Save the Planet? Gore Just Says No!

On March 21, 2007, Dr. Al Gore testified before the House and Senate Joint Environment and Public Works Committee about Global Warming (GW). Dr. Gore testified:

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I want to testify today about what I believe is a planetary emergency—a crisis that threatens the survival of our civilization and the habitability of the Earth. Just six weeks ago, the scientific community, in its strongest statement to date, confirmed that the evidence of warming is “unequivocal.” Global warming is real and human activity is the main cause. The consequences are mainly negative and headed toward catastrophic, unless we act. However, the good news is that we can meet this challenge. It is not too late, and we have everything we need to get started.

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He calls upon Congress to implement laws that will address the “crises” he describes. If enacted, the laws and policies he calls for will devastate national and global economies on an unprecedented scale. They are little more than a means for the establishment of a one world government.

During the hearing, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla) presented Dr. Gore a personal ethics pledge that, if accepted, would indicate Dr. Gore’s personal sincerity to achieve the steps necessary to reduce the human component of “greenhouse gas” emissions. In a move typical of elitist egalitarianism, Dr. Gore refused to take the pledge. Arrogant hypocrisy from the one who is alarmed about the devastation that global warming brings? You make the call...

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GORE REFUSES TO TAKE PERSONAL PLEDGE

WASHINGTON, DC – …Senator Inhofe then presented Vice President Gore with the following "Personal Energy Ethics Pledge:" As a believer:

· that human-caused global warming is a moral, ethical, and spiritual issue affecting our survival;

· that home energy use is a key component of overall energy use;

· that reducing my fossil fuel-based home energy usage will lead to lower greenhouse gas emissions; and

· that leaders on moral issues should lead by example; I pledge to consume no more energy for use in my residence than the average American household by March 21, 2008.”

Gore refused to take the pledge.

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Additionally, Dr. Gore testified, "First of all, there is no longer any serious debate over the basic points that make up the consensus on global warming."

If you are concerned that questioning Dr. Gore places you in the company of fringe kooks who are not real scientists, you may be interested in knowing that there really is still serious debate going on among the science community.

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Global Warming Petition Project

During the past 2 years, more than 17,100 basic and applied American scientists, two-thirds with advanced degrees, have signed the Global Warming Petition. Signers of this petition so far include 2,660 physicists, geophysicists, climatologists, meteorologists, oceanographers, and environmental scientists (select this link for a listing of these individuals) who are especially well qualified to evaluate the effects of carbon dioxide on the Earth's atmosphere and climate. Signers of this petition also include 5,017 scientists whose fields of specialization in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, and other life sciences (select this link for a listing of these individuals) make them especially well qualified to evaluate the effects of carbon dioxide upon the Earth's plant and animal life.

Global Warming Petition

We urge the United States government to reject the global warming agreement that was written in Kyoto, Japan in December, 1997, and any other similar proposals. The proposed limits on greenhouse gases would harm the environment, hinder the advance of science and technology, and damage the health and welfare of mankind.

There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gasses is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere and disruption of the Earth's climate. Moreover, there is substantial scientific evidence that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide produce many beneficial effects upon the natural plant and animal environments of the Earth.

(More at http://www.oism.org/pproject/s33p36.htm#Top)
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Just a few of the inconvenient truths for the Gore hypocrites.

(photo: Al Gore testifies at House and Senate Joint Environment and Public Works Committee hearing)