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Re: Earth Temperature Trends

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"John Foster" <[log in to unmask]>

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Wed, 13 Jan 1999 20:55:54 -0800

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"In our view, the PRB is the single most important energy resource on earth
because it is the most important energy resource for the world's most
important economy – that of the United States." 

Western Fuels, profile, comment on the Powder River Basin  


Thanks Steve,

for the old news from John Christy and folks. 

I have inserted at the bottom of this message the website of the Pew Center
on Climate Change. Recently Dupont and CH2M HILL have joined the
Environmental Leadership Council at the Pew Center to battle climate
change. 

The additional members of the Business Environmental Leadership Council
include: AirProducts and Chemicals, Inc.; American Electric
                            Power Company; Baxter International Inc.;
Boeing;
                            BP America; Enron Corp.; Holnam Inc.;
                            Intercontinental Energy Corporation;
International
                            Paper; Lockheed Martin; Maytag; The Sun
                            Company; 3M; Toyota; United Technologies; U.S.
                            Generating Company; Weyerhaeuser and
                            Whirlpool. 


The American Petroleum Institute still will not admit to anthropogenic
enduced climate change. Satellites fall back to earth and on their way down
they get closer to earth. No one is actually sure how to correct for this
measurement error but it explains some variation in temporal trends 5 or
more kilometers above the surface of the earth.

"In a new Texas Poll commissioned by the Sierra Club, 58 percent of Texans
said they believe global warming mainly is caused by emissions from the
burning of coal and oil and 64 percent said the United States should reduce
that dependence, even if it means paying more for cleaner energy sources. 

And one-third of respondents said they want the U.S. government to make
replacing oil and coal energy with renewable sources a priority like the
Manhattan Project, the
World War II project to build the atomic bomb." 

"Contrary to claims that people are skeptical of global warming, this sends
a message that people understand the causes, impacts and ways to respond,"
said Ken Kramer, director of the Sierra Club's Lone Star chapter. "The poll
results should be a wake-up call in Texas and Washington." 

http://www.junkscience.com/sep98/hcpoll.htm

Some folks have different opinions about what constitutes junk science.
Hey!

Western Fuels website says that higher carbon dioxide levels in the
atmosphere are a benefit to the earth. Why? They say that there is an
optimum climatic mean for which the earth is better off. Right now we are
below the climatic optimum. While the American Petroleum Institute denies
the science of climate change, the large Coal Lobby accepts climate change
but says it will be a good thing not a bad thing. The profile of Western
Fuels states:

"Much of the 20 million tons of coal we supply each year is purchased
 from coal companies operating mines in the Powder River Basin. The
 Powder River Basin has the largest reserves of low-sulfur coal in the
 nation. In our view, the PRB is the single most important energy
 resource on earth because it is the most important energy resource
 for the world’s most important economy – that of the United States."

http://www.westernfuels.org/profile.htm

Both in terms of theory and practice the stratosphere should cool as a
result of higher greenhouse gas concentrations. The satelittes are correct
here but the trend of lower temperatures should be lower than indicated by
Scotty and folks. 

Perhaps 2000-2100 will be the "madhouse century" that the Hadley Institute
is predicting based on the largest computer in the world. It has recently
predicted a global temperature rise of 6 degrees celsius. 


                            Joint Statement of the Business Environmental
                             Leadership Council

                                             May 7, 1998

                             Our country has a long and proud tradition of
coming
                             together to respond to challenges that affect
our nation's
                             economic security, health or quality of life.
Today, as we
                             approach the millennium, we believe that one
of our
                             most serious challenges at home and abroad
will be
                             addressing global climate change as we work to
sustain
                             a growing global economy. 

                             Our companies recognize that the risks and
                             complexities of climate change are so
important that we
                             must work together to meet this challenge. We
support
                             efforts to bring together the ingenuity and
experience of
                             all sectors of our society -- private, public,
and
                             non-governmental organizations to address this
issue in
                             a constructive way. We also believe that the
response
                             must be cost effective, global, and equitable,
and allow
                             for economic growth based on free market
principles. 

