Global Warming: A Convenient Lie
by Andrew Marshall
Global Research,
Recently,
a documentary aired on the
First off, it is
very important to address the fact that Earth is not the only planet to be
experiencing climate change in our solar system currently. In fact, many
astronomers have announced that Pluto has been experiencing global
warming, and suggested that it is a seasonal event, just like how Earth’s
seasons change as the various hemispheres alter their inclination to the
Sun. We must remember that it is the Sun that determines our seasons, and
thusly has a greater impact upon the climate than we could ever even try
to achieve. In May of 2006, a report came forward revealing that a
massive hurricane-like storm that occurred on Jupiter may be caused by
climate change occurring on the planet, which is expected to raise its
temperatures by 10 degrees. National Geographic New reported that a
simultaneous rising in temperature on both Mars and Earth suggest that
climate change is indeed a natural phenomenon as opposed to being
man-made. The report further explains how NASA has reported that Mars’
carbon dioxide ice caps have been melting for a few years now. Sound
familiar? An astronomical observatory in
Claude Allegre, a leading French scientist, who was among
the first scientists to try to warn people of the dangers of global
warming 20 years ago, now believes that “increasing evidence indicates
that most of the warming comes of natural phenomena”. Allegre
said, “There is no basis for saying, as most do, that the "science
is settled." He is convinced that global warming is a natural change
and sees the threat of the ‘great dangers’ that it supposedly poses as
being bloated and highly exaggerated. Also recently, the President of the
For those who saw
Al Gore’s “documentary”, it was very convincing of its hypothesis that
global warming is a man-made phenomenon that has the potential to kill us
all and end humanity. After all, the film was filled with graphs and
charts, so it must be true. Let’s just get something straight here, Al
Gore is not a climatologist, meteorologist, astronomer, or scientist of
any kind; he is a politician. And as we all know, politicians always
tell the truth. However, as Al Gore’s popularity grows and with his
recent winning of an Academy Award for his movie, the issue has spiraled
into massive push for quick action and stifled debate, forcing many
scientists to speak out and challenge the political status quo. A group
of scientists recently stated that the research behind Al Gore’s film and
in fact, the concept of greenhouse gases causing global warming, is “a
sham”. They claim that in fact, there is very little evidence to prove
that theory, and that the evidence actually points to an increase in
solar activity being the cause of climate change. In Gore’s movie, he
presented evidence that was found in the research done on ice core
samples from
Timothy Ball, one
of the first Canadian doctors in climatology, recently wrote an article
addressing the issue of why no one seems to be listening to scientists
who claim that global warming is NOT man-made. He starts by writing,
“Believe it or not, Global Warming is not due to human contribution of
Carbon Dioxide (CO2). This in fact is the greatest deception in the
history of science”. He continues, “We are wasting time, energy and
trillions of dollars while creating unnecessary fear and consternation
over an issue with no scientific justification.” Then he mentions how
Environment Canada is spending billions upon billions of dollars on
“propaganda” which defends an “indefensible scientific position while at
the same time closing weather stations and failing to meet legislated
pollution targets.” Then Dr. Ball brings up a very interesting point that
everyone should take into consideration, citing that 30 years ago, in the
1970s everyone was talking about “global cooling” and how it was the
defining issue of our lives, our species, that our very survival depended
on what we did it about it. Interesting, sounds like every Canadian
politician. Ball continues to explain that climate change is occurring,
but that it is because it is always occurring, it is a natural change
that is a result of the changes in the Sun’s temperature. He explains
that we are currently leaving what was known as a Little Ice Age and that
the history of Earth is riddles with changes in the climate. That’s what
climate does and is always doing, changing. Dr. Ball claims that “there
is nothing unusual going on,” and that he “was as opposed to the threats
of impending doom global cooling engendered as [he was] to the threats
made about Global Warming.”
