cc: 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 , Gabi Hegerl , Ellen Mosley-Thompson , Eric Steig , jmahlman@ucar.edu, wuebbles@atmos.uiuc.edu, jto@u.arizona.edu, stocker@climate.unibe.ch, Jürg Beer date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 10:13:43 +0200 from: André Berger subject: Re: anti-CO2 to: Tom Wigley Dear Tom, My explanation is the following: Zichichi is primarily a theoretical physicist involved in neutrino research. So any theory involving the Sun ... and any opportunity to show that they (physicists) are better than us (climatologists) is welcome. Best Regards, André At 07:04 2/09/2003 -0600, 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 [1]http://www.astr.ucl.ac.be ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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 [2]http://www.astr.ucl.ac.be *************************************************************************