                             It is in this context that each of our
companies has
                             decided to participate in a new initiative,
the Pew Center
                             on Global Climate Change, as members of its
Business
                             Environmental Leadership Council. 

                             We begin this important effort united in
several beliefs: 

                                  First, we accept the views of most
scientists that
                                  enough is known about the science and
                                  environmental impacts of climate change
for us
                                  to take actions to address its
consequences. 

                                  Second, businesses can and should take
                                  concrete steps now in the U.S. and abroad
to
                                  assess opportunities for emission
reductions,
                                  establish and meet emission reduction
                                  objectives, and invest in new, more
efficient
                                  products, practices and technologies.

                                  Third, the Kyoto agreement represents a
first
                                  step in the international process, but
more must
                                  be done both to implement the
market-based
                                  mechanisms that were adopted in principle
in
                                  Kyoto and to more fully involve the rest
of the
                                  world in the solution.

                                  Fourth, we can make significant progress
in
                                  addressing climate change and sustaining
                                  economic growth in the United States by
                                  adopting reasonable policies, programs
and
                                  transition strategies. 

                             The Pew Center on Global Climate Change will
add a
                             constructive, positive and pragmatic voice to
the public
                             debate on this important issue. We look
forward to
                             working with the Center and everyone
interested in a
                             constructive dialogue on the issue of global
climate
                             change.

>From Pew Center on Global Climate Change. 

http://www.pewclimate.org/home.html

                            For Immediate Release
                            Thursday, October 29, 1998 

                                CH2M HILL and DuPont Join Growing
                             Corporate Effort to Address Climate Change

                              Move Signals Growing Shift in Climate Change
                                            Debate

                            WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pew Center on Global
                            Climate Change announced today that CH2M HILL,
                            a global leader in sustainable design,
construction
                            and infrastructure management, and DuPont
                            (NYSE: DD), a global research and
                            technology-based company, are joining the Pew
                            Centerís growing efforts to address the problem
of
                            climate change. 

                            As new members of the Pew Centerís Business
                            Environmental Leadership Council, CH2M HILL and
                            DuPont join 18 other companies, many of which
                            rank in the Fortune 500. The group represents a
                            diverse group of corporate interests—including
auto
                            manufacturing, energy and major appliance and
                            technology producers. 

                            "The decision by DuPont and CH2M HILL to join
our
                            effort continues to signal a growing shift in
the
                            climate change debate. Although the businesses
of
                            these two companies may differ, they recognize
                            that there are solutions to climate change that
can
                            keep both the environment and the economy
                            healthy," said Eileen Claussen, executive
director of
                            the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. 

                            The Pew Center was established in May 1998 by
                            the Pew Charitable Trusts, one of the nation's
                            largest philanthropies and an influential voice
in
                            efforts to improve the quality of America's
                            environment. The Pew Center is conducting
studies,
                            launching public education efforts, promoting
                            climate change solutions globally and working
with
                            businesses to develop marketplace solutions to
                            reduce greenhouse gasses. 

                            As with the current members of the Business
                            Environmental Leadership Council, both DuPont
and
                            CH2M HILL have a significant stake in the
climate
                            change debate. CH2M HILL helps public and
private
                            clients worldwide realize a greater return on
their
                            investment in energy and environmental
                            technologies. In 1991, DuPont voluntarily
stepped
                            forward to address the problem of global
climate
                            change and is on track to achieve a 50%
reduction
                            in greenhouse gas emissions for operations by
the
                            year 2000. 

                            "DuPont is pleased to be joining the Business
                            Environmental Leadership Council and looks
forward
                            to playing an active role," said Dr. Paul Tebo,
Vice
                            President—Safety, Health and the Environment at
                            DuPont. "Global climate change is a complicated
                            issue that must be dealt with responsibly. The
Pew
                            Center serves an invaluable purpose by creating
a
                            positive, constructive forum in which we in the
                            business community can act to solve this
problem."