Dr. Timothy Ball
later wrote, in commenting on the problems that arise for scientists who
speak out, that, “Sadly, my experience is that universities are the most
dogmatic and oppressive places in our society. This becomes progressively
worse as they receive more and more funding from governments that demand
a particular viewpoint.” He also mentions how he “was accused by Canadian
environmentalist David Suzuki of being paid by oil companies.” He
concludes in referencing others who have and continue to speak out
against the prevailing myth of man-made global warming, such as author
Michael Crichton, who’s book, ‘State of
An article in the
February 12th Washington Times discussed how skeptics of global warming
are “treated like a pariah”. The article begins, “Scientists skeptical of
climate-change theories say they are increasingly coming under attack --
treatment that may make other analysts less likely to present contrarian
views about global warming.” He cites an example of this by mentioning
how a climatologist in
In a storm of scientists
speaking out against Al Gore’s movie, an Australian professor of the
Marine Geophysical Laboratory has publicly stated, "Gore’s
circumstantial arguments are so weak that they are pathetic. It is simply
incredible that they, and his film, are commanding public
attention." In response to the use of images in Gore’s movie of
glaciers breaking off, Dr. Boris Winterhalter,
a professor on marine geology and former marine researcher at the
Geological Survey of Finland, said that, “The breaking glacier wall is a
normally occurring phenomenon which is due to the normal advance of a
glacier.” Makes sense, especially since history tells us that glaciers
move, after all, that’s what helped form our valleys and reshaped
mountain ranges at the end of the last ice age about 10,000 years ago.
Maybe my memory isn’t very good, but I don’t think people were driving
SUVs 10,000 years ago. Another clever use of images to manipulate facts
that Gore has in his movie is that of a polar bear seemingly stranded on
a piece of a broken off ice berg, stating that polar bears are becoming
extinct because of global warming. However, there are a few things wrong
with this assessment, first of all, that according to a paper published
by
In examining that
there is more evidence to prove the basis for a conclusion that changes
in climate are more related to an increase in the temperature of the Sun
rather than influence of people, we must examine why efforts to expose
this myth are stifled and those who speak out are attacked. In fact,
there are reported cases of scientists who speak out against the man-made
theory as having received death threats. There has even been talk of
relating those who speak out against the currently held theory on global
warming as being equal to those who deny the Holocaust. In a recent op-ed
piece in the Boston Globe commenting on the report issued by the UN,
Ellen Goodman wrote, “Let's just say that global warming deniers are now
on a par with Holocaust deniers, though one denies the past and the other
denies the present and future.” This is a very disturbing comment,
not only because there is reason to scientifically doubt the man-made
theory, but also because this is a scathing attack on freedom of speech,
the most vital and important of all rights and freedoms.
With the UN Panel’s
judgment in, western politicians are quick to declare that the debate is
over, and action must be taken immediately. What is this action that they
are planning on taking? The Chancellor of the Exchequer in the UK, Gordon
Brown, soon expected to be the next Prime Minister after Tony Blair steps
down, has publicly called for a “new world order” to combat the threat of
climate change. So let’s have a look at this New World Order that’s being
implemented to combat the threat of global warming. One major thing being
pushed through with little, cancel that, no debate, is a UN
recommendation that we impose “a global tax on greenhouse gas emissions”.
Most people will hear this and think, “Good, polluters need to be taxed”.
Well, this means people who drive cars will be taxed, because according
to Al Gore, when you drive your car, you’re causing global
warming. This is no joke, as an article in the
The European Union
is also imposing a ban on conventional light bulbs, replacing them with
energy-saving bulbs. That ban would fully be in effect within two years,
forcing all 490 million citizens of the EU’s
member states to switch from the current conventional lights they now
have. However, some problems of this plan have been raised considering
that the supposed energy-efficient light bulbs “have to be left on all
the time, they're made from banned toxins and they won't work in half
your household fittings. Yet
I am not saying
that it isn’t a good idea to take action to help the environment, but I
ask you to consider this: if the majority of scientific data points to
the fact that global warming is caused by the Sun, then how will a tax on
carbon emissions help to stop it? How does us
driving cars cause climate change on Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto,
Neptune and Triton? Can Al Gore please fill me in on this? If CO2
increases as a RESULT of temperature increases, then how can we hope to
accomplish anything by taxing emissions? That’s like saying we will
prevent the process of humans ageing by dying their grey hairs. It’s not
grey hair that causes people to age; it’s ageing that causes grey hair.
And nothing that you do to your hair will have any affect on how long you
live. Especially since ageing is a natural process that cannot be stopped
and has always occurred and will always occur. Just like climate change.
It seems worrisome
that politicians are all too eager to grab onto this man-made myth of
global warming in order to make us afraid and guilty. Guilty enough to
want to change it, and afraid enough to give up our freedoms and undergo
massive financial expenses in order to do so. So this lie, being pushed
by big money and big governments, is a convenient lie for those who want
to exert control and collect money. However, it’s inconvenient for the
mass amount of people who are already experiencing the problems of a
widening wage-gap and fading middle class.
If the problems we
are being presented are based on lies, then how do we expect to find any
true solution to helping the environment? A Global Tax won’t clean up the
oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez, which is still polluting waters in
Andrew
Marshall is a 19 year old political science student at Simon Fraser
University, Vancouver,
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