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To: FJB who wrote (341309)	1/4/2010 1:36:43 PM
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I'd like to see Dr. Fred S. Singer: A Professor Emeritus of environmental science...and others with his views in an honest debate with AlGore and friends…. >>>>> Siegfried Frederick Singer (born 27 September 1924 in Vienna) is an American atmospheric physicist. Singer is Professor Emeritus of environmental science at the University of Virginia,[1] specializing in planetary science, global warming, ozone depletion, and other global environmental issues. In the 1960s Singer was a leading figure in the early development of earth observation satellites, becoming a Special Advisor on space developments to President Eisenhower and establishing the National Weather Bureau's Satellite Service Center as well as becoming its first Director (1962-64). He has subsequently held a variety of academic and government positions, including Professor of environmental science at the University of Virginia (1971-94). In the 1980s and 1990s Singer became associated in the public eye with a number of controversial issues, notably on global warming, on which he opposes the mainstream scientific opinion on climate change. In 1990 he started the Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) as an independent 501(c)3 non-profit research institute, where he remains as its President.<<<<< >>>>> Global warming Singer said that "Climate change is a natural phenomenon. Climate keeps changing all the time. The fact that climate changes is not in itself a threat, because, obviously, in the past human beings have adapted to all kinds of climate changes." [35] He also noted that the urban heat island effect influences surface temperatures, and later in 2003, he asserted that the warming from surface thermometer data was contradicted by satellite and radiosonde data etc.[36][37] Singer has emphasized natural factors over anthropogenic causes to explain global warming.[38] Singer has critiqued other scientists' research in Eos, December 16, 1997.[39] Singer co-authored two 2004 articles in Geophysics Research Letters.[40], and in 2007 he collaborated on a study which found tropospheric temperature trends of 'Climate of the 20th Century' models differed from satellite observations by twice the model mean uncertainty.[41] [42] He is the co-author of Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years[43] with Dennis T. Avery of the Hudson Institute. In March 2007, Singer appeared in the controversial documentary film The Great Global Warming Swindle which asserted that the mainstream view on global warming was "a lie" and "the biggest scam of modern times". In 2009 Singer was critical of the scientists involved in the Climatic Research Unit e-mail hacking incident, accusing the involved scientists of suppressing data, smearing opponents, and misusing the peer review process. He argued that "Climategate exposed [the flawed IPCC process], and now it turns out that global warming might have been ‘man made’ after all."[44] <<<<<< Cont'd at link: en.wikipedia.org