Multimedia 17-Year-Old Brittany Trilford Addresses 130 World Leaders (YouTube.com) "On Wednesday 20 June, 2012 17-year-old Brittany Trilford of Wellington, New Zealand addressed 130 heads of state at the opening plenary of the Rio+20 UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is her speech." 06-12 Papers -Study: The Sun's Natural Cycles Have Not Caused Global Warming (PCMag.com) "A new study released by NASA provides further evidence that greenhouse gases are the main driving force behind global warming." " 'The fact that we still see a positive imbalance despite the prolonged solar minimum isn't a surprise given what we've learned about the climate system,' explained James Hansen, director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. 'But it's worth noting because this provides unequivocal evidence that the sun is not the dominant driver of global warming,' " 09-12 -The Top Deniers of Climate Change (MotherJones.com) "Meet the 12 loudest members of the chorus claiming that global warming is a joke and that CO2 emissions are actually good for you." 12-11 American Energy Alliance (AmericanEnergyAlliance.org) "Founded in May, 2008, The American Energy Alliance ('AEA') is a not-for-profit organization that engages in grassroots public policy advocacy and debate concerning energy and environmental policies." "AEA believes that freely-functioning energy markets provide the most efficient and effective solutions to today’s global energy and environmental challenges and, as such, are critical to the well-being of individuals and society. AEA believes that government policies should be predictable, simple and technology neutral." 09-12 American Enterprise Institute Pays Scientists to Debunk Climate Change Report (SourceWatch.org) "In February 2007, The Guardian (UK) reported that AEI was offering scientists and economists $10,000 each, 'to undermine a major climate change report' from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). AEI asked for 'articles that emphasise the shortcomings' of the IPCC report, which 'is widely regarded as the most comprehensive review yet of climate change science.' AEI visiting scholar Kenneth Green made the $10,000 offer 'to scientists in Britain, the US and elsewhere,' in a letter describing the IPCC as 'resistant to reasonable criticism and dissent.' " [7] "The Guardian reported further that AEI 'has received more than $1.6m from ExxonMobil, and more than 20 of its staff have worked as consultants to the Bush administration. Lee Raymond, a former head of ExxonMobil, is the vice-chairman of AEI's board of trustees,' added The Guardian. [8]" 02-12 American Petroleum Institute (API.org) "The American Petroleum Institute (API) is the only national trade association that represents all aspects of America’s oil and natural gas industry." 09-12 American for Prosperity Institute (AmericansforProsperity.org) "Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is committed to educating citizens about economic policy and mobilizing those citizens as advocates in the public policy process. AFP is an organization of grassroots leaders who engage citizens in the name of limited government and free markets on the local, state, and federal levels. AFP grassroots activists advocate for public policies that champion the principles of entrepreneurship and fiscal and regulatory restraint." 09-12 CO2 Is Not the Only Driver of Climate (SkepticalScience.com) "The industrial contribution of CO2 and other greenhouse gases to the atmosphere differs from its natural counterparts in fundamental ways. This human influence is happening very rapidly, is not cyclical, and pushes the climate continually and relentlessly in the single direction of warming." "Over the last 30 years of direct satellite observation of the Earth’s climate, many natural influences including orbital variations, solar and volcanic activity, and oceanic conditions like El Nino (ENSO) and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) have either had no effect or promoted cooling conditions." "Despite these natural oppositions, global temperatures have steadily risen throughout that time." "While natural processes continue to introduce short term variability, the unremitting rise of CO2 from industrial activities has become the dominant factor in determining our planet’s climate now and in the years to come." 06-12 Clean Coal USA (CleanCoalUSA.org) "The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) is a partnership of the industries involved in producing electricity from coal." Coal plants are the top source of human-caused CO2 pollution on the earth. 09-12 Climate Change Denier Heartland Institute (Heartland Institute) "CAFE standards require car and truck manufacturers to produce fleets of vehicles that meet government –determined fuel economy levels. The Obama administration has dramatically raised those standards, which will increase the cost of cars and trucks by thousands of dollars. High CAFE standards also increase highway fatalities and don’t significantly reduce emissions. Instead of increasing CAFE, Congress should abolish them." 10-11 Climate Change Denier: Competitive Enterprise Institute (Wikipedia.org) "In March 1992, CEI’s founder Fred Smith said of anthropogenic climate change: 'Most of the indications right now are it looks pretty good. Warmer winters, warmer nights, no effects during the day because of clouding, sounds to me like we’re moving to a more benign planet, more rain, richer, easier productivity to agriculture.' "[10] "In May 2006, CEI's global warming policy activities attracted attention as it embarked upon an ad campaign with two television commercials [10]. These ads promote carbon dioxide as a positive factor in the environment and argue that global warming is not a concern. One ad focuses on the message that CO2 is misrepresented as a pollutant, stating that 'it’s essential to life. We breathe it out. Plants breathe it in... They call it pollution. We call it life.'[11] The other states that the world's glaciers are 'growing, not melting... getting thicker, not thinner.'[11] It cites Science articles to support its claims. However, the editor for Science stated that the ad 'misrepresents the conclusions of the two cited Science papers... by selective referencing'. The author of the articles, Curt Davis, director of the Center for Geospatial Intelligence at the University of Missouri-Columbia, said CEI was misrepresenting his previous research to inflate their claims. 