Category Archives: The Deniers

(February 2, 2007) Astrophyscist Nir Shaviv, one of Israel’s top young scientists, describes the logic that led him – and most everyone else – to conclude that SUVs, coal plants and other things man-made cause global warming. Continue reading →

(January 19, 2007) When Frans Nieuwstadt, a distinguished Dutch meterologist, engineer, editor and professor, died in 2005, his obituary recounted seminal events in his accomplished life. Continue reading →

(January 12, 2007) “The science is settled” on climate change, say most scientists in the field. They believe that man-made emissions of greenhouse gases are heating the globe to dangerous levels and that, in the coming decades, steadly increasing temperatures will melt the polar ice caps and flood the world’s low-lying coastal areas. Continue reading →

(January 9, 2007) Who are the global warming deniers, those scientists who downplay the human cause of climate change, who claim that manmade climate change, if it’s occuring at all, may have modest costs or even bring benefits, who claim that the science is not settled on climate change? Continue reading →

(January 5, 2007) Man produces greenhouse gases and greenhouse gases cause global warming, most scientists agree, but how, exactly, do greenhouse gases cause global warming? While theories abound, as do elaborate computer models incorporating a multitude of gases and other climatic factors, none has been conclusive.

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(December 22, 2006) Most scientists who are labelled as “deniers” for their views on global warming don’t embrace this role. They cringe at the thought of disagreeing with colleagues who think that the science is settled, they do their best to avoid making waves, and they fear being marginalized as cranks who disagree with the scientific consensus. Dr. Richard Lindzen is an exception. Continue reading →

(December 22, 2006) You’re a respected scientist, one of the best in your field. So respected, in fact, that when the United Nations decided to study the relationship between hurricanes and global warming for the largest scientific endeavour in its history – its International Panel on Climate Change – it called upon you and your expertise. Continue reading →

(December 15, 2006) A great melt is on in Antarctica. Its northern peninsula – a jut of land extending to about 1,200 kilometres from Chile – has seen a drastic increase in temperature, a thinning of ice sheets and, most alarmingly, a collapse of ice shelves. Continue reading →

(November 28, 2006) In the global warming debate, there are essentially two broad camps. One believes that the science is settled, that global warming is serious and man-made, and that urgent action must be taken to mitigate or prevent a future calamity. Continue reading →