Global Warming Argument
Charles Murphey
March 27th, 2011
EN 102
Global Warming According to proponents of “Global Warming”, they claim that a dramatic rise in the earth’s atmospheric temperature linked to greenhouse gasses and other related phenomena are responsible for the extinction of many species of flora and fauna, an unprecedented decline in human and animal food sources and increases in natural disasters. I disagree with this claim and the effects of global warming. These gasses are naturally occurring within the atmosphere and they essentially make the planet habitable by keeping it warm. Despite the broad international scientific consensus, allegations have been made that these researchers and institutions are part of a global scientific conspiracy. There have been allegations of malpractice, most notably the Climatic Research Unit email controversy. Eight committees investigated these allegations and published reports, each finding no evidence of fraud or scientific misconduct. The Muir Russell report stated, however, "We do find that there has been a consistent pattern of failing to display the proper degree of openness, both on the part of CRU scientists and on the part of the UEA. Lies are generally used for some kind of gain. In the corporate world, lies are told every day in order to gain either money or power.
We have been told since the seventies that our environment is deteriorating. In1973, politicians said that natural resources would be gone by the year 2000. This assumption was made because of the increase in the global temperature that year. The rapid growth of industry led many to believe that industry was not only going to pollute our air, but would deplete our stocks of iron ore, petroleum, and natural gases. They also believed that by the year 2000 all of our water would be contaminated, and we would have to either discover a mass-filtering process, or die. Scientists claimed that our O-zone layer would deteriorate and we would soon have to
March 27th, 2011
EN 102
Global Warming According to proponents of “Global Warming”, they claim that a dramatic rise in the earth’s atmospheric temperature linked to greenhouse gasses and other related phenomena are responsible for the extinction of many species of flora and fauna, an unprecedented decline in human and animal food sources and increases in natural disasters. I disagree with this claim and the effects of global warming. These gasses are naturally occurring within the atmosphere and they essentially make the planet habitable by keeping it warm. Despite the broad international scientific consensus, allegations have been made that these researchers and institutions are part of a global scientific conspiracy. There have been allegations of malpractice, most notably the Climatic Research Unit email controversy. Eight committees investigated these allegations and published reports, each finding no evidence of fraud or scientific misconduct. The Muir Russell report stated, however, "We do find that there has been a consistent pattern of failing to display the proper degree of openness, both on the part of CRU scientists and on the part of the UEA. Lies are generally used for some kind of gain. In the corporate world, lies are told every day in order to gain either money or power.
We have been told since the seventies that our environment is deteriorating. In1973, politicians said that natural resources would be gone by the year 2000. This assumption was made because of the increase in the global temperature that year. The rapid growth of industry led many to believe that industry was not only going to pollute our air, but would deplete our stocks of iron ore, petroleum, and natural gases. They also believed that by the year 2000 all of our water would be contaminated, and we would have to either discover a mass-filtering process, or die. Scientists claimed that our O-zone layer would deteriorate and we would soon have to
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