'These television ads are a deliberate effort to confuse and mislead the public about the global warming debate,' Davis said.[12]" 01-13 Climate Change Denier: Senator James Inhofe (Wikipedia.org) "Inhofe, former chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, does not believe that human activities cause climate change.[32]" "Inhofe often repeats his claim that human influenced climate change is a hoax and impossible because 'God’s still up there.' and that it is 'outrageous' and arrogant for people to believe human beings are 'able to change what He is doing in the climate.' [35]" "In the 2008 election cycle, Inhofe’s largest campaign donors represented the oil and gas ($446,900 in donations), leadership PACs ($316,720) and electric utilities ($221,654) industries/categories.[22][23] In 2010, his largest donors represented the oil and gas ($429,950) and electric utilities ($206,654).[24]" 02-13 Climate Change Myths (SkepticalScience.com) "Here is a summary of global warming and climate change myths, sorted by recent popularity vs what science says. Click the response for a more detailed response." 06-12 Crossroads GPS (CrossRoadsGPS.org) "Crossroads GPS is a policy and grassroots advocacy organization that is committed to educating, equipping and mobilizing millions of American citizens to take action on the critical economic and legislative issues that will shape our nation’s future in the years ahead." "Our goal is to provide a clear road map for concerned Americans on the most consequential issues facing our country, empowering them to set the direction of policymaking in Washington rather than being the disenfranchised victims of it." 09-12 Debunking Climate Change Deniers (Union of Concerned Scientists) "The overwhelming consensus among climate scientists is that global warming is real, primarily caused by human activity, and a serious threat to our future. Yet media extremists, partisan think tanks, and special interest groups funded by fossil fuel and related industries continue to raise doubts in the minds of the public." 02-12 Debunking Climate Lies (ThinkProgress.org) Shows temperature averages by decade since 1880. 02-12 Editorial: Climate Scientists and Smear Campaigns (CNN News) " I worked on climate change research that indicated the world is a lot warmer today than it was in the past. Because that research caught the public's attention when it was released in 1998, I became one of dozens of climate researchers who have been systematically targeted by a well-funded anti-science campaign.Ironically, as these attacks have grown, the scientific facts have become ever clearer. Climate scientists know the world is warming and human activity -- particularly burning coal and oil -- is the primary driver. The idea of addressing climate change threatens some people in the fossil fuel industry. And a vocal minority of corporate interests and their ideological allies are spending a lot of money to hijack the public debate about climate change." 03-12 Fossil Fuel Ads Dominate (CNN News) "With nearly two months before Election Day on Nov. 6, estimated spending on television ads promoting coal and more oil and gas drilling or criticizing clean energy has exceeded $153 million this year, according to an analysis by The New York Times of 138 ads on energy issues broadcast this year by the presidential campaigns, political parties, energy companies, trade associations and third-party spenders." "That tally is nearly four times the $41 million spent by clean-energy advocates, the Obama campaign and Democratic groups to defend the president’s energy record or raise concerns about global warming and air pollution. "Some of the mightiest players in the oil, gas and coal industries are financing an aggressive effort to defeat him, or at least press him to adopt policies that are friendlier to fossil fuels. And the president’s former allies in promoting wind and solar power and caps on greenhouse gases? They are disenchanted and sitting on their wallets." 09-12 Heartland Projects (Heartland.org) Heartland opposes climate change science with what it calls "free-market environmentalism." 05-12 How to Talk to a Climate Change Skeptic (Grist.org) "Here is a summary of global warming and climate change myths, sorted by recent popularity vs what science says. Click the response for a more detailed response." 06-12 Michael Mann Responds to Climate Change Deniers (Guardian.co.uk) "in his book, Mann warns that 'public discourse has been polluted now for decades by corporate-funded disinformation – not just with climate change but with a host of health, environmental and societal threats.' The implications for the planet are grim, he adds." 05-12 Top U.S. Companies Pay to Discredit Climate Change Facts (The Guardian) "An analysis of 28 Standard & Poor 500 publicly traded companies by researchers from the Union of Concerned Scientists exposed a sharp disconnect in some cases between PR message and less visible activities, with companies quietly lobbying against climate policy or funding groups which work to discredit climate science." "Peabody Energy Corporation, which produces coal, was ranked the most obstructionist of any of the companies. It spent more than $33m to lobby Congress against environmental measures and supporting trade groups and think tanks which spread disinformation about climate science, the researchers found." 05-12 Who's Paying for Climate Change Deniers? (Time.com) "Fossil-fuel companies like Exxon and Peabody Energy — which obviously have a business interest in slowing any attempt to reduce carbon emissions — have combined with traditionally conservative corporate groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and conservative foundations like the Koch brothers' Americans for Prosperity, to raise doubts about the basic validity of what is, essentially, a settled scientific truth. That message gets amplified by conservative think tanks — like the Cato Institute and the American Enterprise Institute — and then picked up by conservative media outlets on the Internet and cable TV." 10-11

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