Question:
Question for the GW skeptics.. How many of you are scientists?
Tuesday Smith
2008-01-08 19:39:07 UTC
There are so many people on Y!A who are adamant in their opinions that Global Warming is not real, for whatever reason. Many of the posts by deniers appear to be written by people with little or no knowledge of the sciences.

I'm curious how many GW skeptics out there are scientists (either by career, long-standing hobby, or are scientists-in-training).

If you are a practicing scientist who doesn't believe that Global Warming is real, could you briefly describe your scientific background (your focus, years of experience, etc)?

Although everyone is obviously welcome to answer, I'm not looking for another debate about whether or not GW is true. I just want to get a somewhat general idea of how many GW deniers on Y!A have a science background.
22 answers:
Dana1981
2008-01-08 21:05:30 UTC
I've got a BA in astrophysics (minor in physics), MS in astrophysics, am currently an environmental scientist, and most importantly, have spent a lot of time studying the scientific evidence regarding global warming.



While the AGW theory is not perfect, it also describes the scientific evidence quite accurately. No other theory even comes close to the accuracy of the AGW theory. That the planet is warming rapidly is undeniable, and something has to be causing it. The only plausible explanation to fit the scientific observations is an increased greenhouse effect due to humans burning fossil fuels.



I notice that most of the skeptics shirked the question, mainly saying 'yeah well your side doesn't know science either!'. This is because the stronger scientific background a person has and the more time they've spent studying the science of global warming, the more likely they are to accept the AGW theory. This is why most global warming denier arguments are political in nature rather than scientific. If they attempt a scientific argument, it's usually very amateurish like 'SUVs on Mars'.



https://answersrip.com/question/index?qid=20071228115101AAfYYD6



To moserkn - the IPCC is over 95% certain that humans are causing the current warming. If 95+% certainty isn't good enough for you, then nothing ever will be. You claim to be a biology major - the Evolutionary theory hasn't been proven either. Do you doubt it as well?



To clint - you're completely wrong about the IPCC.
evans_michael_ya
2008-01-08 20:27:00 UTC
I am a "skeptic". My formal scientific training is limited to the general education courses needed to meet the core requirements of the BS in Accounting I never completed. I worked two years as a support tech in the wet lab of a company that analyzes smokestack emission samples for EPA compliance. I'm currently a stay-at-home dad with way too much time on my hands (wife's a mass spec chemist with a BS in Physics). When I'm not playing on here, I'm tinkering with my latest "invention" or reading anything and everything spanning any and all disciplines, scientific or otherwise.



Edit: And derek w proves why Sociology isn't a science.
Ken
2008-01-09 09:34:47 UTC
worldemp - that list you posted is all over the Internet. Do you have any idea of exactly what they are skeptical about? Are they skeptical NYC will be under water in 40 years (I am too) or are they skeptical that human activity is increasing CO2 levels in the atmosphere (if so they are ignorant)? Do you know how many in the list are actual working research scientists? How many have published anything on climate science within the past 10 years in peer reviewed journals? I know that takes a lot more effort than doing a copy & paste, but you really should make an effort.



Here's your "list" of supposedly skeptical science organizations (no obvious bias from any group in your list, huh?):

American Association of Petroleum Geologists, USA

American Association of State Climatologists, USA (I claim this group in my team)

Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia



Here's my list of science organizations that acknowledge the reality of AGW:

Australian Academy of Sciences

Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Sciences and the Arts

Brazilian Academy of Sciences

Royal Society of Canada

Caribbean Academy of Sciences

Chinese Academy of Sciences

French Academy of Sciences

German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina

Indian National Science Academy

Indonesian Academy of Sciences

Royal Irish Academy

Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (Italy)

Academy of Sciences Malaysia

Academy Council of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Royal Society (UK)

Union of Concerned Scientists

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

American Meteorological Society (AMS)

Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

American Geophysical Union

Geological Society of America

American Chemical Society - (world's largest scientific organization > 155,000)

Federal Climate Change Science Program, 2006 - commissioned by Bush administration

Stratigraphy Commission - Geological Society of London - UKs largest geoscience organization

American Association of State Climatologists

US Geological Survey (USGS)

National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS)

World Meteorological Organization

Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences

The Australian Meteorological And Oceanographic Society

American Institute of Physics



I won't bother to list the thousands of scientists (many actual active research scientists working in the field of climatology).
anonymous
2008-01-08 21:09:04 UTC
Yes I am a "scientist-in-training" if you can accept that as my college major, Biology. Does that make me an expert in climate, no. Do I have to be an expert in climate to simply acknowledge that the IPCC has not proved 100% that we're the primary cause of global warming, no. The beauty of the written documents published by the IPCC is so that an ordinary person can read them and make a decision based on that information. I've read the documents and no where does it say humans are the primary cause of climate change. They may think we are but they can't prove that we have. You may call me a "denier" but I am simply waiting for proof like everyone else.
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2016-10-04 04:55:30 UTC
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Roberta
2017-03-04 00:52:18 UTC
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Mikira
2008-01-09 05:59:40 UTC
In essence anyone curious about our earth's complexity is a scientist:



This is the definition of the term Scientist



Scientist (n.) One learned in science; a scientific investigator; one devoted to scientific study; a savant.





