| Prophets of doom meet proponents of dialogue |
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| Written by Randall Murphree, OneNewsNow | |||
| Wednesday, 17 September 2008 | |||
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Spencer is former senior scientist of climate studies for NASA and now principal research scientist at University of Alabama. He is among an elite and eclectic collection of heavy-hitting experts who debunk the claims of climate alarmists and radical environmentalists on a new DVD from Coral Ridge Ministries and Answers in Genesis. Global Warming: A Scientific and Biblical Expose of Climate Change contends that the doomsday prophets of global warming ignore much science in their rush to perpetuate a misguided campaign. The DVD credits Dr. Timothy Ball, Canadian climatologist and retired University of Winnipeg professor, with the charge that "funding that supports the theory of man-made global warming has created an industry that has generated a truth of its own." What's all the fuss about? People on both sides of the argument agree that global warming is real. To be more specific, between 1880 and 2008, the earth's temperature has risen by 1.2 degrees F. The debate has to do with the causes of this minute increase – is it the "fault" of man or the natural progression of the planet? It is a politically charged debate with strong voices on both sides. Ball says he has received several death threats since he began speaking out on his views on climate change. He and his peers on the DVD agree that Christians should be concerned about the issue, but they should also be concerned about their approach to the issue.
Read Ken Ham's remarks about this DVD:
" Exposing the 'climate change' myth " Dr. E. Calvin Beisner says Christians run the risk of endorsing a policy based on faulty logic or politically correct misinformation. For example, he said radical environmentalists work to prohibit poor countries from building hydroelectric plants. Those very plants would add quality of life for the poor by providing electric power. Beisner is founder of the Cornwall Alliance for Environmental Stewardship.
"The radical environmentalist movement – one of the key problems they have is, in order to make some of the statements they make, they have to basically ignore science," says Dr. Jay Wile, nuclear chemist and author of more than 25 technical papers in scientific journals. Al Gore's Oscar-winning video An Inconvenient Truth is arguably the centerpiece of the global warming gloom-and-doom squad, and the experts say the video just doesn't tell the truth. For example, Gore and friends ring the alarm bell by claiming that sea levels may rise as much as 20 feet in this century. The latest scientific predictions cite 12-16 inches as a realistic figure. The most widely publicized theory regarding the cause of global warming is the politically correct view presented in Gore's film. It is that greenhouse gases produced by industry are the main culprit in global warming. Spencer says, "One of the big misconceptions about greenhouse gases is that carbon dioxide is the main one and that's not true. The earth's natural greenhouse effect is mostly due to water vapor and clouds." In reality, about 95 percent of greenhouse gases are water vapor, and the input of carbon dioxide by humans into the atmosphere is minuscule. "Carbon dioxide is presented as a pollutant," Ball says, "because [the radicals] want to show that it's the by-product of industry, which is what they are attacking. In fact, there is no life on earth without carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Plants need it to produce oxygen, and without that oxygen, there is no living thing on the planet. To push to lower carbon dioxide levels is, in fact, endangering the planet and life on it much more than any increase in carbon dioxide [would do]." The Gore crowd leans heavily on the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which claims a consensus of 2,500 scientists who have judged man-made greenhouse gases guilty. "There isn't a consensus," responds Mike Oard, atmospheric scientist retired from the National Weather Service. "There are a lot of meteorologists, atmospheric scientists and environmentalists that say, 'We believe the natural processes are a part of global warming.'" You won't see these experts on the evening news, but their scholarship, authority and insight are every bit as valid as what Gore and company bring to the table. Global warming is a volatile issue in the political arena, a moral question in the Christian realm, and a worthwhile study on the personal level. This DVD helps bring some balance to the debate. Only registered users can write comments!
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"If you hear that a thousand scientists agree that global warming is
due to mankind, chances are that only ten of that thousand actually
know enough about the problem to cast any judgment on the issue at
all," says Dr. Roy Spencer.
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