Coleman explained that through history the earth has shifted between two
basic climate regimes: ice ages and what paleoclimatologists call
"interglacial periods." He said for the past 10,000 years the earth has
been in an interglacial period. That might be called nature's global
warming because what happens during an interglacial period is the earth
warms up. The glaciers melt and life flourishes. "Clearly from our point
of view, an interglacial period is greatly preferred to the deadly
rigors of an ice age...Mr. Gore and his crowd would have us believe that
the activities of man have overwhelmed nature during this interglacial
period and are producing an unprecedented out of control warming."
As with Senator James M. (Jim) Inhofe (R-OK), Coleman makes the case
that indeed we may be in a period of global cooling. He said the data is
so overwhelming that even the UN had to acknowledge it. So now the best
thing proponents of global warming can do is to suggest that global
warming is taking a ten-year break on account of the absence of sun
spots. "If this weren't so serious it would be laughable" Coleman
quipped. He went on to discuss the science behind global warming. He has
dug through thousands of pages of material and examined complicated math
and looked at complex theories. "The bottom line is this. The entire
global warming scientific case is based on the increase of carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere from the use of fossil fuels. They don't have
any other issue, Carbon Dioxide, that's it." At that point he tells Gore
and the UN's intergovernmental panel on Climate Change, "Your science is
flawed; your hypothesis is wrong; your data is manipulated and may I add
your scare tactics are deplorable. The earth does not have a fever.
Carbon dioxide does not cause significant global warming." From there
Coleman presents the scientific data to prove his case.
It is a remarkable speech. It is posted at
www.kusi.com/weather/colemanscorner/19842304.html Thank God Coleman is
in a position to tell the truth. He says younger weathermen are afraid
to speak out lest they lose their jobs. Young scientists are similarly
afraid of losing research grants.
He blames the media for wanting a crisis and thus reporting pro-global
warming stories. But when 31,000 scientists refuted global warming a
month ago the media hardly mentioned it. He said that compares to 2,000
pro-global warming scientists on the UN climate change panel who claim
that the issue is settled. Coleman said when he and others made a
presentation at a New York conference of climate change skeptics the
audience was limited to 600 people. Every seat was taken. After his
remarks were posted on the Internet, he received hundreds of e-mails and
calls supporting his position. "No, I am not alone. And the debate is
not over." Colman concluded by saying, "If Al Gore and his warming scare
dictate the future policy of our governments the current economic
downturn could indeed become a recession. Drift into a depression and
our modern civilization could fall into the abyss. And it would largely
be a direct result of the global warming frenzy. "My mission," Coleman
ended, "in what is left of a long and exciting lifetime, is to stamp out
this global warming silliness and let us all get on with enjoying our
lives and loving our planet, Earth." Godspeed John Coleman.