Source: OPTED v0.03 of Webster's Dictionary, from Project Gutenburg.



Savant - a wise or scholarly person



The part of the above definition for most of us Amateur Scientists is this: "one devoted to scientific study"



I'm not sure when a scientist had to be one learned in scientific studies, probably sometime during the Roman Empire.



But prior to that a scientist was a person that took more interest in the world around them than any body else and investigated it to discover new things about the planet.



So some of us on here fall into that early man definition on both sides of the debate. Usually you can tell by their answers and questions how much scientific knowledge people have.



But even so we all give sarcastic answers at times.



I myself fall into the early man category - since my scientific education ended in High School (These were advanced science courses thou, because I have always been interested in science, but I was gearing myself to do something with animals - I had wanted to be a veterinarian since I was five years old. Than when I went to college I went into equestrian science - because I love horses. When I realized it would be harder to break into the training arena without having come from a horse family - I had to rethink my life. My father told me a few years ago that he was sorry that he didn't guide me into becoming a scientist. I still tease him that it's never too late if he's now willing to pitch in and pay for my education.)



So just remember not many on here are "scientists" (in the strictest definition of the word), and even rarer still, if any, are actual Climate Scientists - Climatologists.



Just weigh every question and answer carefully by:



1 - The quality of the question being asked - There are a lot of questions on here that are redundant and they start to fill up with sarcastic answers, because people get tired of the same questions day in and day out.



2 - If you like what you are seeing from some people’s questions and answers - go into their profile and check more of their questions and answers to see their mod operatum - IE when do they give a question a sarcastic answer.



There are smart people on both sides of this debate (Decussion) you just have to do some leg work to find them.



Edit: Clint - It's not always the content of the answer, sometimes it's due to the answers length.
.
2008-01-09 03:05:15 UTC
Interesting question



Worldemperor: Your list looks very impressive until your realize what a miniscule percentage of scientists actually that is. The skeptics are a fraction of the of number scientists. Most are convinced that Global warming is real and is happening now. If you listed all of their names it would go on for pages and pages and pages and pages.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_opinion_on_climate_change



AND



There are lots of scientists you can list.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientist



However, for their opinion to be creditable they also have to be experts in that particular field



A Medical Chemist may be expert in his own field but who should you trust on Global Warming, somebody who's area of expertise and research it is e.g. a Climatologist, or the Opinion of a Medical Chemist?
town_cl0wn
2008-01-09 01:28:36 UTC
I'm a BSc (Life Sciences/Biology) undergraduate



Part of my foundation course included studying the climate, past and present, however I don't claim to be any expert and I'm certainly no sceptic.



To Dana, well said, also if Mosersckn is truly an undegrad in the sciences then he would most definitely know that no scientist in their right mind would assert a 100% probability, not to evolution, not to anything, period.





EDIT: LOL Red



I did a little researching myself on one of his sceptic organisations



http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Oregon_Institute_of_Science_and_Medicine
Richard the Physicist
2008-01-09 07:52:24 UTC
BS in Elec. Engineering.



I believe man can and is affecting the climate. How can we not. To think man cannot upset the balance of nature is naive. It's been shown many times over.
The Masked Masala
2008-01-09 04:18:56 UTC
Sorry to trouble you with my answer, I realise that you did not want to start the whole climate change debate, but i very often read peoples answers and "worldemp" really stuck out as a 'flat earther'.



In reply to "worldemp". You did a cut and paste from -



http://www.populartechnology.net/2007_11_01_archive.html



to get the names of the scientists who deny global warming.



I googled one of them at random (http://www.utdallas.edu/~wrj041000/) and there was a picture of him standing next to a cruise missile! He was so proud! I, personally would rather trust Al gore on this one. Call me strange if you like but I find it very hard to believe a person who is almost hugging a cruise missile and his opinion about climate change.
anonymous
2008-01-08 19:54:39 UTC
I disagree with answer #1. If a true scientist looks at the evidence global warming caused by man is a farce. I will not argue that the Earth is warming. However it is a natural cycle that the Earth gos through. Ask yourself this: At the end of the ice age when most of the worlds ice receded to the north and south should that have been termed global warming? Of course it should. However one cannot claim that it was brought on by man and his pollutants. It's Earth's natural cycle to cool off and warm up.

