Editor,

A recent letter to the editor, “Who are the science deniers?” (Feb. 8) requires a response. Is climate science merely dogma to which activists demand that everyone submit unquestioningly? Not at all.

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edkahl

You are right - climate is a matter of life and death. We did experience catastrophic climate change in the Little Ice 500 years ago when CO2 levels in the air dropped so low that plants couldn’t grow and many people starved to death in Europe. As Greenpeace co-founder Dr. Patrick Moore said, we are lucky to have a safety margin in CO2 levels today. The greening of our planet as seen from space since the 1960’s is undeniable.

That the climate is changing is not proof of catastrophe climate change. UN models lack the inputs to make climate predictions and can not distinguish between natural variation and man’s influence.

But for a number of practical reasons the world is already developing tomorrows energy which will be green and far less expensive than fossil fuels. Private industry and governments are investing billions to develop hydrogen based energy to tide us over until fusion energy (the basis of the Sun’ energy) comes into use in about 30 years.

Terence Y

Here we go again… A lecture from Mr. Higbie about so-called global warming and why we should believe there is such a thing, yet nothing related to what he is doing to save the Earth. And another accusation of cherry-picking when he’s ignoring that previously, the Earth had higher carbon levels and temperatures and yet, the Earth hasn’t turned into a fiery ball… Actually, how many Ice Ages has the Earth experienced - but none at the opposite end of the spectrum?

ChrisFrank338

Great response, James

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