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As of 2007 there are still those who think there is no problem. There are also natural checks and balances. e.g. More Carbon Dioxide (CO2) has a fertilizing effect increasing the growth rate of plants which use CO2 in photosynthesis; The increased plant growth absorbs more CO2.
In a 2002 article "Climate Change: The Scientific and Historical Evidence:", Ken Schlichte stated:
Counter Argument:
This is incontrovertible evidence that the present situation is not some natural phase but a massive climate change unprecedented in the past half million years.
The August 13, 2007 issue of Newsweek reported how an intense and still ongoing campaign by "well funded naysayers who still reject the overwhelming evidence of climate change" has seeded a lot of confusion in the general public.
Most of the skeptics above maintain that we are in a normal cycle of warming and cooling that has been documented in the polar ice core samples which show CO2 levels for the last 450,000 years and when you look at the charts CO2 increases follow warming not preceed it.
In a 2002 article "Climate Change: The Scientific and Historical Evidence:", Ken Schlichte stated: Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature Project Dr. Richard Muller, of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, who also teaches Physics 10 (Physics and Technology for Future Presidents) at Cal has been one of the most publicized critics. He along with a team of physicists and Climatologist are gathering what will amount to the largest set of surface temperature data available. are using over 39,000 unique stations, which is more than five times the 7,280 stations found in the Global Historical Climatology Network Monthly data set (GHCN-M) that has served as the focus of many climate studies.
In his Statement To The Committee On Science, Space And Technology
Of The United States House Of Representatives in Mar. 2011 Muller said: Human caused global warming is somewhat smaller. According to the most recent IPCC report (2007), the human component became apparent only after 1957, and it amounts to "most" of the 0.7 degree rise since then. Let's assume the human-caused warming is 0.6 degrees. (Note: In a July 28, 2012 NY Times OP-ED, "The Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic", Muller changed his position. See below.) The magnitude of this temperature rise is a key scientific and public policy concern. A 0.2 degree uncertainty puts the human component between 0.4 and 0.8 degrees - a factor of two uncertainty. Policy depends on this number. It needs to be improved."
Their bigest funder is Charles Koch, the 4th richest man in America.
Koch Industries has investments in pipelines, refineries, fertilizer, fibers and polymers, forest and consumer products, chemical technology.
A response at Watts Up With That? says, The actual land surface air temperature warming since 1900 according to the existing datasets is: NASA GISTEMP: 0.72°C NOAA NCDC: 0.86°C CRUTEM: 0.92°C 0.8°C = 1.4°FMuller releases new results: In a July 28, 2012 NY Times OP-ED, "The Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic", Muller released his results and said, "Three years ago I identified problems in previous climate studies that, in my mind, threw doubt on the very existence of global warming. Last year, following an intensive research effort involving a dozen scientists, I concluded that global warming was real and that the prior estimates of the rate of warming were correct. I'm now going a step further: Humans are almost entirely the cause."However he goes on to say, 'It's a scientist's duty to be properly skeptical. I still find that much, if not most, of what is attributed to climate change is speculative, exaggerated or just plain wrong. I've analyzed some of the most alarmist claims, and my skepticism about them hasn't changed.Their results are at BerkeleyEarth.org Oct. 2007: Dr William Gray, a pioneer in the science of seasonal hurricane forecasts, told a packed lecture hall at the University of North Carolina that humans were not responsible for the warming of the earth.
Dr Gray, whose annual forecasts of the number of tropical storms and hurricanes are widely publicised, said a natural cycle of ocean water temperatures - related to the amount of salt in ocean water - was responsible for the global warming that he acknowledges has taken place. However, he said, that same cycle meant a period of cooling would begin soon and last for several years.
Links: Global Warming Is Lies Claims Documentary in UK WorldClimateReport.com/ The Natural Resources Stewardship Project (NRSP) in Canada
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