American Thinker: The Clear and Cohesive Message of the International Conference on Climate Change

“There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gasses is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere and disruption of the Earth's climate. Moreover, there is substantial scientific evidence that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide produce many beneficial effects upon the natural plant and animal environments of the Earth.” -- from the Oregon Petition, signed by over 31,000 scientists

United by that conviction, over 800 scientists, economists, and policy makers arrived in New York City last Sunday to attend the Heartland Institute’s 2nd Annual International Conference on Climate Change.

CO2, a yummy food for plants, increases 800 years after temperature rise! « Paths To Knowledge

Contrary to the latest bill of goods we’re being sold about “climate change” Carbon dioxide is a “convenient myth” rather than an “Inconvenient Truth.”

Free tix to “Hate Al Gore” debate at UCI - Sciencedude - OCRegister.com

At 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 19, I’m going to moderate a panel discussion at UC Irvine that carries the provocative title, “The Climate Change Dilemma — and Why People Hate Al Gore.”

The seminar is being sponsored by Prosperitas, a small new group of “wealthy peers” which is partnering with with UCI’s Merage School of Business to explore whether political polarization is preventing the public from examining the science behind climate change and global warming.

The panel includes Michael Prather, a prominent UCI climate scientist, Brian Dunning, producer and host of the noted podcast “Skeptoid,” and John Coleman, a veteran TV weather forecaster in San Diego who founded The Weather Channel in the early 1980s. Coleman believes global warming is a scam perpetuated by certain scientists and politicians — a point of view he discusses in this essay.

The 90-minute panel discussion will be televised live as a webcast at ocregister.com, starting at 10 a.m. The discussion also will be blogged, live, by Register environment editor Pat Brennan on his blog, Green OC.