| Isn't it strange that, with all the talk about Global | | | | Kyoto say signing onwould take from our gross |
| Warming (GW), wejust had one of the coldest | | | | domestic product billions annually. Newtechnologies |
| winters we've had in a long time? The 2007 | | | | could eventually replace fossil fuels, if these nations |
| Farmers' Almanac, whose predictions are up to 85% | | | | don'tfirst cripple their own economies with concepts |
| accurate, predictsfrigid temperatures, as much as 20 | | | | like KP. |
| degrees below seasonal norms (andnearly 40 | | | | CBN reports, "Stephen Milloy, who runs |
| degrees colder than last winter), for Montana, the | | | | JunkScience.com, sayscorporations have been caving |
| Dakotas and parts of Wyoming. For the Gulf Coast | | | | in to pressure from environmentalists. |
| up through New England,unseasonably cold, or | | | | He said, "Global warming pushers are going company |
| "shivery," conditions are expected. Snow, andlots of | | | | by company,getting corporate management to be |
| it, is also forecast for the nation's midsection, parts | | | | supportive of either the KP or other |
| of New | | | | GW provisions. And eventually, they're going to |
| England, and the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. | | | | develop enough politicalsupport among corporations |
| "The Great Lakesand Ohio River Valley may be the | | | | that corporations will begin forcefullylobbying for GW |
| only area spared the extreme cold,"reveals Sandi | | | | restrictions in the U.S." |
| Duncan, Managing Editor, "but this is not to say this | | | | AN INCONGRUOUS TRICK |
| areawon't be without its cold spells and significant | | | | "Scientists have an independent obligation to respect |
| snowfalls." | | | | and present thetruth as they see it," Al Gore insists |
| Wonder why THAT hasn't made the news! | | | | in his film "An Inconvenient Truth." |
| We recently ministered to an 11-year old who was | | | | Very true, Al. Let's ask 'em: "What do world climate |
| literally in tearswith fear over the GW scare they'd | | | | experts actuallythink about the science of Al's |
| been discussing in school. Thechild reasoned that, "If | | | | movie?" |
| the world is ending; why bother with anythingbut | | | | Professor Bob Carter of the Marine Geophysical |
| huddling together with my family?" | | | | Laboratory at James |
| Every natural disaster that takes place these days is | | | | Cook University, says: "Gore's circumstantial |
| being blamed on GW. | | | | arguments are so weakthat they are pathetic. It is |
| Many world leaders are accepting GW as Gospel | | | | simply incredible that they, and his film, |
| truth. A recent surveyrevealed that 33% of | | | | arecommanding public attention." |
| Americans see GW as a very real threat to | | | | Carter must certainly be part of what Gore sites as |
| ourexistence. TV shows such as Discovery's "Planet | | | | a tiny cadre of |
| Earth" are showy,elaborate propaganda pieces for | | | | "climate change skeptics" who disagree with the |
| the GW agenda. | | | | "vast majority ofscientists." Y'think?Actually, according |
| A MATTER OF FAITH | | | | to Tom Harris, Executive |
| A news headline recently read: "Global Warming is not | | | | Director of Natural Resources Stewardship Project, |
| due to humancontribution of Carbon Dioxide." Dr. Tim | | | | Carter is one ofhundreds of highly qualified |
| Ball is the Chairman of the | | | | non-governmental, non-industry, non-lobbygroup |
| Natural Resources Stewardship Project, is a | | | | climate experts who contest the hypothesis that |
| Victoria-basedenvironmental consultant and former | | | | human emissionsof CO2 are causing significant global |
| climatology professor at the | | | | climate change. According to |
| University of Winnipeg. In a February 5, 2007 article | | | | Harris, "Climate experts" is the operative term here. |
| entitled, "Global | | | | Why? "Becausewhat Gore's "majority of scientists" |
| Warming: The Cold, Hard Facts?" Ball writes: "Global | | | | think is immaterial when only avery small fraction of |
| Warming, aswe think we know it, doesn't exist. And | | | | them actually work in the climate field." |
| I am not the only one trying tomake people open up | | | | Though many scientists focus their global change |
| their eyes and see the truth...few listen, despitethe | | | | studies on everythingfrom polar bears to poison ivy, |
| fact that I was one of the first Canadian Ph.Ds. in | | | | they are not all to be considered climatechange |
| Climatology and | | | | experts. |
| I have an extensive background in climatology, | | | | Carter writes, "We should listen most to scientists |
| especially thereconstruction of past climates and the | | | | who use real data totry to understand what nature is |
