Global Warming and climate turn are widely believed to be proven scientific fact, caused by mankind's fossil-fuel emissions, notably carbon dioxide! A mammoth credibility-vs-cost confrontation is inevitable, world-wide in scope - pitting world leaders: the United Nations; Nobel Prize Committee; heads of all countries - against the verity of Science. The consequences of reduced economic and industrial efficiency would be mammoth - as also would be the egg-on-face embarrassment for world leaders, including President Obama!
- First came the prickling of consciences (the consequences of civilization); Ddt - distinguished insecticide - both advantage and curse; Rachel Carson's 1962 book "Silent Spring"; some observations of seeming climate change, e.g. Smog and ice pack diminishment;
- Then extrapolation - for principle and political advantage (rebels with many causes): save planet Earth; save the forests; safe "Endangered Species" on land and sea: whales, snail-darter, minnows; save the environment, promote use of "green" energy, etc.;
- The United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on climate turn established in 1988, greatest authoritative body, showcasing the ideology - the liberal world accepts the understanding - plus all media;
- Climate research Projects are funded; climatologists are responsive, recording and reporting data: the "Hockey Stick" chart depicts the potential of planet-heating harm;
- The Kyoto Protocol convenes in 1997, stated goal - combat global warming, "stabilization of greenhouse gas.. [to] preclude dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system".
- The Nobel Peace Prize of 2007 awarded to Un Ipcc and Al Gore - alerting the world to potential danger to our planet from industrial fossil-fuel emissions;
- Obama, President and Democrat-controlled Congress: climate control Act (Cap-and-Trade Bill) passes in House in 2009; shows U.S. Aligns with Kyoto Protocol (resistance in Senate). China has now surpassed the U.S. As biggest emitter of Co2.
- Obama's Environmental security division establishes emission standards and penalties in the U.S.
- The Copenhagen argument is held, 2009, 192 countries, all world leaders attend. Obama gives solid endorsement - "We come together.. climate turn a grave, growing danger. You - like me, convinced danger real.. Science, not fiction. [If] unchecked.. Unacceptable risks.. Planet.. [U.S.] largest economy, second largest emitter.. Intend meet responsibility.. Phase-out fossil fuel.. Bold action.. Legislation.. Clean energy. America fulfill commitments: cut emissions 17 % - 2020, 80 % 2050.. Financial commitments [to 3rd world], America [pay most] fast-start - billion, 2012; 0 billion, 2020."
- Then came "Climate-gate" - leaks of emails disclosing data had been modified, with-held, even "lost" (e.g. "hockey-stick chart; erroneous prediction of melting Himalayan glaciers in near-term); requests for data (Freedom of information Act) ignored; technical papers by scientists who challenge data-base or extrapolation-theory are black-balled from peer-review journals, etc.
- "Doubting-Thomas" scientists begin to be heard - 31,072 Americans with degrees in science, sign a petition flatly denying that proclamations of human-caused global warming is scientific fact; calling for U.S. Rejection; top scientists write articles of criticism - publication blocked (ignored by media).
- Then, new admissions by top Un scientists of data modifications and false projections; resignations of Un's climate Chief, Dr. Yvo de Boer; Ipcc head, Dr. Phil Jones; etc.
- However, the belief in climate turn is still widespread, supported by leaders of all countries, most technical journals and main-stream media. However, against this solid front:
- A chorus of scientists in other fields, dismayed at the disclosures, begin to speak up - righteous indignation at (what seems) to be blatant disregard of scientific purity.
- Mother Nature is displaying her power - the 2009-10 greatest wintry weather across America makes a mockery of global warming, adding ridicule to the awakening of U.S. Citizenry to cost-realities of the government-media schedule for "greening" the U.S.
- Cost consequence - analyses by financial groups expose the potential costs and lost jobs due to Obama's Epa schedule - imposed carbon-dioxide-emission and renovation penalties on millions of mid-to-large-size facilities: factories, hospitals, even apartment buildings; plus scores of $Billions as "emission reparations" (Obama's Copenhagen promises). Realization grows - even if humans do cause climate change, the "cure" will be much worse than the "disease"!
World leaders, the Un, Nobel Prize Committee, President Obama - all seem to have painted themselves into a corner. How with will it end?
climate Warming, Cost Consequences Vs Credibility of World Leaders - gigantic Confrontation Coming!