“Soils could also be giving up their carbon stores: evidence emerged in 2005 that a vast expanse of western Siberia was undergoing an unprecedented thaw. The region, the largest frozen peat bog in the world, had begun to melt for the first time since it formed 11,000 years ago. Scientists believe the bog could begin to release billions of tonnes of methane locked up in the soils, a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. The World Meteorological Organisation recently reported the largest annual rise of methane levels in the atmosphere for a decade.” WorldGivingYearsFirstsBelieveLevelsGiving UpEvidenceFirst TimeYears AgoScientistWesternDecadesStoresBillionsReleaseAtmosphereSoilGlobal WarmingGasRegionsLockedCarbonFrozenOrganisationUnprecedentedAnnualsGreenhousesLocked UpCarbon DioxideGreenhouse GasesExpanseBogsSiberiaMethane Author:David Adam
“Thus evidence that contradicts the global warming theory, climate Chicken Littles enlist as evidence for the correctness of their theory; every permutation in weather patterns — warm or cold — is said to be a consequence of that warming or proof of it.” SaidTheoryColdEvidenceConsequenceClimatePatternsWarmProofWeatherGlobal WarmingCorrectness Author:Ilana Mercer
“I have begun drafting a memorandum for the prosecuting authorities, together with all evidence necessary to establish not only the existence of numerous specific instances of scientific or economic fraud in relation to the official "global warming" storyline but also the connections between these instances, and the overall scheme of deception that the individual artifices appear calculated to reinforce.” TogetherIndividualExistenceEconomicAuthorityEvidenceConnectionsRelationInstanceDeceptionOfficialsGlobal WarmingFraudSchemesArtificeStorylineDraftingProsecutingMemorandum Author:Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
“They've been changing the cry from "global warming" to "climate change" because there's so little evidence there's actually any warming going on. I believe that as little as a decade from now, global warming will be recognized as one of the greatest swindles in world history. It has so little scientific basis, it can only rationally be considered a political scam.” WorldBelieveLittlesPoliticalI BelieveCryEvidenceBasesClimateClimate ChangeDecadesGlobal WarmingWorld HistoryScams Author:Doug Casey
“The report falsely asserts that global warming is causing more extreme weather events, more droughts, more record high temperatures, more wildfires, warmer winters, etc., when each and every one of these false assertions is contradicted by objective, verifiable evidence.” RecordsEventsEvidenceWinterExtremesObjectivesWeatherReportsGlobal WarmingEtcTemperatureAssertionDroughtWildfiresExtreme Weather Author:James Taylor
“When I first began examining the global-warming scare, I found nothing more puzzling than the way officially approved scientists kept on being shown to have finagled their data, as in that ludicrous "hockey stick" graph, pretending to prove that the world had suddenly become much hotter than at any time in 1,000 years. Any theory needing to rely so consistently on fudging the evidence, I concluded, must be looked on not as science at all, but as simply a rather alarming case study in the aberrations of group psychology.” WorldWayYearsFirstsFoundCasesStudyPsychologyGroupsTheoryProveEvidenceScientistSticksDataRelyGlobal WarmingHockeyPretendingScareConsistentlyApprovedExaminingAberrationPuzzlingHotterGraphsCase StudiesHockey Sticks Author:Christopher Booker
“Those who promote the politically correct theory are favored with billions from government grants and neo-Marxist environmentalist largesse, and official recognition and award. Faked and tampered data and evidence has arisen in favor of the politically correct theory. Is not man-caused, catastrophic global warming now the only theory allowed to be taught in the West?” MenGovernmentTaughtTheoryEvidenceWestFavorsBillionsRecognitionDataOfficialsGlobal WarmingGrantsAwardsMarxistEnvironmentalistPolitically CorrectLargesse Author:Peter Ferrara
“I am not a global warming sceptic. I accept that rising human-caused CO2 from fossil sources could 'change the climate'. The basic physics is there to support this view. But where is the evidence that the putative change would be large or damaging?” HumansWould BeViewsAcceptingSupportSourceEvidenceClimatePhysicsRisingGlobal WarmingFossilsCo2Sceptic Author:Chris de Freitas
