date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 20:47:17 +0100 from: f028 subject: FWD: RE: reality 101 to: k.briffa@uea.ac.uk, t.osborn@uea.ac.uk FYI Phil >===== Original Message From Tim Barnett ===== tom....i completely agree. just thought it was interesting to see their spin...tim At 12:30 PM 6/25/2003 -0400, Tom Crowley wrote: >Tim et al., > >I think the group might be construed as getting a little too political if >we tried to make noise about this. this is a judgement call but I would >rather not be involved on this - it does however seem entirely ok if >individuals want to make a personal statement on the matter. > >my own personal view is that the Administration misrepresented available >information with respect to the cause for a war with Iraq, beneficiaries >of tax cuts, etc - misrepresenting climate information seems like small >change comparatively. since the Administration is basically going to get >away with the the other misrepresentations, why get embroiled as a group >on a matter that almost certainly not change their mind one iota? > >tom > > > >>dear detectors..........have a look at the following web site for the >>current US government rationale on global warming >>http://rpc.senate.gov/releases/2003/ev060203.pdf This material will be >>used to rebut the McCain/Lieberman 'sense of the senate' resolution about >>global warming >> >> >>Do you find this scary? Do you have faith in the experts quoted? Do we >>attempt to rebut this? Have a nice day, if you can after reading >>this. best, tim >> >>--- >>[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > >-- >Thomas J. Crowley >Nicholas Professor of Earth Systems Science >Dept. of Earth and Ocean Sciences >Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences >Box 90227 >103 Old Chem Building Duke University >Durham, NC 27708 > >tcrowley@duke.edu >919-681-8228 >919-684-5833 fax --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]