Three Critiques of Ian Plimer's Heaven and Earth vs Anthropogenic
Effects on Climate.
(June 19, 2001)
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News & Views item - June 2009 |
Three Critiques of Ian Plimer's Heaven and Earth vs Anthropogenic
Effects on Climate.
(June 19, 2001)
One June 6, 7 and 13 the ABC's Robin William's had three of Australia's most qualified scientists review University of Adelaide Professor of Mining Geology, Ian Plimer's 500 page book Heaven and Earth and its thesis that human activity makes no significant contribution to current global warming.
The links below give you a chance to hear and/or read the analyses of:
Malcolm Walter, Director, Australian Centre for Astrobiology University of New South Wales, Sydney,
Kurt Lambeck, President of the Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, and
David Karoly, School of Earth Sciences University of Melbourne, Victoria.
Malcolm Walter -- Listen Now -- Starts 43 seconds into the clip
Kurt Lambeck -- Listen Now -- Starts 1min, 30 sec into clip
David Karloy -- Listen Now -- Starts 20 seconds into clip
Meanwhile, the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), which was established in 1990 by the Global Change Research Act and encompasses the Climate Change Science Program (CCSP), this week released its latest (196 page) report, Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States. It makes disturbing reading.
In summary:
And for the video presentation featuring, John Holdren, Jane Lubchenco, and the key scientists who developed the report: Click Here.
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