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Manhattan Declaration on Climate Change

“Global warming” is not a global crisis

We, the scientists and researchers in climate and related fields, economists, policymakers, and business leaders, assembled at Times Square, New York City, participating in the 2008 International Conference on Climate Change,

Resolving that scientific questions should be evaluated solely by the scientific method;

Affirming that global climate has always changed and always will, independent of the actions of humans, and that carbon dioxide (CO2) is not a pollutant but rather a necessity for all life;

Recognising that the causes and extent of recently-observed climatic change are the subject of intense debates in the climate science community and that oft-repeated assertions of a supposed ‘consensus’ among climate experts are false;

Affirming that attempts by governments to legislate costly regulations on industry and individual citizens to encourage CO2 emission reduction will slow development while having no appreciable impact on the future trajectory of global climate change.  Such policies will markedly diminish future prosperity and so reduce the ability of societies to adapt to inevitable climate change, thereby increasing, not decreasing human suffering;

Noting that warmer weather is generally less harmful to life on Earth than colder:

Hereby declare:

That current plans to restrict anthropogenic CO2 emissions are a dangerous misallocation of intellectual capital and resources that should be dedicated to solving humanity’s real and serious problems.

That there is no convincing evidence that CO2 emissions from modern industrial activity has in the past, is now, or will in the future cause catastrophic climate change.

That attempts by governments to inflict taxes and costly regulations on industry and individual citizens with the aim of reducing emissions of CO2 will pointlessly curtail the prosperity of the West and progress of developing nations without affecting climate.

That adaptation as needed is massively more cost-effective than any attempted mitigation, and that a focus on such mitigation will divert the attention and resources of governments away from addressing the real problems of their peoples.

That human-caused climate change is not a global crisis.

Now, therefore, we recommend –

That world leaders reject the views expressed by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as well as popular, but misguided works such as “An Inconvenient Truth”.

That all taxes, regulations, and other interventions intended to reduce emissions of CO2 be abandoned forthwith.

Agreed at New York, 4 March 2008

ENDORSE THE MANHATTAN DECLARATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE!

If you would like to endorse the Manhattan Declaration, please send the following information in the text of an e-mail to ICSC Executive Director Tom Harris at tom.harrisATclimatescienceinternational.net (Substitute "@" for "AT" when e-mailing (used to avoid address-trolling programs)):

Last name, First name(s), Title, Institution (if applicable), Country, whether or not you authorize ICSC to publish your name among the list of endorsers to the declaration.
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 APPLY TO JOIN THE INTERNATION CLIMATE SCIENCE COALITION

The International Climate Science Coalition (ICSC) is an association of scientists, economists and energy and policy experts who have joined together to promote better public understanding of climate change and climate change policy.   Specifically, we are committed to providing a highly credible counter-balance to the reports of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).  By doing so, we endeavour to help create an environment in which a more rational, open discussion about climate issues will soon be possible.

If you would like to apply to join ICSC, please send an e-mail to ICSC Executive Director Tom Harris at the above e-mail address, including the following information in the text of your e-mail:

Last name, First name(s), Title, Professional qualifications (letters), Specialty or discipline(s), Institution (if applicable), Country, whether or not you authorize ICSC to publish your name among the list of our advisors on our Web page and in other literature.  Please also indicate the degree to which you consent to be involved in ICSC, such as “Send me information only”, “I wish to be active in group discussions by email” or “I am available to be a spokesperson for ICSC in my specialty in my home district”.

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Biography - Bob Webster

Author of "Looking Out the Window", an evidence-based examination of the "climate change" issue, Bob Webster, is a 12th-generation descendent of both the Darte family (Connecticut, 1630s) and the Webster family (Massachusetts, 1630s). He is a descendant of Daniel Webster's father, Revolutionary War patriot Ebenezer Webster, who served with General Washington. Bob has always had a strong interest in early American history, our Constitution, U.S. politics, and law. Politically he is a constitutional republican with objectivist and libertarian roots. He has faith in the ultimate triumph of truth and reason over deception and emotion. He is a strong believer in our Constitution as written and views the abandonment of constitutional restraint by the regressive Progressive movement as a great danger to our Republic. His favorite novel is Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand and believes it should be required reading for all high school students so they can appreciate the cost of tolerating the growth of unconstitutional crushingly powerful central government. He strongly believes, as our Constitution enshrines, that the interests of the individual should be held superior to the interests of the state.

A lifelong interest in meteorology and climatology spurred his strong interest in science. Bob earned his degree in Mathematics at Virginia Tech, graduating in 1964.