I have studied geology and astronomy for the last twenty years as a hobby and I am a skeptic. amateur scientist.
Ben O
2008-01-09 01:12:18 UTC
I'm a mechanical engineer.



I think the scientific basis for AGW has been way over-sold. It seems a lot of (but not all) engineers are sceptical about the science behind AGW.



I'd drop the denier lable for people who are expressing an honest reasoned opinion.
clint_slicker
2008-01-09 01:38:41 UTC
Dana1981, Master of Science - Apart from the fact the around 80% of the IPCC is made up of non scientist, they state that humans are only a catalist of global warming not the main cause.



Is the world heating up? yes, although places like Iran which recently got a record of 22 inches of snow would disagree. The disagreement seems to be about how much or what is the main cause.



Having studied climate change and enviromental science at university and currently completing a life science degree the information that both sides use is extremely dodgy (not all but a lot that is used) and its interpritation not always fair.



for example:

Walking 3 miles produces more CO2 than taking a gas guzzling car! A typical car produces about 0.9kg of CO2 to do this journey. Walking burns an average of 180 calories. To replace these calories you need to eat around 100g of beef, resulting in 3.6kg of CO2 being produced. If you were to drink milk instead you would need 420ml, three quarters of a pint (remember a British pint is larger than an American pint), which would still produce 1.2kg of CO2



Figures taken from Chris Goodall, campaigning author of How to Live a Low-Carbon Life and the times newspaper. Beef CO2 levels taken from New Scientist publication in July 2007 that suggested that 1kg of meat cost the Earth 36kg in global warming gases.



Edit -------



The most annoying thing about answers is that people give you thumbs down for stupid reasons.



Why did I get thumbs down for saying people used data to show their own arguments even if that same data could be used with a histolic approach to show a completely different picture.



My point was that people are too reductionist in there use of information to prove a point, in which I showed that walking produces more CO2 than driving. If I would have used beans instead of beef the results would have been different but it seems this has been missed by most of the users of Y/A.



May be I should just put global warming is true coz my teacher said so, I would get a lot more thumbs up!!!
derek w
2008-01-08 19:56:09 UTC
Hello, I have a BA in sociology. I am educated, just not a scientist. I have mixed feelings on the issue.



First, I realize temperatures are rising, I'm not debating that. I have my doubt as to whether or not this is a natural occurrence however.



My question to you is this. In our society we work, sleep and consume. Even if what you believe is 100% correct, how is it possible to bring an end to this path of destruction were on. Have you seen how many people treat their own bodies like crap?



The science behind sociology has shown that a capitalist society will never work. Its doomed for failure. Yet big business supporters like bush still make it into the white house.



I CHOOSE to believe global warming is natural. WHY? because if its man made we are really really screwed.
The Oracle of Omigod
2008-01-08 19:49:32 UTC
Well, how many adherents of global warming are actually scientists? And, per an editorial in the Orange County register, how many of those scientists are actually qualified to comment on global warming? Robert Durrenberger is the past president of The American Association of State Climatologists. He said that Gore and his army have been spreading misinformation about global warming. Go to www.epw.senate.gov. Click on US Senate Report: Over 400 Prominent Scientists Dsiputed Man-Made Global Warming Claims in 2007.

In my humble opinion, the global warming "threat" is being crammed down our throats by millions of people who would like to change the economic system on Earth.
Anonymous
2008-01-08 19:42:38 UTC
Very good question!



I say that you CAN'T be a scientist if you're a GW skeptic.
anonymous
2008-01-09 00:00:58 UTC
I for one am.



You need to drop the use of emotionally charged and religious based lables like denier.
anonymous
2008-01-08 20:07:19 UTC
I am a scientist and have practiced as a scientist for 50 years but it doesn't take anything more than simple mathematics to debunk most of the global warming theories.
Tim
2008-01-08 21:43:46 UTC
Not me.
zevers356
2008-01-08 20:15:26 UTC
not many people on here are scientists, but most of us are well educated
Worldemperor
2008-01-08 19:48:11 UTC
I could say the same back. Al Gore isn't a scientist and neither are most of the people in the IPCC. Well, there aren't any unbiased I mean to say in the IPCC. Almost all of these so-called "deniers" believe in global warming, it's just that we have seen evidence against the thought that humans are causing it. And please don't say "deniers", makes me look on par with a Holocaust denier which I'm not. I can call you a Socialist pig if I wanted to but what would that do? Really? Be respectful to everyone and you will get respect back.



And this is a list of skeptical organizations, groups, scientists, etc... courtesy of the source below.



