CLIMATE CONFUSION How Global Warming Hysteria Leads to Bad Science, Pandering Politicians, and ‘Misguided Policies That Hurt the Poor ay ROY W. SPENCER ENCOUNTER BOOKS [New York LondonCopyright © 2008 by Roy W Spencer All gh reserved No prt of hs pation may reprodacd soe in {rete syste, tasted in any form by any means eto mechanical photocopying cording oF here without he pie niten permission of Encounter Boks 9o0 Brana, Sue 400, ‘NewYork Neve York 10005. Fis eon plished in 2008 by Encounter Books an actly of Encounter or Cate and Eaton Ine. nonprst fax enempecoportion mount Books website dss: wwwenernteboakscom Manufactured inthe United Sates nd printed on ak-see pape The paper an in thi pubes meets the muni requirements of Asics 5948-1993 1997) mane of fp ‘limatecnfsion ho lal warming hysteria east ba scene, pa ‘dering plan and igutded pices htt he pe! Ince inden ranecas: gpt-tcspqoseaterstharkover alk pape Teencios oypquy-ano~6 hardcover alk pope) 1 Gol warming Tie 6373842 Contents Prface vin Prologue Chapter : Global Warming Hysteria 11 Al natura asters are now caused by glabal warning Chapter 2 Science Isnt Truth 35 What we ow io nes 0 Chapter 5: How Weather Works 45 The Mision: mov ha frm here moe ta whee thes, Chapter 4: How Global Warming Allegedly) Works 62 The poplar explanation, ad why ts probably wrong Chapter 5:The Scientists Faith, the Environmentalist Religion 85 fin dangers global warnings more faith than ie Chapter 6: Ifs Economics, Stupid 105 Views ont what should be done et global warming are sally ltd to wha we ee atc ana wealth,Chapter 7: The Politics of Climate Change 124 No other publicise has 30 much ott for aus of authority. Chapter 8; Dumb Global Warming Solutions 139 ‘Are they el sro about fixing goal warming or are thy ast pling or ey? Chapter 9: Less Dumb Global Warming Solutions 160 New energy leclis ofthe ature are the only hop io “sae fro he then pose by global warming. Chapter 10: Summary 171 Flag 185, Iason ris 185 Inder 187 Preface ‘Manmade global warming i dnger to humanity andthe environ, ui mst be lope. This claim represents a leap of faith from ‘what science tll us is theoretically possible, to a belie in worst ‘case scenarios in which Mother Earth punishes us for our sins against her Nowhere is this leap of faith better illustrated than in AL Gore’s movie, An Inconvenient Truth, Dramatic video of weather events that occur naturally every day suddenly becomes evi- dence for global warming, Hoods? Global warming. Droughts? Global Warming, Ice calving of of glaciers an falling into the ‘ocean? Global warming, Hurricanes? Global warming, Do you see a pattern here? Global warming. Not tobe outdone the actor Leonardo DiCaprio then hosted a ninety-minute documentary called The th Hou, in which nature has more human rights than humans do. do So admire actors and actresses for theie concern over our well-being, ‘Me Gore has admited thatthe issue sa spiritual one for him, He is spreading the wort calling on humanity to avert the «l= :matic cataclysm that i just around the cornee He is even training hundreds of disciples to go throughout the world, warning ofthe ‘coming environmental apocalypse All we need to-do to be saved from the heat of global warming hell ito use more compact flu- forescent light bulbs, hybrid cas, and purchase carbon offsets from his company, ‘Some schools and university professors have even required their students to watch Me Gore's movie. Our children are having