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Welcome to Climate Review, home of the movie "Church of Global Warming".
This movie is a comprehensive review of the science, politics and economics of Global Warming.
Feel free to watch the trailer and then, if you wish, the whole movie (1hr).
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"Climate Chains the Global Warming Fraud (what about 1,500 active volcanoes)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5B_uV0fCEg&feature=related
It's a pretty good presentation by the Heritage Foundation, a Republican supporter.
I happen to generally agree with Republican based philosophy, which emphasizes self-responsibility and libertarianism.
So, calling a spade a spade, in this case, is, in my opinion, a good thing.
I believe that many scientists that write articles that purportedly support catastrophic, Global Warming genuinely believe in this position.
From personal experience of scientists, including climatologists, I know, this belief, however, is just that, a belief. It is not from self-realisation and personal academic inquiry, but they are just following the polemic spiel.
The New Scientist (and the article you kindly cited) is a classic case of the collapse of academic vigour. Nigel Calder was its former editor and was ousted from his high position because he was a Warming skeptic. Aren't all scientists meant to be skeptical - it's intrinsic to scientific discovery?
Read more here:
http://calderup.wordpress.com/about/
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9903-instant-expert-climate-change.html
January 2011
Monthly Average:
High: 70.8
Low: 48.0
Average: 59.4
Total Rainfall: 5.92
...nice winters, like here in Sydney.
http://www.intercot.com/infocentral/weather/archives/dailytemps11.asp
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I'm not sure there is a "consensus" (not that I particularly believe that a consensus means much in science) on Global Warming. 700 scientists ( http://hatch.senate.gov/public/_files/USSenateEPWMinorityReport.pdf ) signed the US Senate Minority report stating their opposition to AGW. I have seen counter reports that claim up to 15% of them are not climate scientists and thus irrelevant. Even if that stat was meaningful, that's better than just the 53 scientists that are cited by the IPCC in the all important chapter 9 in their report telling us of imminent catastrophe ( http://mclean.ch/climate/docs/IPCC_numbers.pdf ).
The Global Warming debate is more political than scientific, mee thinks, as there isn't a science debate. It's more of a mud slinging match - the real loser is Western style, (semi-) transparent democracy in all this. President Obama getting a Nobel Peace price (with Al Gore) after 2 weeks in office. Fully un-debated, massive Carbon Taxes just passed last week here in OZ. The political agenda just goes on...?
But I think it's indicative of the kinds of people and organisations you're getting in bed with. Those people are really behind the anti-agw movement, and they actually do represent (existing, not imaginary) global power, and it's not off-topic when you realise that they're lining up to 'debunk' biodiversity next. Will you side with them? We're not damaging ecology at all? Business as usual?
I don't have the time to look into the science as much as you do - so where do I get my information? From you? From the pub? Or from climate scientists? From climate scientists, obviously - and the vast majority disagree with you. The only reason we think there's a debate is because the 'uber-rich' own the media, and make it sound like there's a debate within the climate science community (peer-reviewed, mind), and there isn't.
This isn't off-topic. It's the reason there's a 'debate' at all.
I'm not sure where you got that list of "organisations behind your video"? I neither cite nor have any association with any of them.
Using that ad hominen, "follow the money" argument is oft used in the Global Warming debate. But, I find it can be a distraction from actually sticking to the topic and discussing the relative merits of the scientific evidence. However, as my bio says, I work for the Renewables industry - not Big Oil.
As for "protecting the privileges of the rich", I have no particular interest in doing that either.
If anything, most conspiracy theories suggest that it is actually the uber rich that are pushing Global Warming for a One World Government agenda, not the way around, as you suggest. But, either way, that is off-topic for this movie's message.
Friends of Science - corporate funded - http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Friends_of_Science
the Greening Earth Society - an Exxon front - http://www.exxonsecrets.org/html/orgfactsheet.php?id=88
Eagle Forum - extreme right wing pressure group (and you talk about 'geopolitical tools' and 'dark agendas') - http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/eagle-forum
Sovereignty International - its chairman is vice-president of an organisation devoted to protecting private private property rights from erosion by environmental legislation. http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Environmental_Conservation_Organization
Environmental Perspectives Inc. - its president actually warns its right-wing followers that the next big thing after global warming will be biodiversity, and to oppose it. - http://www.rescuingamericabook.com/opeds/biodiversity_crisis.pdf
James, your agenda has nothing to do with the environment, and everything to do with protecting the privileges of the rich.
Vielen Dank fur Ihre Meinung, Gunther.
I personally would never presume to know the "Truth" you claim I'm distorting. Perhaps there's some truth, however, to what Thomas Bayes (c.1702-1761) purports:
-- An experiment cannot prove or disprove a scientific theory, but only change the evidence for that theory relative to others. --
www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/uploads/File/CAM61/CAM_61_web.pdf
"Truth" is only "true" under the constraints of our current knowledge.
The truth is unbearable for those who follow an agenda that distorts the truth.
He is the webmaster of a website called www.science-skeptical.de and indeed, he and his accomplices are very skeptical of true science and their main aim is to distort the evidence about Global Warming so people will follow Kipp's dishonest agenda.
Your film is badly made, it is just a sequence of bold assertions - a lot of them grossly incorrect - that are mostly incompetently mixed with footing vaguely related to climate issues.
A brilliant example of how NOT to do a documentary. Thank you!