| impact of climate change onhuman history and the | | | | actually telling us about the causes andextent of |
| human condition. Few listen, even though I havea | | | | global climate change. In this relatively small |
| Ph.D, (Doctor of Science) from the University of | | | | community,there is no consensus, despite what Gore |
| London, Englandand was a climatology professor at | | | | and others would suggest." |
| the University of Winnipeg. Forsome reason (actually | | | | He gives a sampling of the side of the GW debate |
| for many), the World is not listening. Here iswhy. | | | | we almost neverhear: |
| "What would happen if tomorrow we were told | | | | Carleton University paleoclimatologist Professor Tim |
| that...the Earth is flat? | | | | Patterson - "Thereis no meaningful correlation |
| It would probably be the most important piece of | | | | between CO2 levels and Earth's temperatureover this |
| news in the mediaand would generate a lot of | | | | [geologic] time frame. In fact, when CO2 levels were |
| debate. So why is it that when scientistswho have | | | | over tentimes higher than they are now, about 450 |
| studied the Global Warming phenomenon for years | | | | million years ago, the planetwas in the depths of the |
| say thathumans are not the cause nobody listens? | | | | absolute coldest period in the last half billionyears...how |
| "Believe it or not, Global Warming is not due to | | | | could anyone still believe that the recent relatively |
| human contributionof Carbon Dioxide (CO2). This, in | | | | smallincrease in CO2 levels would be the major cause |
| fact, is the greatest deception in thehistory of | | | | of the past century'smodest warming?" |
| science. We are wasting time, energy and trillions of | | | | "Patterson concluded his testimony by explaining |
| dollarswhile creating unnecessary fear and | | | | what his research and |
| consternation over an issue withno scientific | | | | "hundreds of other studies" reveal: on all time scales, |
| justification. For example, Environment Canada | | | | there is very goodcorrelation between Earth's |
| bragsabout spending $3.7 billion in the last five years | | | | temperature and natural celestial phenomenasuch as |
| dealing with climatechange almost all on propaganda | | | | changes in the brightness of the Sun...Antarctica has |
| trying to defend an indefensiblescientific position while | | | | survivedwarm and cold events over millions of years. |
| at the same time closing weather stationsand failing | | | | A meltdown is simply nota realistic scenario in the |
| to meet legislated pollution targets. | | | | foreseeable future," said Carter. |
| "...if we don't pursue the truth, we are lost as | | | | Gore tells us in the film, "Starting in 1970, there was a |
| individuals and as asociety... there is no evidence that | | | | precipitousdrop-off in the amount and extent and |
| we are, or could ever cause, globalclimate change...So | | | | thickness of the Arctic ice cap." |
| how has the world come to believe that somethingis | | | | This is misleading, according to Ball: "The survey that |
| wrong? | | | | Gore cites wasa single transect across one part of |
| "Maybe for the same reason we believed, 30 years | | | | the Arctic basin in the month of |
| ago, that globalcooling was the biggest threat: a | | | | October during the 1960s when we were in the |
| matter of faith. "It is a cold fact: the | | | | middle of the coolingperiod. The 1990 runs were done |
| Global Cooling presents humankind with the most | | | | in the warmer month of September,using a wholly |
| important social,political, and adaptive challenge we | | | | different technology." |
| have had to deal with for tenthousand years. Your | | | | A paper published in 2003 by University of Alaska |
| stake in the decisions we make concerning itis of | | | | professor Igor |
| ultimate importance; the survival of ourselves, our | | | | Polyakov shows that, the region of the Arctic where |
| children, ourspecies," wrote Lowell Ponte in 1976. | | | | rising temperature issupposedly endangering polar |
| "I was as opposed to the threats of impending doom | | | | bears showed fluctuations since 1940 butno overall |
| global coolingengendered as I am to the threats | | | | temperature rise. |
| made about Global Warming...I amnot denying the | | | | Dr. Wibjorn Karlen, emeritus professor, Dept. of |
| phenomenon has occurred. The world has | | | | Physical Geographyand Quaternary Geology, |
| warmedsince 1680, the nadir of a cool period called | | | | Stockholm University, Sweden - "For severalpublished |
| the Little Ice Age thathas generally continued to the | | | | records it is a decrease for the last 50 years," |