“In the head-spinning cosmos of climate change, everyday hundreds of people claim there are 'thousands of papers' in support of a theory, yet no one can actually name one single paper with empirical evidence that shows carbon dioxide emissions are the main cause of global warming.” PeopleShowsNamesCausesSupportTheoryPaperEvidenceClaimsClimateEverydayClimate ChangeGlobal WarmingCosmosCarbonPapersSpinningEmissionsCarbon DioxideEmpirical EvidenceCarbon Dioxide EmissionsCauses Of Global Warming Author:Joanne Nova
“Pat Robertson had decided that global warming was real and we need to do something about it struck me as powerful evidence that the Holy Spirit is hard at work in this question.” NeedsRealHardSpiritPowerfulHolyEvidenceDecidedHoly SpiritGlobal Warming Author:Bill McKibben
“It was not that long ago a bunch of researchers got on a boat and started chugging for the South Pole to find evidence of the melting glaciers and global warming, and they got stuck in the ice and it took three ice breakers and a helicopter to rescue them. Yet they still carry the day in the pop culture that global warming is happening.” LongStillsCultureThreeHappeningsEvidenceSouthPopsStuckBunchBoatIceGlobal WarmingRescueLong AgoPop CultureMeltingResearchersHelicoptersGlaciersIce Breaker Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The only basis for even talking about global warming is the predictions spewed out by computer models. The only quote/unquote "evidence" of global warming is what models are predicting the climate and the weather will be in the next 50 to 100 years. Now, what those models spit out is only as good as the data that's put in, and it's an absolute joke. In terms of science, it's a total joke. There is no warming, global or otherwise!” YearsNextTermTalkingComputerModelsJokesEvidenceBasesAbsolutesClimateWeatherDataGlobal WarmingPredictionsSpitPredicting Author:Rush Limbaugh
“When climate change gets some attention in a 100-page document, the most important parts of which will have to do with the theology of stewardship and the theology of "human ecology," it's almost certainly going to be rapturously embraced, or bitterly opposed, as a "global-warming encyclical," despite the evidence that it's much more broadly gauged than that.” HumansImportantAttentionPagesEvidenceClimateClimate ChangeTheologyDespiteGlobal WarmingDocumentsEcologyStewardship Author:George Weigel
“Faced with the evidence, many deniers have started to admit that global warming is real, but argue that humans have little or nothing to do with it.” HumansLittlesRealEvidenceArguingGlobal Warming Author:David Suzuki
“There is good evidence that last year's European heat wave was influenced by global warming. It resulted in 26,000 premature deaths and cost $13.5bn.” YearsLastsEnergyEnvironmentCostDiseaseEvidenceClimate ChangeWaveBillionsHeatGlobal WarmingLast YearPrematurePremature DeathHeat Wave Author:Tony Blair
“In the APS (American Physical Society) it is ok to discuss whether the mass of the proton changes over time and how a multi-universe behaves, but the evidence of global warming is incontrovertible? The claim (how can you measure the average temperature of the whole earth for a whole year?) is that the temperature has changed from ~288.0 to ~288.8 degree Kelvin in about 150 years, which (if true) means to me is that the temperature has been amazingly stable, and both human health and happiness have definitely improved in this 'warming' period.'” IfsYearsHumansMeanHas BeensWholeEarthUniverseChangedPeriodsDegreesMassEvidenceClaimsClimate ChangeAverageBehaveGlobal WarmingStableTemperatureWhole YearHuman HealthChanges Over TimeProton Author:Ivar Giaever
“Are global temperatures rising? Surely, they were rising from the late 1970s to 1998, but 'there has been no net global warming since 1998.' Indeed, the more recent numbers show that there is now evidence of significant cooling [...] Mankind is responsible for just a fraction of one percent of the effect from greenhouse gases, and greenhouse gases are not responsible for most of what causes warming (e.g., the Sun).” Has BeensShowsCausesNumbersSunMankindEffectsLatePercentEvidenceResponsibleSignificantRisingGlobal WarmingTemperatureFractionsGreenhousesGreenhouse GasesCooling Author:John R. Lott Jr.
