Why Al Gore is wrong on climate change

From Drudge(Hat Tip) Scientists Respond To Gore's Warnings of Climate Catastrophe

Does it seem cool in here to you?? Well it does to about every other scientist in the world who studies climate change. Well, except for Gore's panel of "Experts in the field". In an article out today Tom Harris from the Canada Free Press has researched the issue and found not one, not two, but "many" scientists whose field of expertise either is or very closely relates to climatology. To hear Gore talk, one might surmize that these experts should either accept the inevitable truth that we are all DOOMED!!, DOOMED I tell you!! Or be ridiculed as paid lobbyists and charlatans. I have been waiting to post about this until I had a chance to read more than just one account of the whole climate change issue and had a grasp on both arguments, but the article I read today was the kicker for me. Did you know for instance that according to paleoclimatologist Professor Tim Patterson who is not on the Bush family or any other government's payroll and is a scholar and established scientist at Carlten University had this to say,
"There is no meaningful correlation between CO2 levels and Earth's temperature over this [geologic] time frame. In fact, when CO2 levels were over ten times higher than they are now, about 450 million years ago, the planet was in the depths of the absolute coldest period in the last half billion years." Patterson asked the committee, "On the basis of this evidence, how could anyone still believe that the recent relatively small increase in CO2 levels would be the major cause of the past century's modest warming?"

Interesting when you consider Uncle Al's assertion that human emssions of CO2 are the root of all climatelogical evil eh? Or have you heard this dissenting view of Gore's assetrion that the polar ice caps are infact melting away too quickly?

Dr. Boris Winterhalter, former marine researcher at the Geological Survey of Finland and professor in marine geology, University of Helsinki, had this to say,

"The breaking glacier wall is a normally occurring phenomenon which is due to the normal advance of a glacier," says Winterhalter. "In Antarctica the temperature is low enough to prohibit melting of the ice front, so if the ice is grounded, it has to break off in beautiful ice cascades. If the water is deep enough icebergs will form."

I will let you read the entire article from Mr Harris because it is well worth the time. But consider a Gore run for President in 08, his wife says she'll support him! It would seem that Al has a lot of support from the Anti-War, Global Warning, I'm ok Your ok crowd, but will the Democratic leadership actually get behind him in light of his dive off the Global warming deep end? Maybe not, but if you think that will stop this fire breather, think again, and don't forget to check the independent ticket come November 2008. He'll be Back!!
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Six Meat Buffet has a great little tidbit : Fun Global Warming Facts
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Update: 06/28/2006
AP Science writer says "Scientists" OK Gore's movie
Senate Commtiee on Environment and Public Works says AP story is bogus