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To: LindyBill who wrote (255384)	6/23/2008 3:31:43 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793719

Looks like James E. Hansen is setting himself up to be the Supremo Primadonna and beholden to Gore, Kerry and Soros ---Wonder how many other Professors and Scientists he has shoved under the carpet if their version of things was different than his? en.wikipedia.org More if you can stand it, at the above link. >>>>>James E. Hansen (born March 29, 1941 in Denison, Iowa) heads the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies[1] in New York City, a part of the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, Earth Sciences Division.[2] He is currently an adjunct professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University, and also serves as Al Gore's science advisor.[3] >>>>> In 2005 and 2006, Hansen claimed in interviews with ABC News[13]the Washington Post[14] and the New York Times[15] that NASA administrators have tried to influence his public statements about the causes of climate change. Hansen claims that NASA public relations staff were ordered to review his public statements and interviews after a December 2005 lecture at the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. James Hansen has also appeared on 60 Minutes stating that the White House edited climate-related press releases reported by federal agencies to make global warming seem less threatening.[16] He claimed that he was unable to speak "freely", without the backlash of other government officials. "In my more than three decades in the government I've never witnessed such restrictions on the ability of scientists to communicate with the public."[16] Hansen’s claims of censorship by NASA attracted the attention not only of the United States Congress and various media outlets, but also of several legal defense organizations. The 2006 George Soros Foundations Network Report detailed the work of the Open Society Institute (OSI) in conducting a “campaign on Hansen's behalf” run by “the Government Accountability Project (GAP), a whistleblower protection organization and OSI grantee.” The report indicated this campaign had “resulted in a decision by NASA to revisit its media policy .” The report further stated this campaign was prompted by the experience of Hansen who “protested attempts to silence him after officials at NASA ordered him to refer press inquiries to the public affairs office and required the presence of a public affairs representative at any interview.” [1]. Hansen addressed this specific issue publicly and in writing, saying he did “accept pro bono legal advice for a while” from GAP but did not receive any direct funds. [2]. Congressman Darrell Issa questioned Hansen's motivations in criticising the Bush administration, noting that Hansen supported 2004 Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and also received a $250,000 Heinz Environment Award from the Heinz Foundation, run by Kerry's wife, in 2001.[17] Hansen, who describes his political views as "middle-of-the-road conservative", stated in a 2004 speech at the University of Iowa that he would have preferred to vote for Republican John McCain had McCain been on the ballot, but settled for Kerry because of Kerry's stance on the climate change issue.[18] Hansen has said that a global tipping point will be reached by 2016 if the human population is unable to reduce greenhouse gases [19]. Hansen has said that IPCC scenarios for future sea level rise do not take into account ice sheet disintegration, which could cause several meters of sea level rise during the next century with unchanged climate forcings[20] . There is a short clip in the 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth that shows Hansen being questioned by Al Gore on May 8, 1989, at what appears to be a Congress meeting. Gore criticizes Hansen for apparently contradicting himself in a written testimony on global warming. At that point, Hansen reveals that the last paragraph in the testimony was not written by him, but added by someone else. Two years after James E. Hansen and other agency employees described a pattern of distortion and suppression of climate science by political appointees, the agency’s inspector general has concluded that such activities occurred and were “inconsistent” with the law that established the space program 50 years ago. [21] For a detailed examination of the Hansen's censorship, see "Censoring Science: Inside the Political Attack on Dr. James Hansen and the Truth of Global Warming" by Mark Bowen. Ironically Hanson has called for the chief executives of large fossil fuel companies to be put on trial for high crimes against humanity and nature, accusing them of actively spreading doubt about global warming in the same way that tobacco companies blurred the links between smoking and cancer. <<<<< >>>>>>> [edit] Coal "Burning of fossil fuels, primarily coal, oil and gas, increases the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other gases and particles in the air. These gases and particles affect the Earth’s energy balance, changing both the amount of sunlight absorbed by the planet and the emission of heat (long wave or thermal radiation) to space. The net effect is a global warming that has become substantial during the past three decades. Global warming from continued burning of more and more fossil fuels poses clear dangers for the planet and for the planet’s present and future inhabitants. Coal is the largest contributor to the human-made increase of CO2 in the air. Saving the planet and creation surely requires phase-out of coal use". [22] <<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>> In a website commentary[27], Hansen indicated that he felt that Fox [News] and the Washington Times, among others, had overreacted to this mistake, stating that they had "gone bananas." Hansen quoted the United States Founding Fathers and a Native American mystic and argued that "The deceit behind the attempts to discredit evidence of climate change reveals matters of importance. This deceit has a clear purpose: to confuse the public about the status of knowledge of global climate change, thus delaying effective action to mitigate climate change", and that "The contrarians will be remembered as court jesters. There is no point to joust with court jesters ... The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." <<<<<<

