richard S. Lindzen >Newsweek International > >April 16, 2007 issue - Judging from the media in recent months, the debate >over global warming is now over. There has been a net warming of the earth >over the last century and a half, and our greenhouse gas emissions are >contributing at some level. Both of these statements are almost certainly >true. What of it? Recently many people have said that the earth is facing a >crisis requiring urgent action. This statement has nothing to do with >science. There is no compelling evidence that the warming trend we've seen >will amount to anything close to catastrophe. What most commentators?and >many scientists?seem to miss is that the only thing we can say with >certainly about climate is that it changes. The earth is always warming or >cooling by as much as a few tenths of a degree a year; periods of constant >average temperatures are rare. Looking back on the earth's climate history, >it's apparent that there's no such thing as an optimal temperature?a climate >at which everything is just right. The current alarm rests on the false >assumption not only that we live in a perfect world, temperature-wise, but >also that our warming forecasts for the year 2040 are somehow more reliable >than the weatherman's forecast for next week. > > >-- >--------------- >Robert Munn >www.funkymojo.com
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