A. Alan Moghissi, Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, Technical University of Karlsruhe, Germany

Aksel Wiin-Nielsen, Professor of Geophysical Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Alfred H. Pekarek, Ph.D. Geology, Associate Professor of Geology, St. Cloud State University, USA

Allan M.R. MacRae, B.Sc., M.Eng., P.Eng, Canada

Andreas Prokoph, B.Sc. Geology, Ph.D. Earth Sciences, University Tubingen, Germany

Anthony R. Lupo, Ph.D. Atmospheric Science, Purdue University, USA

Antonino Zichichi, Professor Emeritus of Advanced Physics, University of Bologna, Italy

Arthur B. Robinson, Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California, San Diego, USA

Arthur Rorsch, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Molecular Genetics, Leiden University, The Netherlands

Ben Herman, Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, USA

Bjarne Andresen, Ph. D. Theoretical Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Bob Durrenberger, Retired Climatologist, Former President of the American Association of State Climatologists, USA

Boris Winterhalter, Ph.D. Geology, Helsinki University, Finland

Bruce N. Ames, Ph.D. BioChemistry, California Institute of Technology, USA

Bruno Wiskel, B.Sc. Honours Geology, University of Albert, Canada

Carl Johan Friedrich (Frits) Böttcher, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Physical Chemistry, University of Leiden, The Netherlands

Charles Gelman, B.S. Chemistry, M.S. Public Health, University of Michigan, USA

Chauncey Starr, Ph.D. Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

Chris de Freitas, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Christiaan Frans van Sumere, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, University of Gent, Belgium

Christoph C. Borel, Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts, USA

Christopher Essex, Ph.D. Applied Mathematics Professor, University of Western Ontario, Canada

Christopher Landsea, Ph.D. Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, USA

Claude Allegre, Ph.D. Physics, University of Paris, France

Clinton H. Sheehan, Ph.D. Physics, University of Western Ontario, Canada

Craig D. Idso, M.S. Agronomy, Ph.D. Geography, Arizona State University, USA

Daniel B. Botkin, Ph.D. Biology, Rutgers University, USA

David Deming, B.S. Geology, Ph.D. Geophysics, University of Utah, USA

David E. Wojick, B.S. Civil Engineering, Ph.D. Mathematical Logic, University of Pittsburgh, USA

David Evans, B.Sc. Applied Mathematics and Physics, M.S. Statistics, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Stanford, USA

David G. Aubrey, B.S. Geological Sciences, Ph.D. Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, USA

David H. Douglass, Ph.D. Physics, MIT, USA

David J. Bellamy, B.Sc. Botany, Ph.D. Ecology, Durham University, UK

David L. Hill, Ph.D. Physics, Princeton University, USA

David Nowell, M.Sc. Meteorology, Royal Meteorological Society, Canada

David R. Legates, Ph.D. Climatology, University of Delaware, USA

Dennis P. Lettenmaier, Ph.D. Professor of Hydrology, University of Washington, USA

Don J. Easterbrook, Ph.D. Geology, University of Washington, USA

Donald G. Baker, Ph.D. Soils, Geology, University of Minnesota, USA

Douglas V. Hoyt, Solar Physicist and Climatologist, Retired, Raytheon, USA

Duncan Wingham, Ph.D. Physics, University of Bath, UK

Eckhard Grimmel, Ph.D. Geography, University of Hamburg, Germany

Edward Wegman, Ph.D. Mathematical Statistics, University of Iowa, USA

Eigil Friis-Christensen, Ph.D. Geophysics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Elliot Abrams, M.S. Meteorology, Penn State, USA

Eric S. Posmentier, Adjunct Professor of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth, USA

Ernst-Georg Beck, M.Sc. Biology, Merian-Schule, Germany

Fred Goldberg, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Fred Michel, B.Sc. Geological Sciences, M.Sc. Ph.D. Earth Sciences, University of Waterloo, Canada

Fred W. Decker, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, USA

Frederick Seitz, Ph.D. Physics, Princeton University, USA

Freeman Dyson, Professor Emeritus of Physics, Princeton University, USA

G. Cornelis van Kooten, B.Sc. Geophysics, Ph.D. Agricultural & Resource Economics, Oregon State University, USA

Gabriel T. Csanady, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia

Garth Paltridge, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies, University of Tasmania, Australia

Gary D. Sharp, Ph.D. Marine Biology, University of California, USA

Gary Novak, M.S. Microbiology, USA

Geoff L. Austin, Ph.D. Professor of Physics, University of Auckland, New Zealand

George E. McVehil, B.A. Physics, M.S. Ph.D. Meteorology, AMS Certified Consulting Meteorologist, USA

George H. Taylor, M.S. Meteorology, University of Utah, USA

George Kukla, Micropalentologist, Special Research Scientist of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, USA

George V. Chilingarian, Ph.D. Geology, University of Southern California, USA

George Wilhelm Stroke, Ph.D. Physics, University of Paris, France

Gerd-Rainer Weber, Ph.D. Consulting Meteorologist, Germany

Gerhard Gerlich, Ph.D. Physics, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany

