LNT & Global Warming

["Jerry Cohen" <jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET>]

It is unfortunate that the general public is largely technologically

illiterate and therefore

incapable of evaluating concepts on  scientific merit. Accordingly,

decisions are

not based upon a consideration of the scientific aspects of a subject, but

on the

degree of trust given to those who are either  for or against it. In this

regard,

I see a lot of similarity between the  global warming and LNT controversies.

In both cases  there is a lot riding  on whose view prevails, and public

acceptance

 largely depends upon which side is more politically adept in advancing

their case.

IMHO, the technical rationale behind global warming is as much nonsense as

is

that behind LNT. Both concepts have little if any scientific merit, are

driven by the

vested interests of their adherents, and are inimical to the best public

interests.









----- Original Message -----

From: Chuck Cooper

To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 11:00 PM

Subject: [Fwd: [OEM] Re: UN Panel Predicts Global Warming]





I'm forwarding this not because it is related to power generation issues but

because it is related to scientific credibility, which has been under some

scrutiny lately.

Bernard Miller wrote:

Ferdinand Engelbeen wrote:

At this moment, there is a petition going around against the questionable

science behind the UN/IPCC predictions. See:

http://www.oism.org/pproject/  That web site contains a lot of interesting

information.

That petition is already signed by over 17,000 scientists. Signers of this

petition so far include 2,660 physicists, geophysicists, climatologists,

meteorologists, oceanographers, and environmental scientists.

The OISM Petition to which Mr. Engelbeen refers is one of many petitions

produced by or at the request of petroleum producers, the chlorine industry

(for which Mr. Engelbeen speaks) and their various PR and trade

organisations



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