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In Michael Crighton's latest novel, 'State Of Fear', he weaves into his story enough factual data to produce the desired effect of getting the already skeptical silent majority of readers to realize that global warming is a big, fat hoax.

Yes, that's right - global warming is a fraud. If you're willing to suspend disbelief for a second, consider the following:

1) Most scientists do not believe human activities threaten to disrupt the Earth's climate. Many worry that it *might*, but those worries have less to do with fact and much more to do with belief.
2) The most reliable temperature data show no global warming trend. If our records from 1880 onward show global warming tied perfectly to CO2 emissions, then why did 1940-1970 see a linear decrease in global temperatures? The answer is, we don't know why, just as we can't say with *any* scientific certainty that global warming exists or is caused by humans.
3) Global computer models are too crude to predict future climate changes.
4) The IPCC did not prove that human activities are causing global warming.
5) A modest amount of global warming, should it occur, would be beneficial to the natural world and to human civilization.
6) Quickly reducing our greenhouse gas emissions would be costly and would not stop global warming.
7) The best strategy to pursue is one of "no regrets." [I say this on global warming, but a "no regrets" CO2 policy would be equally beneficial to deforestation]

If the topic is of interest to you, read the below pieces and let me know if you agree or disagree; either way I'll still love you, but do yourself and your readers a favor and don't presume that

a)the scientific community is in agreement on this issue; or
b)Bush is acting in anything other than a completely rational, responsible, informed way.

-Chris Zaharias

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