Gerrit J. van der Lingen, PhD Geology, New Zealand

Gordon E. Swaters, Ph.D. Applied Mathematics and Physical Oceanography, University of British Columbia, Canada

Graham Smith, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Western Ontario, Canada

H. Grant (H.G.) Goodell, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, USA

Hans Erren, B.Sc. Geology and Physics, M.Sc. Geophysics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Hans Jelbring, Ph.D. Climatology, Stockholm University, Sweden

Harry N.A. Priem, Professor Emeritus of Isotope and Planetary Geology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Hendrik Tennekes, Former Director of Research, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, The Netherlands

Henrik Svensmark, Solar System Physics, Danish National Space Center, Denmark

Henry R. Linden, Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA

Howard C. Hayden, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of Connecticut, USA

Hugh W. Ellsaesser, Ph.D. Meteorology, Formerly with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA

Ian D. Clark, Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Ottawa, Canada

Ian Plimer, Professor of Mining Geology, University of Adelaide, Australia

Indur M. Goklany, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, India

J. Scott Armstrong, B.A. Applied Science, B.S. Industrial Engineering, Ph.D. MIT, USA

Jack Barrett, Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, Manchester, UK

James O’Brien, Ph.D. Meteorology, Texas A&M University, USA

Ján Veizer, Professor Emeritus, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Ottawa, Canada

Jay H. Lehr, Ph.D. Groundwater Hydrology, University of Arizona, USA

Jennifer Marohasy, Ph.D. Biology, University of Queensland, Australia

Joel Schwartz, B.S. Chemistry, M.S. Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology, USA

John Brignell, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Department of Electronics & Computer Science, University of Southampton, UK

John E. Gaynor, M.S. Meteorology, UCLA, USA

John K. Sutherland, Ph.D. Geology, University of Manchester, UK

John R. Christy, Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois, USA

Joseph Conklin, M.S. Meteorology, Rutgers University, USA

Joseph D’Aleo, M.S. Meteorology, University of Wisconsin, USA

Joseph (Joe) P. Sobel, Ph.D. Meteorology, Penn State, USA

Keith D. Hage, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Meteorology, University of Alberta, Canada

Keith E. Idso, Ph.D. Botany, Arizona State University, USA

Kelvin Kemm, Ph.D. Nuclear Physics, Natal University, South Africa

Kenneth E.F. Watt, Ph.D. Zoology, University of Chicago, USA

Khabibullo Abdusamatov, Ph.D. Astrophysicist, The University of Leningrad, Russia

Klaus Wyrtki, Ph.D. Oceanography, Physics, Mathematics, University of Kiel, Germany

Lance Endersbee, Professor Emeritus of Engineering, Monash University, Australia

Lee C. Gerhard, Ph.D. Geology, University of Kansas, USA

Luboš Motl, Ph.D. Theoretical Physics, Rutgers, USA

Madhav Khandekar, Ph.D. Meteorology, Florida State University, USA

Manik Talwani, Ph.D. Physics, Columbia University, USA

Marcel Leroux, Professor Emeritus of Climatology, University of Lyon, France

Mel Goldstein, Ph.D. Meteorology, NYU, USA

Michael Crichton, A.B. Anthropology, M.D. Harvard, USA

Michael D. Griffin, B.S. Physics, M.S. Applied Physics, Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, USA

Michael Savage, B.S. Biology, M.S. Anthropology, M.S. Ethnobotany, Ph.D. Nutritional Ethnomedicine, USA

Michael R. Fox, Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of Washington, USA

Michel Salomon, M.D. University of Paris, Director, International Centre for Scientific Ecology, France

Neil Frank, Ph.D. Meteorology, Florida State University, USA

Nils-Axel Mörner, Professor Emeritus of Palegeophysics and Geodynamics, Stockholm University, Sweden

Nir J. Shaviv, Ph.D. Astrophysicist, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

Norman Brown, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of Ulster, UK

Ola M. Johannessen, Professor, Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Norway

Olavi Kärner, Ph.D. Senior Research Associate, Atmospheric Sensing Group, Tartu Astrophysical Observatory, Estonia

Oliver W. Frauenfeld, Ph.D. Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, USA

Paavo Siitam, M.Sc. Agronomist, Canada

Paul Copper, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, Canada

Paul Driessen, B.A. Geology and Field Ecology, Lawrence University, USA

Paul Reiter, Professor of Medical Entomology, Pasteur Institute, France

Patrick J. Michaels, Ph.D. Ecological Climatology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Patrick Moore, B.Sc. Forest Biology, Ph.D. Ecology, University of British Columbia, Canada

Peter Stilbs, Ph.D. (TeknD) Physical Chemistry, Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden

Petr Chylek, Ph.D. Physics, University of California, USA

Philip Stott, Professor Emeritus, Department of Biogeography, University of London, UK

