OnTheWeb
April 12, 2008
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/2631
Paleoclimatology Expert Professor Tim Patterson of Carleton University
to chair climate realist non-profit
The Executive Director of the International Climate Science Coalition
(ICSC), Mr. Tom Harris, announces the appointment of Professor Tim
Patterson of Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada as the new Chairman of
the coalition.
"I look forward to working with the ICSC to help promote a more rational
view of global climate change throughout society," said Professor
Patterson. "The hypothesis that human emissions of carbon dioxide are a
significant climate driver is simply that - an hypothesis, one that the
much of today's science is showing to be highly improbable. Natural
factors, such as changes in the brightness of the Sun, are clearly the
major controllers of our planet's climate."
Professor Patterson employs sediments, microfossils and geochemistry in
his research of past and present climate change as indicated in lake and
oceanic sediments. He is the Canadian leader of the UNESCO
International Geological Correlation Program Project IGCP 495
"Quaternary Land-Ocean interactions" and is also the Principal
Investigator of a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Strategic Project studying the effect of past climate change on fish
populations that are im****tant to the fi****ng industry on the west coast
of North America. Other areas of interest include the use of
microfossils and other proxies to determine sea level change rates.
Professor Patterson has published more than 100 papers in peer reviewed
scientific research journals and received a 2002-2003 Carleton
University Research Achievement Award in recognition of his work.
For the past ten years, Professor Patterson has been actively involved
in educating the public, media and government about the science of
climate change. Samples of these community outreach activities may be
viewed on his ICSC Web page by clicking here.
Professor Patterson concludes, "Funding currently allocated to the goal
of 'stopping climate change', which is impossible - the only constant
about climate is change; it changes continuously - should be immediately
diverted to projects focused on reducing real pollution and helping
people adapt to inevitable climate change."
The appointment of Professor Patterson has been warmly welcomed by ICSC
Founding Chairman, Terry Dunleavy ofNew Zealand, who becomes executive
vice-chairman. "International acceptance of our coalition as an advocate
for climate realism will be greatly enhanced with such a distinguished
and highly respected scientist as Professor Patterson as our chairman,"
said Mr. Dunleavy.
The ICSC is an association of scientists, economists and energy and
policy experts (advisors listed here) working to promote better public
understanding of climate change. ICSC provides an analysis of climate
science and policy issues which, being independent of lobby groups and
vested political interests, is an alternative to advice from the IPCC.
ICSC thereby fosters rational, evidence-based, open discussion about all
climate, and climate-related, issues.
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Warmest Regards
Bonzo
"How does a small increase in a very small component [of CO2] have such
a large apparent effect [On Climate]? The truth is that no one has yet
shown that it does." Don Aitkin
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