“It is one thing to impose drastic measures and harsh economic penalties when an environmental problem is clear-cut and severe....It is foolish to do so when the problem is largely hypothetical and not substantiated by observations....we do not currently have any convincing evidence or observations of significant climate change from other than natural causes.” ProblemCausesNaturalClearCuttingOne ThingEconomicEvidenceClimateEnvironmentalClimate ChangeFoolishSignificantObservationGlobal WarmingPenaltiesHarshSevereConvincingDrasticHypotheticalEnvironmental ProblemsConvincing Evidence Author:Frederick Seitz
“There is no strong evidence to prove significant human influence on climate on a global basis. The global cooling trend from 1940 to 1970 is inconsistent with models based on anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. There is no reliable evidence to support that the 20th century was the warmest in the last 1000 years.” YearsHumansLastsStrongSupportInfluenceCenturyProveModelsEvidenceBasesClimateSignificantGlobal WarmingTrendsCarbon20th CenturyEmissionsInconsistentCarbon DioxideCoolingCarbon Dioxide Emissions Author:Peter Stilbs
“NASA should be at the forefront in the collection of scientific evidence and debunking the current hysteria over human-caused, or Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW). Unfortunately, it is becoming just another agency caught up in the politics of global warming, or worse, politicized science.” ShouldHumansBecomingEvidenceClimate ChangeCaughtCurrentsAgencyCollectionsGlobal WarmingCaught UpNasaHysteriaScientific Evidence Author:Walter Cunningham
“This treaty [Kyoto] is, in our opinion, based upon flawed ideas. Research data on climate change do not show that human use of hydrocarbons is harmful. To the contrary, there is good evidence that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide is environmentally helpful...agreement would have very negative effects upon the technology of nations throughout the world, especially those that are currently attempting to lift from poverty and provide opportunities to the over 4 billion people in technologically underdeveloped countries.” PeopleWorldHumansIdeasCountryUseShowsOpportunityNationsOpinionPovertyTechnologyEffectsResearchEvidenceNegativeClimateClimate ChangeContraryBillionsDataLiftsGlobal WarmingAgreementHelpfulCarbonFlawedAttemptingTreatiesCarbon DioxideKyotoUnderdeveloped CountriesHydrocarbons Author:Frederick Seitz
“To date, no convincing evidence for AGW (anthropogenic global warming) has been discovered. And recent global climate behavior is not consistent with AGW model predictions.” Has BeensBehaviorModelsEvidenceClimateGlobal WarmingConsistentPredictionsConvincingConvincing Evidence Author:Richard Courtney
“Climate has always changed year on year and is unstoppable as a phenomenon. I am sceptical of the 'evidence' being presented as fact and do NOT believe that the interference by Government will have much affect on changing temperatures or rainfall. Indeed as a gardener in the West of Scotland I look forward to warmer temperatures and more rain so will be doing nothing as an individual that can in any event be seen as tokenism to a perceived problem.” YearsBelieveLooksFactsProblemGovernmentIndividualEventsChangedEvidenceRainWestClimateGlobal WarmingPhenomenonScotlandTemperatureDoing NothingGardenerInterferenceUnstoppableRainfallTokenism Author:Brian Donohoe
“Variable behaviour of the sun is an obvious explanation, and there is increasing evidence that Earth's climate responds to changing patterns of solarmagnetic activity. ... If you look back into the sun's past, you find that we live in a period of abnormally high solar activity. ... It's a boom-bust system, and I would expect a crash soon. ... Having a crash would certainly allow us to pin down the sun's true level of influence on the Earth's climate. Then we will be able to act on fact, rather than from fear.” IfsLooksFactsAbleEarthPastLevelsSunInfluencePeriodsActivityEvidenceClimatePatternsObviousExplanationGlobal WarmingCrashBehaviourPinsVariables Author:Nigel Weiss
“I would say the biggest handicap we have right now is some nutcases in our country that don't believe in global warming. I think they are going to change their position because of pressure from individuals, because the evidence of the ravages of global warming is already there.” ThinkingBelieveCountryIndividualPositionRight NowEvidencePressureDon't BelieveOur CountryGlobal WarmingHandicaps Author:Jimmy Carter
“One can see from space how the human race has changed the Earth. Nearly all of the available land has been cleared of forest and is now used for agriculture or urban development. The polar icecaps are shrinking and the desert areas are increasing. At night, the Earth is no longer dark, but large areas are lit up. All of this is evidence that human exploitation of the planet is reaching a critical limit. But human demands and expectations are ever-increasing. We cannot continue to pollute the atmosphere, poison the ocean and exhaust the land. There isn't any more available.” HumansHas BeensEarthUsedNightDarkSpaceRaceLandChangedPlanetsDevelopmentDemandLimitsOceanExpectationsEvidenceAreasClimate ChangeAvailableCriticalForestsDesertAtmosphereHuman RacePoisonGlobal WarmingReachingAgricultureExploitationUrbanLitShrinkingUrban Development Author:Stephen Hawking
