Climate Confusion · How Global Warming Hysteria Leads to Bad Science, Pandering Politicians and Misguided Policies That Hurt the Poor by Spencer, Roy W. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Preface Prologue Chapter 1: Global Warming Hysteria

RECORD WEATHER EVENTS HURRICANES TORNADOES MAINSTREAM MEDIA MADNESS A WEB-BASED TRIP TO THE TWILIGHT ZONE

Chapter 2: Science Isn’t Truth

THE HUMAN SCIENTIST THEORY UNCERTAINTY IN SCIENCE

Chapter 3: How Weather Works

THE SUN WARMS THE EARTH INFRARED LIGHT COOLS THE EARTH THE NATURAL GREENHOUSE EFFECT AND WEATHER HEAT REMOVAL FROM THE EARTH’S SURFACE HEAT TRANSPORTED UPWARD IN THE ATMOSPHERE THE HEAT IS LOST TO OUTER SPACE ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION SYSTEMS

Chapter 4: How Global Warming (Allegedly) Works

CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS ARE INCREASING THE CLIMATE RESPONSE TO EXTRA GREENHOUSE GASES WATER VAPOR INCREASES CLOUD CHANGES OTHER CHANGES IN THE CLIMATE SYSTEM THE OCEANS A MORE OPTIMISTIC VIEW OF GLOBAL WARMING THE EARTH’S THERMOSTAT SO, WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOW ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING? THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL WARMING RESEARCH

Chapter 5: The Scientists’ Faith, the Environmentalists’ Religion

CLIMATE MODELERS VERSUS METEOROLOGISTS REAL SCIENTISTS DON’T SAY“IDON’T KNOW” CLIMATE CHANGE DENIAL GLOBAL WARMING AS RELIGION THE GAIA HYPOTHESIS ENVIRONMENTALISM IN THE CHURCH

Chapter 6: It’s Economics, Stupid

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF WEALTH IS NOT CONSTANT. PEOPLE GENERATE WEALTH, NOT THE GOVERNMENT. FREE MARKETS PROVIDE THE MOST PROSPERITY FOR A SOCIETY. WEALTHIER IS HEALTHIER, SAFER, AND CLEANER. FROM ECONOMICS TO ENVIRONMENTALISM IS “BIG OIL” THE ENEMY? THE ECONOMICS OF POLLUTION

Chapter 7: The Politics of Climate Change

THE RESEARCH PLAYERS POLITICIANS, CONGRESS, AND THE EPA THE ENEMY: BIG BUSINESS

Chapter 8: Dumb Global Warming Solutions

DUMB ASSUMPTION #1: WE CAN REDUCE EMISSIONS AND NOT HURT THE ECONOMY DUMB ASSUMPTION #2: THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE DUMB ASSUMPTION #3: GLOBAL WARMING HURTS THE POOR THE UNITED NATIONS THE KYOTO PROTOCOL U.S. POLICY SOLUTIONS SILLY SOLUTIONS SUSTAINABILITY CONSERVATION

Chapter 9: Less Dumb Global Warming Solutions

NUCLEAR POWER CLEAN COAL HYDROGEN POWER SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY BIOFUELS THE FUTURE

Chapter 10: Summary

THE SCIENCE THE POLITICAL PLAYERS THE POLICIES THE PHILOSOPHICAL MOTIVATIONS THE GOOD NEWS

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