                            "There can be no more important work over the
next
                            decade than joining with like-minded businesses
to
                            address global climate change in ways that
                            heighten the competitiveness of U.S. industry,"
said
                            James J. Ferris, president CH2M HILL Energy,
                            Environment & Systems. "We expect the
                            engineering, construction and management skill
                            sets we bring to the Business Environmental
                            Leadership Council to add a unique perspective
to
                            this already impressive group." 

                            All members of the Business Environmental
                            Leadership Council are committed to the
founding
                            principles of the Pew Center: 

                            First, we accept the views of most scientists
that
                            enough is known about the science and
                            environmental impacts of climate change for us
to
                            take actions to address its consequences. 

                            Second, businesses can and should take concrete
                            steps now in the U.S. and abroad to assess
their
                            opportunities for emission reductions,
establish and
                            meet their emission reduction objectives, and
invest
                            in new, more energy-efficient products,
practices
                            and technology. 

                            Third, the Kyoto agreement represents a first
step
                            in the international process, but more must be
done
                            both to implement the market-based mechanisms
                            that were adopted in principle in Kyoto and to
more
                            fully involve the rest of the world in the
solution. 

                            Fourth, we can make significant progress in
                            addressing climate change and sustaining
                            economic growth in the United States by
adopting
                            reasonable policies, programs and transition
                            strategies. 

                            "We applaud DuPont and CH2M HILL for stepping
                            forward and demonstrating there are steps
                            businesses can and should be taking to address
                            climate change. The Pew Center is looking
forward
                            to working with government, industry and the
public
                            to find fair and equitable solutions to this
very
                            serious problem," said Claussen. Claussen is
the
                            former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for
                            Oceans and International Environmental and
                            Scientific Affairs. 

                            The additional members of the Business
                            Environmental Leadership Council include: Air
                            Products and Chemicals, Inc.; American Electric
                            Power Company; Baxter International Inc.;
Boeing;
                            BP America; Enron Corp.; Holnam Inc.;
                            Intercontinental Energy Corporation;
International
                            Paper; Lockheed Martin; Maytag; The Sun
                            Company; 3M; Toyota; United Technologies; U.S.
                            Generating Company; Weyerhaeuser and
                            Whirlpool. 

                            More information about global climate change
and
                            the Pew Centerís activities can be found at
their
                            web site, located at www.pewclimate.org. 

                            Contact: Kelly Sullivan (Pew Center)
                                         (202) 289-5900 

                                         Andre Armstrong (CH2M HILL)
                                         (303)-713-2425 

                                         Lori Fenimore (DuPont)
                                         (302)-773-0220 

                              
















It is funny Steve Krock that you are not harping about "endocrine
disputers" and I think a fella like yourself should get into the fray here
to and do some debunking. 

		        Some say the real story is how Dr. Theo Ree longs to be
                                hailed as the new Rachel Carson, author of
the infamous
                                1960s doomsday book Silent Spring and the
queen bee
                                of ecomania.

                                Others say that Dr. Theo Ree is a pawn of
radical
                                environmental groups who see this new scare
as a means
                                to advance their own political agendas.
Leftist groups who
                                see industry and capitalism as the bane of
society.
                                Paranoid groups that, like the Unabomber,
see technology
                                as inherently evil.

                                And last, but not least, some say that Dr.
Theo Ree is
                                simply laughing all the way to the bank at
the expense of
                                the public. A public, she is banking on,
that will believe
                                almost anything.

http://www.junkscience.com/news/swollen1.html




 
> Surface temperature measurements for 1998 show this to be the warmest
> year this century.  In constrast to the gradual warming of the surface
> over the past 20 years, the tropospheric measurement from MSU showed
> no trend until the major warm El Niño event of '98.
> 
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