| present. These climate changes are wellwithin natural | | | | Carter goes on to say, "Concerning Gore's beliefs |
| variability and explained quite easily by changes in | | | | about worldwidewarming...in addition to the cooling in |
| thesun. But there is nothing unusual going on." | | | | the NW Atlantic, massive areasof cooling are found in |
| TRUTH OR...SOMETHING ELSE? | | | | the North and South Pacific Ocean; the whole ofthe |
| Is GW a fact? Yes, actually. As Dr. Klaus Toepfer, | | | | Amazon Valley; the north coast of South America |
| executive directorof the United Nations Environment | | | | and the Caribbean;the eastern Mediterranean, Black |
| Programme, remarked, "More andmore, people | | | | Sea, Caucasus and Red Sea; New |
| around the world are aware that there is climate | | | | Zealand and even the Ganges Valley in India. ..." |
| change. | | | | "Gore's point that 200 cities and towns in the |
| Nobody is questioning that any longer." | | | | American West set all timehigh temperature records |
| But don't buy every opinion being pitched by | | | | is also misleading," Carter asserts. |
| Hollywood "scientists"like Alec Baldwin, Leonardo, | | | | Dr. Roy Spencer, Principal Research Scientist at The |
| Tom Hanks, Will Farrell and movies like | | | | University of |
| "The Day After Tomorrow." They've taken the bate | | | | Alabama in Huntsville - "It is not unusual for some |
| being offered byeverybody's favorite | | | | locations, out of thethousands of cities and towns in |
| ex-Veep-now-Movie-Maker Al Gore and hisglobal | | | | the U.S., to set all-time records," hesays. "The actual |
| warming crusade. More on him coming up (you've | | | | data shows that overall, recent temperatures in the |
| been warned). | | | | U.S. were not unusual." |
| Is GW OUR fault? No, it's not. Though the European | | | | Carter adds,"The man [Gore] is an embarrassment to |
| Parliament hascalled for trade sanctions against the | | | | US science and itsmany fine practitioners, a lot of |
| United States unless it agrees tocurb its CO2 | | | | whom know (but feel unable to statepublicly) that his |
| emissions, more and more scientists are speaking out | | | | propaganda crusade is mostly based on junk science." |
| AGAINST those who say mankind is to blame. | | | | How's that for a critique? Hollywood gave this film an |
| Climatologist Pat | | | | Academy awardfor Best Documentary - which |
| Michaels of the CATO Institute stated, "Climate | | | | speaks volumes to me - and Gore has |
| changes, yes...butclimate has changed in the past | | | | beennominated to receive the Nobel Prize in October |
| without human beings having anythingto do with it..." | | | | for his wide-reachingefforts to draw the world's |
| If we were to embrace what environmentalists say, | | | | attention to the dangers of Global Warming. |
| we'd all believethe polar ice caps are melting and | | | | Deception is everywhere, all the time. |
| America's coasts will be submergedsoon. Don't start | | | | As others have already stated, just follow the |
| building an ark just yet. If we consider that the North | | | | money and those whoworship it to find out what's |
| Pole is a giant ice cube floating in the ocean, if that | | | | really happening here. Whether its Gore's |
| melts at Summer'send, that means nothing to sea | | | | 'carbon offset' concept that would make him the |
| level. The South Pole, is the largest icemass on the | | | | richest man in town |
| planet. Experts say it is gaining ice, not losing it. | | | | (by the way, he owns a company* you'd buy credits |
| The temperature of our planet has been fluctuating, | | | | from that wouldhelp us each to reduce our carbon |
| at least, since theinvention of the thermometer. They | | | | "footprint" - a concept intended toget us accustomed |
| say it was warmer 1,000 years agothan it is today, | | | | to paying a usage fee for fossil fuels), or a proposed |
| but that it started cooling. Colonial America was | | | | CO2 Tax intended to reduce emissions do solve a |
| grippedby the last days of The Little Ice Age, with | | | | problem that's noteven proven to exist, somebody's |
| some of the deepest snowsand coldest | | | | cranking up their money machine overthis supposed |
| temperatures in recorded North American history. | | | | catastrophe. |
| Remember | | | | *The offset provider invests your money in tree |
| Valley Forge? Jefferson wrote about life during the | | | | planting projects andother similar projects that take |
| tail end of this climatechange. In his book, "Notes on | | | | the place of the environmental impact ofyour |
| the State of Virginia", he wrote, "The snowused to | | | | emissions - car, business, air travel. An offset |
| lie on the ground for months at a time; now it only | | | | purchased through anonprofit company might help |
