Here is the petition:
Global Warming Petition
We urge the United States government to reject the global warming agreement that was written
in Kyoto, Japan in December, 1997, and any other similar proposals. The proposed limits on
greenhouse gases would harm the environment, hinder the advance of science and technology,
and damage the health and welfare of mankind.
There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or
other greenhouse gasses is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating
of the Earth's atmosphere and disruption of the Earth's climate. Moreover, there is substantial
scientific evidence that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide produce many beneficial effects
upon the natural plant and animal environments of the Earth. http://www.oism.org/pproject/s33p37.htm
The idea that that particular petition has anything to do with "science", as it's actually practiced by scientists, is about as sensible as the locally popular idea that "science" is just like "religion". Makes me kind of miss Neocon, actually. Ouch. |
