cc: john.houghton@jri.org.uk, cbdewitt@facstaff.wisc.edu, Melissa Van Ee date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 16:40:07 +0100 from: Bob Carling subject: Re: HIGH PRIORITY: Climate Forum 2002 Declaration/Website to: Mike Hulme OK, thanks Mike. I will pass these comments on to Missy Van Ee who is in charge of the website, and will take appropriate action. Bob At 15:04 22/8/02 +0100, Mike Hulme wrote: >Bob, > >I was away on holiday in mid-summer and wasn't able to comment until now. > >The final conference statement - which I didn't in the end see - has some >merit, but there are a number of key details of wording that do not >reflect my views on the issue. This gives me something of a problem with >my name associated with it. And I doubt anyone wants to re-open >discussion about numerous phrases and meanings (although I happy to raise >my concerns if it is at all appropriate). > >I think I would therefore ask if my name were removed from those >supporting the Declaration - although I am happy of course for my name to >be listed as one of the Forum participants. I am not sure what other >people have said about this - I know a number of scientists contributed to >the Forum but did not approve the Statement - but for me to take such >collective statements seriously I need to make sure I fully endorse >them. And as currently worded I cannot. > >Best regards, > >Mike > > >At 15:41 26/07/02 +0100, you wrote: >>Dear conference participant >> >>A number of people have sent some corrections to their affiliations on >>the list of participants on the conference declaration, which has been >>published on the website (http://www.climateforum2002.org) and which was >>also emailed to you recently. >> >>We therefore thought it was important that we check with all of you on >>the list that you are both happy with your inclusion on the list and with >>your affiliation(s) as quoted. >> >>Please will you therefore check the list below and let us know of any >>corrections via Melissa Van Ee . >> >>IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU BY FRIDAY 2ND AUGUST WE WILL ASSUME THAT YOU >>ARE HAPPY WITH THE INCLUSION OF YOUR NAME AND THE ACCURACY OF THE >>AFFILIATIONS GIVEN ON THE PARTICIPANTS LIST ON THE DECLARATION. >> >>Please note that some of the corrections already received - which are >>already incorporated in the list below - have already been implemented on >>the website. >> >>Many thanks. >> >>Bob Carling >> >> >>PLEASE CHECK YOUR DETAILS AGAINST THIS LIST (which incorporates all >>corrections received to date): >>============================================================= >>Other Forum speakers and participants: >>Dr Myles Allen, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, UK >>Claire Ashton, Research Engineer, Thames Water, UK; Director, John Ray >>Initiative >>Prof. Graham Ashworth, Chairman, EnCams (Environmental Campaigns), UK; >>former President of the Baptist Union, UK >>Dr Peter Bakken, Coordinator of Outreach and Research Fellow, Au Sable >>Institute, USA >>Rev. James Ball, Director, Evangelical Environmental Network, USA >>Kara Unger Ball, Member, Board of Trustees, Au Sable Institute, USA >>Rachel Bardsley, University of Gloucestershire, UK >>Dr Jerry Beilby, Chair, Department of Science and Mathematics, >>Northwestern College, USA >>Dr Pam Berry, Terrestrial Ecology and Biodiversity Group, Environmental >>Change Institute, University of Oxford, UK >>Paul Bodenham, Energy and Climate Change Campaign Co-ordinator, >>Nottingham, UK >>Peter Bright, Director, John Ray Initiative, UK; Former External Affairs, >>Shell International >>Ann Brown, Jubilee Centre, Cambridge UK >>Edward Brown, Chief Operating Officer, Au Sable Institute, USA >>Dr Donald Bruce, Director, Society, Religion and Technology Project, >>Church of Scotland >>Dr Roger N. Brummel, Member of the Board of Trustees, Au Sable Institute, USA >>Bruce Buursma, Corporate Communications, Herman Miller Inc., MI, USA >>Dr David Byers, Executive Director, Committee on Science and Human >>Values, US Conference of Catholic Bishops, USA >>Dr Bob Carling, Freelance Science