Piers Corbyn, B.Sc Physics, M.Sc Astrophysics, Queen Mary College, UK

R. Timothy (Tim) Patterson, Ph.D. Professor of Geology, Carleton University, Canada

R. W. Gauldie, Ph.D. Research Professor, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, School of Ocean Earth Sciences and Technology, University of Hawaii, USA

Randall Cerveny, Ph.D. Geography, University of Nebraska, USA

Reid A. Bryson, B.A. Geology, Ph.D. Meteorology, University of Chicago, USA

Richard C. Willson, Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences, University of California Los Angeles, USA

Richard S. Courtney, Ph.D. Geography, The Ohio State University, USA

Richard S. Lindzen, Ph.D. Professor of Meteorology, MIT, USA

Roger A. Pielke (Sr.), Ph.D. Meteorology, Penn State, USA

Rob Scagel, M.Sc., Forest Microclimate Specialist, Canada

Robin Vaughan, Ph.D. Physics, Nottingham University, UK

Robert C. Balling Jr., Ph.D. Professor of Climatology, Arizona State University, USA

Robert C. Whitten, Physicist, Retired Research Scientist, NASA, USA

Robert E. Davis, Ph.D. Climatology, University of Delaware, USA

Robert Giegengack, Ph.D. Geology, Yale, USA

Robert H. Essenhigh, M.S. Natural Sciences, Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK

Robert L. Kovach, Professor of Geophysics, Stanford University, USA

Robert (Bob) M. Carter, B.Sc. Geology, Ph.D. Paleontology, University of Cambridge, Australia

Roy Spencer, Ph.D. Meteorology, University of Wisconsin, USA

S. Fred Singer, Ph.D. Physics, Princeton University, USA

Sallie Baliunas, Ph.D. Astrophysics, Harvard, USA

Sherwood B. Idso, Ph.D. Soil Science, University of Minnesota, USA

Simon C. Brassell, B.Sc. Chemistry & Geology, Ph.D. Organic Geochemistry, University of Bristol, UK

Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen, Ph.D. Department of Geography, University of Hull, UK

Steve Milloy, B.A. Natural Sciences, M.S. Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, USA

Stephen McIntyre, B.Sc. Mathematics, University of Toronto, Canada

Sylvan H. Wittwer, Ph.D. Horticulture, University of Missouri, USA

Syun-Ichi Akasofu, Ph.D. Geophysics, University of Alaska, USA

Tad S. Murty, Ph.D. Oceanography and Meteorology, University of Chicago, USA

Thomas Schmidlin, Ph.D. Professor of Geography, Kent State University, USA

Timothy (Tim) F. Ball, Ph.D. Geography, Historical Climatology, University of London, UK

Tom Harris, B. Eng. M. Eng. Mechanical Engineering (thermo-fluids), Canada

Tom V. Segalstad, B.S. Geology, University of Oslo, Norway

Vern Harnapp, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Geography, University of Akron, USA

Vincent Gray, Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, Cambridge University, UK

W. Dennis Clark, Ph.D. Botany, Sacramento State College, USA

Wm. Robert Johnston, B.A. Astronomy, M.S. Physics, University of Texas, USA

Wibjorn Karlen, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, Sweden

William B. Hubbard, Ph.D. Professor of Planetary Atmospheres, University of Arizona, USA

William Cotton, M.S. Atmospheric Science, Ph.D. Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University, USA

Willem de Lange, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Waikato University, New Zealand

William E. Reifsnyder, B.S. Meteorology, M.S. Ph.D. Forestry, Yale, USA

William J.R. Alexander, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil and Biosystems Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa

William (Bill) M. Gray, M.S. Meteorology, Ph.D. Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, USA

Willie Soon, Ph.D. Astrophysics, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA

Wolfgang Thüne, Ph.D. Geography, University of Wuerzburg, Germany

Zbigniew Jaworowski, M.D. Ph.D. D.Sc., Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection, Poland



Meteorologists:

A.J. Colby, B.S. Atmospheric Sciences, AMS Certified, Meteorologist WKYC-TV, USA

Andre Bernier, B.S. Meteorology, Lyndon State College, Meteorologist WJW-TV, USA

Anthony Watts, AMS Certified, Chief Meteorologist KPAY-AM, USA

Arlo Gambell, AMS Certified, Meteorologist, USA

Art Horn, B.S. Meteorology, Lyndon State College, Meteorologist WVIT-TV, USA

Asmunn Moene, former Chief Meteorologist, Oslo, Norway

Austin W. Hogan, AMS Certified, Meteorologist, USA

Bill Meck, Chief Meteorologist WLEX-TV, USA

Bill Steffen, Meteorologist WOOD-TV, USA

Bob Breck, B.S. Meteorology & Oceanography, University of Michigan, Chief Meteorologist WVUE-TV, USA

