Global Warming

Yesterday's post encouraged me to do a little follow-up investigation. It didn't hurt that President Bush mentioned "global climate change" in his State of the Union address last night.

Okay, here's the Letter to the Editor I just sent to The Record:

"The Kyoto Protocol is an agreement made under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Countries that ratify this protocol commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases, or engage in emissions trading if they maintain or increase emissions of these gases. (Source: Wikipedia)

In his State of the Union speech, President Bush mentioned the need for the U.S. to address "global climate change." So why does columnist Ed Weaver say that "...global warming, which is based on theory, assumption and junk science and is not viewed with credibility by the vast majority of the world's climatologists?"

What is his source of this information? Why is he misleading his readers? Is he saying that President Bush doesn't know what he's talking about? How about the 160 nations that have ratified the Kyoto Protocol?

The U.S. hasn't signed the protocol because it would be too harmful to our economy. As the largest and most robust economy in the world, we are also the largest producer of greenhouse gases, and making gradual rather than drastic changes are in our nation's best interest."

Let's see if I can rattle Mr. Weaver's cage again!