To: LindyBill who wrote (255384)	6/24/2008 4:23:49 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793719

31,072 American scientists have signed this petition, including 9,021 with PhDs These people think Gore and company are wrong. Look who has signed the list and their background petitionproject.org For information about this project, click on the appropriate box below. petitionproject.org Qualifications of Signers Signatories are approved for inclusion in the Petition Project list if they have obtained formal educational degrees at the level of Bachelor of Science or higher in appropriate scientific fields. The petition has been circulated only in the United States. The current list of 31,072 petition signers includes 9,021 PhD; 6,961 MS; 2,240 MD and DVM; and 12,850 BS or equivalent academic degrees. Most of the MD and DVM signers also have underlying degrees in basic science. All of the listed signers have formal educations in fields of specialization that suitably qualify them to evaluate the research data related to the petition statement. Many of the signers currently work in climatological, meteorological, atmospheric, environmental, geophysical, astronomical, and biological fields directly involved in the climate change controversy. The Petition Project classifies petition signers on the basis of their formal academic training, as summarized below. Scientists often pursue specialized fields of endeavor that are different from their formal education, but their underlying training can be applied to any scientific field in which they become interested. Outlined below are the numbers of Petition Project signatories, subdivided by educational specialties. These have been combined, as indicated, into seven categories. 1. Atmospheric, environmental, and Earth sciences includes 3,697 scientists trained in specialties directly related to the physical environment of the Earth and the past and current phenomena that affect that environment. 2. Computer and mathematical sciences includes 903 scientists trained in computer and mathematical methods. Since the human-caused global warming hypothesis rests entirely upon mathematical computer projections and not upon experimental observations, these sciences are especially important in evaluating this hypothesis. 3. Physics and aerospace sciences include 5,691 scientists trained in the fundamental physical and molecular properties of gases, liquids, and solids, which are essential to understanding the physical properties of the atmosphere and Earth. 4. Chemistry includes 4,796 scientists trained in the molecular interactions and behaviors of the substances of which the atmosphere and Earth are composed. 5. Biology and agriculture includes 2,924 scientists trained in the functional and environmental requirements of living things on the Earth. 6. Medicine includes 3,069 scientists trained in the functional and environmental requirements of human beings on the Earth. 7. Engineering and general science includes 9,992 scientists trained primarily in the many engineering specialties required to maintain modern civilization and the prosperity required for all human actions, including environmental programs. The following outline gives a more detailed analysis of the signers' educations. Atmosphere, Earth, & Environment (3,697) 1. Atmosphere (578) I) Atmospheric Science (114) II) Climatology (40) III) Meteorology (341 ) IV) Astronomy (58) V) Astrophysics (25) 2. Earth (2,148) I) Earth Science (107) II) Geochemistry (62) III) Geology (1,601) IV) Geophysics (334) V) Geoscience (23) VI) Hydrology (21) 3. Environment (971) I) Environmental Engineering (473) II) Environmental Science (256) III) Forestry (156) IV) Oceanography (86) Computers & Math (903) 1. Computer Science (217) 2. Math (686) I) Mathematics (575) II) Statistics (111) Physics & Aerospace (5,691) 1. Physics (5,106) I) Physics (2,310) II) Nuclear Engineering (215) III) Mechanical Engineering (2,581) 2. Aerospace (585) I) Aerospace Engineering (585) Chemistry (4,796) 1. Chemistry ( 3,156) 2. Chemical Engineering (1,640) Biochemistry, Biology, & Agriculture (2,924) 1. Biochemistry (768) I) Biochemistry (703) II) Biophysics (65) 2. Biology (1,365) I) Biology (985) II) Ecology (72) III) Entomology (57) IV) Zoology (145) V) Animal Science (106) 3. Agriculture (791) I) Agricultural Science (314) II) Agricultural Engineering (111) III) Plant Science (292) IV) Food Science (74) Medicine (3,069) 1. Medical Science (726) 2. Medicine (2,343) General Engineering & General Science (9,992) 1. General Engineering (9,751) I) Engineering (7,289) II) Electrical Engineering (2,075) III) Metallurgy (387) 2. General Science (241)