Brad Sussman, Meteorologist, USA

Brian Sussman, Meteorologist, USA

Bruce Boe, Director of Meteorology Weather Modification Inc., USA

Bruce Schwoegler, B.S. Meteorology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Christopher Plonka, Meteorologist USAF, USA

Craig James, B.S. Meteorology, Penn State University, Chief Meteorologist WOOD-TV, USA

Dan Maly, Retired Meteorologist WOIO-TV, USA

David Aldrich, B.S. Meteorology, North Carolina State University, Meteorologist WTXF-TV, USA

Dick Goddard, Chief Meteorologist WJW-TV, USA

Don Webster, Retired Meteorologist WEWS-TV, USA

Douglas Leahey, Meteorologist, Canada

Eugenio Hackbart, Chief Meteorologist MetSul Meteorologia Weather Center, Brazil

Grant Dade, Meteorologist KLTV, USA

Herb Stevens, Meteorologist WNYT-TV, USA

James Spann, AMS Certified, Chief Meteorologist WCFT-TV, WJSU-TV, USA

Jason Russell, Meteorologist, WTEN-TV, USA

Joe Bastardi, B.S. Meteorology, Penn State, Expert Senior Forecaster AccuWeather, USA

John Coleman, Meteorologist, Founder of 'The Weather Channel', Chief Meteorologist KUSI-TV, USA

Jon Loufman, Meteorologist WOIO-TV, USA

Justin Berk, B.S. Meteorology, Cornell University, AMS Certified, Meteorologist WMAR-TV, USA

Karl Bohnak, B.S. Meteorology, University of Wisconsin, AMS Certified, Meteorologist WLUC-TV, USA

Kevin Lemanowicz, B.S. Meteorology, Cornell University, Chief Meteorologist WFXT-TV, USA

Kevin Williams, B.S. Meteorology, Cornell University, Chief Meteorologist WHEC-TV, USA

Lee Eddington, Meteorologist Geophysics Branch, U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, USA

Mark Koontz, Meteorologist WFMJ-TV, USA

Mark Breen, B.S. Meteorology, Lyndon State College, Senior Meteorologist Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, USA

Mark Johnson, AMS Certified, Chief Meteorologist, WEWS-TV, USA

Mark Scirto, B.S. Meteorology, University of St. Thomas, AMS Certified, Chief Meteorologist KLTV, USA

Morgan Palmer, AMS Certified, Meteorologist KLTV, USA

Nick Morganelli, Free-Lance Meteorologist, USA

Randy Mann, AMS Certified, Meteorologist KREM-TV, USA

Richard (Rich) Apuzzo, Chief Meteorologist Skyeye Weather, USA

Roy Leep, B.S. Meteorology, Florida State University, Meteorologist WTVT-TV, USA

Sally Bernier, B.S. Meteorology, Lyndon State College, Meteorologist WJW-TV, USA

Shane Hollett, Meteorologist WMJI-FM, USA

Steven Nogueira, NWS Senior Meteorologist, USA

Stewart W. Franks, Ph.D. Environmental Science, Lancaster University, U.K.

Terry Eliasen, B.S. Meteorology, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Meteorologist WBZ-TV, USA

Thomas B. Gray, M.S. Meteorology, USA

Tim Kelley, B.S. Meteorology, Lyndon State College, Meteorologist NECN, USA

Tom Chisholm, B.S. Atmospheric Sciences, Lyndon State College, Chief Meteorologist WMTW-TV, USA

William Kininmonth, M.Sc, Colorado State University, Retired Head of Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Australia



Social Scientists:



"The assessment of regional environmental and social impacts is a multidisciplinary task that involves natural and social scientists working in tandem with policy makers." - American Meteorological Society



Andrey Illarionov, Ph.D. Economics, St. Petersburg University, Russia

Benny Peiser, Ph.D. Professor of Social Anthropology, Liverpool John Moores University, UK

Bjørn Lomborg, Ph.D. Political Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Daniel R. Simmons, B.A. Economics, Utah State University, USA

Dennis Avery, M.S. Agricultural Economics, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Don Aitkin, Ph.D. Political Science, Australian National University, Australia

James Inhofe, B.A. Economics, University of Tulsa, USA

John J. Ray, Ph.D. Psychology, Macquarie University, Mensa, Sydney, Australia

Marlo Lewis, B.A. Political Science, Ph.D. Government, Claremont McKenna College, USA

Margo Thorning, Ph.D. Economics, University of Georgia, USA

Myron Ebell, M.Sc. Economics, London School of Economics, USA

Richard Tol, Ph.D. Economics, Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands

Richard W. Rahn, Ph.D. Business Economics, Columbia University, USA

Robert Bradley, B.A. Economics, Ph.D. Political Economy, University of Houston, USA