| does so forweeks or days..." | | | | preserve a forest in the Northwest, or itmight help |
| It lasted into the 1800s. 1816 was known as the | | | | with rainforest restoration in Ecuador. That does NOT |
| "year without summer." | | | | meanthere will literally be a tree in the Ecuadorean |
| Today, some climatologists are more worried about | | | | rainforest with your nameon it. Unfortunately, |
| another ice age thanglobal warming. CBN News | | | | customers will not get to choose how their |
| reports that, " these experts have beendrowned out | | | | donationsare distributed. One possible place where |
| by a worldwide movement that has branded | | | | your money may go, forexample, is to project |
| global-warmingskeptics as evil, even comparing them | | | | intended to reduce CO2 emissions at truck |
| to people who deny the existenceof the Holocaust." | | | | stopswould allow drivers to plug in their trucks at |
| CBN goes on to say, "At least part of the European | | | | night rather than leave themidling. |
| Left's hatred of | | | | BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD |
| George Bush is his refusal to sign onto the Kyoto | | | | Environmentalists say we cannot continue to spew |
| Protocol (KP), anagreement among industrialized | | | | CO2 into the air. I agreethat we should be the best |
| nations to lower their carbon dioxideemissions as a | | | | stewards of the planet that God has given us. |
| way to fight against global warming. But it is not all | | | | But I've also read that more air pollution is coming |
| President Bush's fault - under President Clinton, the | | | | from the open cookingfires of Chinese villages and |
| Senate killed thetreaty 95 to nothing. But at the 2005 | | | | gas omitted by the world's farm animals thanby our |
| G-8 summit in Scotland, British | | | | cars and factories. Not kidding! |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair pushed President Bush to | | | | The skeptics answer that the world is doomed. Such |
| finally join theglobal warming fight. | | | | talk instills fear inpeople and fear is faith in the devil. |
| Though he symbolically signed it, Bush declared, | | | | As Christians, our faith is SUPPOSEDto be in God. |
| "America'sunwillingness to embrace a flawed treaty | | | | Be anxious for NOTHING! |
| should not be read by ourfriends and allies as any | | | | Fear not, the Lord is with you! |
| abdication of responsibility. To the contrary,my | | | | The extreme views on both sides of the aisle are all |
| administration is committed to a leadership role on | | | | any of us ever hearabout in regard to this issue. It |
| the issue ofclimate change ... Our approach must be | | | | seems to me that there is always somethingwe can |
| consistent with the long-termgoal of stabilizing | | | | ALL always do better. But I can live the healthiest |
| greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere." | | | | lifestyle everknown to man, eating right, exercising, |
| It's been stated that the reason the U.S. won't ratify | | | | avoiding cigarettes and alcohol, but |
| the agreement is that,unlike Europe, we recognize | | | | I could be run over by a beer truck at any moment. |
| that the Kyoto Protocol will do nothingmeasurable | | | | Likewise, we can takewonderful care of this Earth, |
| about global warming. In other words, "G. Dubya" | | | | but when we've had our run, our run is over. |
| hasn'tfallen for the whole GW-thing. By one estimate, | | | | Heaven and Earth will pass away, but God's Word will |
| it would make adifference of only seven | | | | never pass away, |
| one-hundredths of one degree Celsius after | | | | Jesus said. Prophecy WILL be fulfilled. Things WILL |
| 50 years - an amount too small too measure. The | | | | get worse before theyget better. |
| European responseseems to be, "At least we're | | | | In the meanwhile, we, The Church, have a Great |
| doing something!" | | | | Commission with which tokeep ourselves occupied. |
| Yes, they are doing something. From the Bush | | | | We won't change this world by lobbying, |
| administration'sperspective, they're wasting money | | | | debating,making propaganda films, taking shorter |
| that they could use to invest in thetechnologies of | | | | showers or car-pooling. That's not,after all, what |
| the future, throwing it at solar energy and windmills. | | | | Jesus directed us to do. |
| It'sbeen pointed out that the biggest supporters of | | | | I love this planet. I really do, but let's make sure to |
| KP in the industrializedworld have the worst | | | | worship the Creator and |
| economies, most with double-digit unemployment | | | | NOT merely His creation. |
| (the US is at a mere 4.4%, incidentally). Critics of | | | | Every blessing... |