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   From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   On 9/20/2017 7:48 PM, Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:   
   > Steven   
   > Koonin, the former Undersecretary of the Department of   
   > Energy   
      
   In a new Wall Street Journal piece (Climate Science Is Not Settled,   
   September 19) former BP scientist and DOE Undersecretary of Science   
   Steven Koonin delivers a paradoxical case for climate change inaction.   
   In a testament to just how strong the science is, he acknowledges the   
   basic facts that humans are causing harmful warming, never flat-out   
   stating that action isn’t needed. But Koonin mis-states a number of   
   scientific details, and ultimately lures readers toward the conclusion   
   that climate change isn’t an urgent problem. His choice of emphasis   
   doesn’t hold up when confronted with all of the available evidence.   
      
        We know that humans have warmed the climate   
        Future projections run from bad to worse   
        Uncertainty is a central concern of climate science, far from being   
   covered up   
        The IPCC is transparent and clear on uncertainty   
        Reducing emissions is practical, achievable, and necessary now –   
   and the status quo poses huge risks   
      
   We know that humans have warmed the climate. Koonin is clear on this   
   point, saying there’s “no hoax” and “little doubt” that humans are   
   influencing the climate.   
      
   http://www.climatesciencewatch.org/2014/09/20/on-eve-of-climate-   
   arch-wsj-publishes-call-to-wait-and-do-nothing/   
      
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