cc: André Berger , Urs Neu , Mike MacCracken , Martin Hoffert , Karl Taylor , Ken Caldiera , Curt Covey , "Michael E. Mann" , Raymond Bradley , Malcolm Hughes , Phil Jones , Kevin Trenberth , Tom Crowley , Scott Rutherford , Caspar Ammann , Keith Briffa , Tim Osborn , Michael Oppenheimer , Steve Schneider , Ellen Mosley-Thompson , Eric Steig , jmahlman@ucar.edu, wuebbles@atmos.uiuc.edu, jto@u.arizona.edu, stocker@climate.unibe.ch, Jürg Beer date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 10:48:31 -0400 from: Gabi Hegerl subject: Re: anti-CO2 to: Tom Wigley Such a committee would be very helpful, I agree. It could also address issues such as publicising who funds scientists with polical influence (if its true the vatican sponsors "sceptics" (pun intended), that would be an outrage to lots of people, adding a few degrees to the already very hot water these guys are in with their base)!! by the way, the ultraconsevative guys would be those who would insist that if god would want to save the planet, HE would do it. The others would argue that people are the stewarts of the planet and have to act responsibly, there is lots of writings of catholic theologians and I am sure also theologians of other faiths on that... Gabi Tom Wigley wrote: > Andre, > > I agree. I heard that Zichichi has links with the Vatican. A number of > other greenhouse skeptics have extreme religious views. Perhaps they > believe that god would not let us do this to the planet, and that, if > we do, she will save us? > > Hmmmm. > > Tom. > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > André Berger wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> More I read your email about the "anti-CO2", more I am convinced that >> an International Committee on Ethics in Geo-Sciences is needed. >> Indeed either we do not answer their attacks or we lose time and >> money doing it. The third solution is an official statement telling >> what the members of such a Committee of Ethics think about >> irresponsible statements by such anti-CO2 fellows. >> >> Best Regards, >> >> André >> >> >> >> >> >> ************************************************************************* >> Prof. A. BERGER >> Université catholique de Louvain >> Institut d'Astronomie et de Géophysique G. Lemaître >> 2 Chemin du Cyclotron >> B-1348 LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE >> BELGIUM >> Tel. +32-10-47 33 03 >> Fax +32-10-47 47 22 >> E_mail: berger@astr.ucl.ac.be >> http://www.astr.ucl.ac.be >> ************************************************************************* >> >> >> >> > > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gabriele Hegerl Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences Nicholas School for the Environment and Earth Sciences Duke University, Durham NC 27708-90227 Ph: 919 684 6167, fax 684 5833, email: hegerl@duke.edu http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/faculty/bios/hegerl.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------