The Iron Lady, Maggie Thatcher, was pivotal in starting the Global Warming phenomenon. Both she and her Treasurer, Nigel Lawson, have stated that many times. She had her own agenda of making Britain nuclear, however, she never could have realised at the time the beast she would unleash. She much later recanted in her memoirs, "Statecraft" (2003). Check the U.K.'s "Torygraph" newspaper for more:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/7823477/Was-Margaret-Thatcher-the-first-climate-sceptic.html
We see that in every single instance of comparison, the Theory of the Greenhouse Effect appears to contradict what the Laws of Thermodynamics have to say about the exact same physical situation.
The conclusion of this article is very simple: there is no such thing as a radiative Theory of the Greenhouse Effect, not in real greenhouses, and certainly not in any planetary atmosphere known to man. The true role of the atmosphere, on Earth, is that it cools the ground, not warms it. Therefore, there is no such thing as Anthropogenic Global Warming or anthropogenic-CO2 induced climate change, because that supposition is based on the false Theory of the Greenhouse Effect. Any monetary expenditure or political debate on this issue can therefore stop. Now. Or, those can exist only in so far as they are directed to eradicate the false science.
Please see http://www.oarval.org/ThermoAtmos.htm
we enjoyed yr work very much. Many thanks
herzlich/best regards
Michael
a great movie! I will certainly make a link on my Dutch climate site www.klimaatgek.nl , and hope there will be a Dutch subtitle version soon!
My BIG thanks go to Mr. Kamitani-san for translating and hosting the Japanese version of the movie. In addition, Michael Ross has been a great help in facilitating the process.
Was los? Vielen dank für Ihre Mitteilung.
Sorry, I can't email you directly as the forum doesn't seem to have your address registered .
However, if you see this, please feel to contact me directly at: james.follettATclimatereview.net
Having a version of the movie mit deutsche Untertitel würde ausgezeichnet sein. As you may see, Mr. Kamitani-san has very kindly done likewise with Japanese subtitles. The global warming debate is very anglo-centric, thus any opportunity to disseminate the information across the language divide is most appreciated.
If you wish to hand out free DVDs to people, please feel free to do so.
Dein,
James
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdebz_p4tm4 1/6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VltizFXvMXw 2/6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OtUnE8S7IY 3/6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bQwkM5F-XQ 4/6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV2C_l_eXyQ 5/6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL3BtCc4hkA 6/6
Mr. Kamitani has done a great job in translating the video and entering the subtitle. Mr. Kamitani's site is:
http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~gkami/cgw/
Thank you, for forwarding the necessary information to produce the video.
MikeRossTky
really a very good peace of information. Did you thought about publicating it also in german language online or would you allow people like me to unterline the video with german subtitles in order to give DVD's to a primarily speaking audience for free here in Germany? I think, handling such a german (or even english) CD for example to students at universities for free would be a great thing to speed up the climate sceptic arguments on the subject. If you like, I'd be glad to translate our english version into german for your further publication purpuses. If this is intended, please get in contact with me by eMail.
Best regards, Roland
Hello for the first time, Dr. James Follett,
My name is Gaku Kamitani living in Kyoto, Japan. As you might know, we rarely find any news that tells global warming and IPCC might not be absolutely right. And I have never doubted their 'truth'.
To be honest, I was so inspired by the movie that I came to want to introduce it to many Japanese as well.
So I decided to try to make Japanese subtitles for this movie.
I have almost finished the work and now working on polishing off the rough edges.
Now I am planning to publicize it in a week or two.
If you have comments or suggestions, I will appreciate them.
And I thank you for removing the scales from my eyes! I had never had doubt on man-made global warming until I watched your movie!
Troy Zarb, Andrew Fatseas, Girton College Chapel Choir, Beethoven
and last, but not least, the Hell City Glamours - http://www.hellcityglamours.com/
When are you releasing the soundtrack CD?
Congratulations on an excellent piece of work - a much better contender for a Nobel prize than Al Gore's one-sided misleading horror movie.
That very process that has helped to build our society is being undermined if not totally abused. This is the greatest single threat that mankind faces...what next back to eugenics ?
Unfortunately it was not possible to open your Powerpoint presentation directly, since it has a .pdf suffix. I had to change it to .ppt
Well explained and balanced.
Very good research too.
I'm linking to Climate Review from my "Climate Change, The cyclic nature of Earth's climate" conference, at http://www.oarval.org/ClimateChange.htm
and http://www.oarval.org/CambioClima.htm (Spanish version).
Thanks,
Andres Valencia
Observatorio ARVAL
http://www.c3headlines.com/videos-audios-global-warming-global-cooling-and-climate-change.html
Could we ask the favor of including Climategate.com on your blogroll. Thank you.
now to share with the rest of the misguided world...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxis7Y1ikIQ
Great vid, in its way - very effective.
The Church film may not have quite the same special effects, but I thought it was pretty good. The big difference was that it made sense. I like that.
I wasn't sure what to expect with the intro (like the music), but it covers a hell of a lot of ground. Must say, I like the way it explains things. Some of these global warming concepts are well understood, and its not easy to find simple explanations. I tend to follow the debate fairly closely, and there are things in here that I found that were new. I especially like the way the graphs are focused: you can actually see what the point is!
The best part for me was Maggie Thatcher. I'd heard that story but never really believed it. Seeing her spelling it out herself it in film is a real gem. How many Global Warmers are going to choke when they see proof-positive that they've been sucked-in by the Iron Lady?
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