Actually, this list is well explained:
Explanation
Listed below are 19,200 of the initial signers
During the past several months, more than 16,800 basic and applied
American scientists, two-thirds with advanced degrees, have signed
the Global Warming Petition.
Signers of this petition so far include 2,388 physicists, geophysicists,
climatologists, meteorologists, oceanographers, and environmental
scientists (select this link for a listing of these individuals) who are
especially well qualified to evaluate the effects of carbon dioxide on
the Earth's atmosphere and climate.
Signers of this petition also include 4,963 scientists whose fields of
specialization in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, and other life
sciences (select this link for a listing of these individuals) make them
especially well qualified to evaluate the effects of carbon dioxide upon
the Earth's plant and animal life.
Nearly all of the initial 16,800 scientist signers have technical training
suitable for the evaluation of the relevant research data, and many are
trained in related fields. In addition to these 16,800, approximately
2,400 individuals have signed the petition who are trained in fields
other than science or whose field of specialization was not specified
on their returned petition.
Of the 19,200 signatures that the project has received in total so far,
17,300 have been independently verified and the other 1,900 have not
yet been independently verified. Of those signers holding the degree of
PhD, 95% have now been independently verified. One name that was
sent in by enviro pranksters, Geri Halliwell, PhD, has been eliminated.
Several names, such as Perry Mason and Robert Byrd are still on the
list even though enviro press reports have ridculed their identity with
the names of famous personalities. They are actual signers. Perry
Mason, for example, is a PhD Chemist.
The costs of this petition project have been paid entirely by private donations. No industrial funding or money from sources within the coal, oil, natural gas or related industries has been utilized. The petition's organizers, who include some faculty members and staff of the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine, do not otherwise receive funds from such sources. The Institute itself has no such funding. Also, no funds of tax-exempt organizations have been usedfor this project.
The signatures and the text of the petition stand alone and speak for themselves. These scientists have signed this specific document. They are not associated with any particular organization. Their signatures represent a strong statement about this important issue by many of the best scientific minds in the United States.
This project is titled "Petition Project" and uses a mailing address of its own because the organizers desired an independent, individual opinion from each scientist based on the scientific issues involved
- without any implied endorsements of individuals, groups, or institutions.
The remainder of the initial signers and all new signers will be added to these lists as data entry is completed.
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