“In my view, our approach to global warming exemplifies everything that is wrong with our approach to the environment. We are basing our decisions on speculation, not evidence. Proponents are pressing their views with more PR than scientific data. Indeed, we have allowed the whole issue to be politicized-red vs blue, Republican vs Democrat. This is in my view absurd. Data aren't political. Data are data. Politics leads you in the direction of a belief. Data, if you follow them, lead you to truth.” IfsWholePoliticalBeliefDecisionViewsIssuesEnvironmentRepublicanApproachEvidenceRedBlueDemocratClimate ChangeAbsurdDataGlobal WarmingSpeculation Author:Michael Crichton
“Unfortunately, what is happening now in our central regions is evidence of this global climate change, because we have never in our history faced such weather conditions.” PastConditionsHappeningsEvidenceClimateClimate ChangeWeatherGlobal WarmingRegions Author:Dmitry Medvedev
“The difference is that we have the hardest and most painful evidence that there was a Holocaust. But, for the global warming scenario that is causing such hysteria, we have only a movie made by a politician and mathematical models whose results change drastically when you change a few of the arbitrarily selected variables.” MadeDifferencesResultsPoliticianModelsEvidencePainfulHardestMathematicalGlobal WarmingHolocaustScenariosSelectedVariablesHysteriaMathematical Models Author:Thomas Sowell
“Those guys are doing the Koch Brothers bidding and are against all the evidence of the rational mind, saying global warming does not exit. They are contemptible human beings. I wish there were a law you could punish them with. I don’t think there is a law that you can punish those politicians under.” ThinkingMindHumansDoeLawGuyWishHuman BeingsBrotherPoliticianEvidenceRationalGlobal WarmingExitBidding Author:Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
“To prepare adequately for the challenge of global warming, we must acknowledge both the good and the bad that it will bring. If our starting point is to prove that Armageddon is on its way, we will not consider all of the evidence, and will not identify the smartest policy choices.” IfsWayChoicesChallengesPolicyProveEvidenceStartingAcknowledgeGlobal WarmingStarting PointArmageddon Author:Bjorn Lomborg
“The world still awaits a proper inquiry into climategate: one that is not stacked with global warming advocates and one that is prepared to cross-examine evidence, interview critics as well as supporters of the CRU and other IPCC players, and follow the evidence where it clearly leads.” WorldWellsStillsEnergyEnvironmentPlayerEvidenceCrossesPreparedCriticsClimate ChangeInterviewsGlobal WarmingSupporterInquiry Author:Ross McKitrick
“Is the warming unprecedented? Probably not. There is abundant historical and proxy evidence for both hotter and cooler periods in human history. Is it our fault? Again, maybe. The correlation of increasing warmth with increasing carbon dioxide concentrations is particularly weak; that with solar energy and with ocean movements is much stronger.” HumansEnergyMovementPeriodsOceanEvidenceWeakStrongerHistoricalFaultsGlobal WarmingConcentrationWarmthCarbonHuman HistoryUnprecedentedCorrelationCarbon DioxideHotterProxySolar Energy Author:Don Aitkin
“Are we likely to see rising sea-levels? Not in our lifetimes or hose of our grandchildren. It is not even clear that sea-levels have risen at all. As so often in this domain, there is conflicting evidence. The melting of polar or sea ice has no direct effect.” LevelsClearSeaEffectsEvidenceDirectLifetimeIceRisingGlobal WarmingGrandchildrenDomainMeltingRisenDirect Effect Author:Don Aitkin
“Why is there such insistence that AGW has occurred and needs drastic solutions? This is a puzzle, but my short answer is that the IPCC has been built on the AGW proposition and of course keeps plugging it, whatever the data say. The IPCC has considerable clout. Most people shy off inspecting the evidence because it looks like science and must therefore be hard. The media have been captured by AGW (it makes for great stories), the environmental movement and the Greens love it, and business is reluctant to get involved.” PeopleNeedsLooksHas BeensHardStoriesCoursesAnswersMediaMovementInvolvedSolutionsEvidenceBuiltEnvironmentalDataGlobal WarmingShyPuzzlesPropositionsGet InvolvedCapturedReluctantInsistenceDrasticClout Author:Don Aitkin
“The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) new Summary for Policymakers is a political document that downplays assessments of uncertainty from the scientific reports. It omits much contrary evidence. In several cases, it even disagrees with the reports on which it is based.” PoliticalCasesEvidenceClimateClimate ChangeContraryUncertaintyReportsGlobal WarmingDisagreeDocumentsAssessmentSummary Author:Steven F. Hayward