Some Inconvenient Truths - Prison Fellowship

re: "In the film, Mr. Gore insists that the experts are agreed, the science is in—global warming is fact and anthropogenic (man-made) sources are the cause. From there, he builds the case that nearly every malady in recent history from hurricane Katrina to the spread of malaria is due to the rapid rate of warming; and things are only going to get worse—it’s not if, but when and how much. /Notwithstanding, Canada’s National Post has been running a multi-part series (the last I checked, it’s at fourteen installments) profiling prominent climate scientists who refute anthropogenic warming and its effects. Recently, the New York Times reported a backlash from rank-and-file scientists who consider Gore’s film alarmist with conclusions that are “exaggerated and erroneous.” And last year, at the National Review Online, Iain Murray listed twenty-five inconvenient truths about the companion book to the documentary./...Having sat through An Inconvenient Truth, I have a few observations of my own. First off, I was surprised to learn that Mr. Gore “got religion” about global warming in the early 70’s. As I seem to recall, that was the era in which global cooling was all the rage...[snip]...I came away with the clear impression that, in Mr. Gore’s opinion, had the presidential election turned out differently, we would be well on our way to a solution. Yet, if my memory serves me, Mr. Gore had eight years as vice president to effect his political will. Funny, the only thing I remember during that administration was a bipartisan Senate resolution opposing the Kyoto Treaty by 95-0. Then again..."...