Editor, Southampton, UK; Adviser to The >>John Ray Initiative >>Dr Peter Carruthers, Executive Director, The John Ray Initiative, UK >>Rev. J Stafford Carson, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Westminster >>Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, USA >>Prof. James Clark, Geology and Environmental Science, Wheaton College, USA >>Mr Richard Davis, Communications Advisor, Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa >>New Zealand >>Dr Rosemarie Drummond, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Canada >>Dr Glen Fell, Professor of Agriculture, MidAmerica Nazarene University, USA >>Doreen J. Ferko, California State University at Fullerton, USA >>Dr Thomas E. Ferko, Assistant Professor of Physical Science, California >>Baptist University, USA >>Dr David Foster, Director, Oakes Museum, Messiah College, USA >>Douglas Grace, Director, Interfaith Climate and Energy Campaign, National >>Religious Partnership for the Environment, Washington, USA >>Dr Herbert Grover, Associate Professor of Biology, Hardin-Simmons >>University, USA >>Rev. Keith Hitchman, Chaplain University of Gloucestershire, UK >>Diana Hoare, Green Apostle, Diocese of Hereford, UK >>Dr Martin Hodson, Principal Lecturer in Environmental Biology, Oxford >>Brookes University, UK >>Rev. Margot Hodson, Church Minister and representative of Sage and A >>Rocha, Oxfordshire, UK >>Dr Geoff Hogan, Research Physicist, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford >>Alycia Ashburn Holtebeck, Institute for Environmental Studies, University >>of Wisconsin, USA >>Juliana Horne, Environmentalist, Colombia, South America >>Paul Houghton, Treasurer, John Ray Initiative, UK; Further Education >>Tutor in Science >>Rev. Dr John G. Kelly, Lecturer in Systematic Theology, St John's >>College, Nottingham, UK >>Prof. Robert S. Keys, Assistant Professor of Science, Cornerstone >>University, USA >>Sarah La Trobe, Public Policy Officer for Environment and Disasters, >>Tearfund, UK >>Phil Leigh, Diocese of Liverpool, UK >>John Mead, Member of UNED Stakeholder Forum Climate Change and Energy >>Panel; Member of ITDG >>Dr Mike Morecroft, Ecologist, NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology & >>Oxford University, UK; Director, John Ray Initiative >>Shirley Morrison, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, USA >>Terence Morrison, Director, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, USA >>Harrison Murbi, AISRED, University of Nairobi, Kenya >>Rev. Dr David Pickering, Eco-Congregation Co-ordinator, UK >>Prof. William Randolph, Dean, Division of Natural and Social Sciences, >>Northwest College, USA >>A. Relton, Heber Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies, Bishop >>Heber College, India >>Prof. Colin Russell, Emeritus Professor in History of Science, The Open >>University and the University of Cambridge, UK; Director, John Ray Initiative >>Zachary Sheely, Westmont College, USA >>Amanda Sparkman, Westmont College, USA >>Dr Eric Steinkamp, Northwest College, USA >>David Thistlethwaite, Administrator, John Ray Initiative, UK >>Dame Janet Trotter, Principal, University of Gloucestershire, UK >>Prof. John Twidell, Director, AMSET Centre for Renewable Energy, UK; >>Visiting Professor in Renewable Energy Engineering, University of Reading, UK >>Melissa Van Ee, Au Sable Institute, USA >>============================================================= >> >>corrections to via Melissa Van Ee >> >> >> >>================================= >>Dr R C J Carling >>90 Charlton Road, Shirley >>Southampton SO15 5EW, UK >>Tel: 023 8034 2838 >>Tel/voicemail: 023 8077 8830 >>Fax modem (please call first): 023 8034 2838 >>email: carling@tcp.co.uk, >> bob@carling.org.uk >>http://homepages.tcp.co.uk/~carling >>================================= > ================================= Dr R C J Carling 90 Charlton Road, Shirley Southampton SO15 5EW, UK Tel: 023 8034 2838 Tel/voicemail: 023 8077 8830 Fax modem (please call first): 023 8034 2838 email: carling@tcp.co.uk, bob@carling.org.uk http://homepages.tcp.co.uk/~carling =================================