Robert Higgs, Ph.D. Economics, Johns Hopkins University, USA

Roger A. Pielke (Jr.), Ph.D. Political Science, University of Colorado, USA

Ross McKitrick, Ph.D. Economics, University of British Columbia, Canada

Thomas A. Birkland, Ph.D. Political Science, University of Washington, USA

Thomas Gale Moore, Ph.D. Economics, University of Chicago, USA

Vaclav Klaus, app. Ph.D. Economics, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic

William Evans, Ph.D. Professor of Economics, Notre Dame, USA

William Nordhaus, Ph.D. Economics, MIT, USA



Deceased:



"Some of this noise won't stop until some of these scientists are dead" - James Hansen, 2006



Adrian H. Gordon, Meteorologist, University of South Australia, Australia (Died: April 12, 2000)

August H. Auer Jr., Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Science, University of Wyoming, USA (Died: June 10, 2007)

Duwayne M. Anderson, Professor Emeritus of Geology, Texas A&M University, USA (Died: October 4, 2002)

George H. Sutton, Professor Emeritus of Geophysics, University of Hawaii, USA (Died: January 25, 2004)

Heinz Lettau, Professor Emeritus of Geophysics, University of Wisconsin, USA (Died: August 4, 2005)

Helmut Metzner, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Botany, University of Tubingen, Germany (Died: September 20, 1999)

James P. Lodge Jr., Ph.D. Consultant in Atmospheric Chemistry, USA (Died: December 14, 2001)

John R. Apel, Ph.D. Physics, Johns Hopkins University, USA (Died: August 16, 2001)

Larry H. Brace, B.S. Physics, University of Michigan, USA (Died: August 28, 2005)

Michael J. Higatsberger, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Experimental Physics, University of Vienna, Austria (Died: January 7, 2004)

Paul Handler, Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of Illinois, USA (Died: January 24, 1998)

Robert E. Stevenson, Ph.D. Oceanography, University of Southern California, USA (Died: August 12, 2001)

Roland (R.A.D.) Byron-Scott, Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Meteorology at Flinders University, Australia (Died: January, 2004)

Thomas Gold, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, Cornell University, USA (Died: June 22, 2004)

Tor Ragnar Gerholm, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of Stockholm, Sweden (Died: June 27, 2007)

William (Bill) A. Nierenberg, Ph.D. Physics, Columbia University, USA (Died: September 10, 2000)

William Mitchell, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of Oxford, UK (Died: October 30, 2002)





Skeptical Scientific Organizations:



American Association of Petroleum Geologists, USA (31,000+ Members)

American Association of State Climatologists, USA

Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia





Skeptical Organizations:



AccuWeather, USA

Acton Institute, USA

Air Quality Standards Coalition, USA

American Council on Science and Health, USA

American Policy Center, USA

Australian APEC Study Centre, Australia

Arizona State University Office of Cimatology, USA

Cato Institute, USA

Center for Global Food Issues, USA

Center for Science and Public Policy, USA

Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, USA

Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change, USA

Citizens for the Environment and CFE Action Fund, USA

Clean Water Industry Coalition, USA

Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, USA

Committee for Economic Development, USA

Competitive Enterprise Institute, USA

Cooler Heads Coalition, USA

DCI Group, USA

FAEC - Argentinean Foundation for a Scientific Ecology, Argentina

Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, USA

Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment, USA

Fraser Institute, Canada

Friends of Science, Canada

Frontiers of Freedom Institute, USA

George C. Marshall Institute, USA

Global Climate Coalition, USA

Greening Earth Society, USA

Heartland Institute, USA

Heritage Foundation, USA

High Park Group, Canada

Hoover Institution, USA

Hudson Institute, USA

Independent Institute, USA

Institute for Canadian Values, Canada

Institute for Energy Research, USA

Institute of Economic Affairs, UK

Institute of Public Affairs, Australia

Interfaith Stewardship Alliance, USA

International Climate and Environmental Change Assessment Project, USA

International Policy Network, UK

John Locke Foundation, USA

Lavoisier Group, Australia

Maine Heritage Policy Center, USA

Media Research Center, USA

National Center for Policy Analysis, USA

National Center for Public Policy Research, USA

Natural Resources Stewardship Project, Canada

New Hope Environmental Services, USA

New Zealand Climate Science Coalition, New Zealand

Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine, USA

Pacific Research Institute, USA

Property and Environment Research Center, USA

Reason Foundation, USA

Science & Environmental Policy Project, USA

Science & Public Policy Institute, USA

Scientific Alliance, UK

Sustainable Development Network, UK

The Advancement of Sound Science Center, USA

The Annapolis Center for Science-Based Public Policy, USA

The Association of British Drivers, UK

The Ethan Allen Institute, USA

The Environmental Conservation Organization, USA

Tropical Meteorology Project, USA

Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy, USA


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