Some people who are checking my blog have observed that I only post Articles from the “skeptical ” point of view. I have been reading many articles written by proponents of Global Warming (even though I’m not posting many of them). Here are just a few that I have read:
1. Warming Report to Warn of Coming Drought. This article summarizes the future report of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), which is pretty grim. About 1000 scientists will be reviewing this report before its release.
The draft document says scientists are highly confident that many current problems - change in species’ habits and habitats, more acidified oceans, loss of wetlands, bleaching of coral reefs, and increases in allergy-inducing pollen - can be blamed on global warming.
2. After Tomorrow: Ignoring Global Warming doesn’t change the science. Here is one excerpt from the article:
Over the last 150 years the Earth’s surface temperatures have risen by about 0.8 degrees centigrade, with the majority of the rise taking place in just the last fifty years. A true though seemingly improbable statistic is that all of the ten warmest years on record have occurred since 1990.
3. The Language of Global Warming. This site provides a fair analysis of the language used by both proponents and skeptics of global warming theory.
4. Americans Believe that Global Warming is Real, Want Action, But not as a Priority.
The article says:
Most Americans believe global warming is real but a moderate and distant risk. While they strongly support policies like investing in renewable energy, higher fuel economy standards and international treaties, they strongly oppose carbon taxes on energy sources that put carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
5.Global Warming Myths and Facts. The article begins:
MYTH: The science of global warming is too uncertain to act on.
FACT: There is no debate among scientists about the basic facts of global warming.
I remain a skeptic about global warming. But, I am evaluating the arguments on both sides of the debate.
Tom: Thanks for posting a few things in support of the other side, which does seem to be the majority. I was hopeful you’d get around to more of that.
You mention the poll that shows people being opposed to a carbon tax. Businesses might not be, and some large ones might even be positioning themselves to trade in carbon credits in a manner similar to the international scheme that came out of Kyoto. In the Wall Street Journal, front page, Tues., Jan. 23, 2007, see following global-warming -related headline:
“In Climate Controversy, Industry Cedes Ground.”
Under that, a smaller title line read,
“Support Grows for Caps On CO2 Emissions; Big Oil Battles Detroit.”
Written by Jeffrey Ball, this touches on businesses seeking a sort of internal domestic trading of carbon credits, as well as large businesses positioning themselves to make a profit off of stricter carbon dioxide emissions, and various renewable energy-related technologies.
This may indicate a sea change, that corporate America is coming to accept the findings of a majority of scientists as well as US and UN studies, and that they want to be a part of the change instead of swimming against the current.
Tom: Also note that the study you site regarding the poll of Americans who see global warming as a “distant” problem — the study was conducted in 2003, although the article you cite was written in February of 2007. Not exactly today’s news, or a current reading of public opinion.
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