THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
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Volume XIII, Issue # 156, June 19, 2011
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
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WHERE'S THE "SCIENCE STORY OF THE CENTURY"?
By Dennis T. Avery
GLOBAL WARMING OR GLOBAL COOLING? WHAT SOLAR SCIENTISTS PREDICT: A LONG QUIET PERIOD FOR
THE SUN, & DECADES OF COOLER GLOBAL TEMPERATURES -- THE EARTH, FAR FROM FACING A GLOBAL WARMING
PROBLEM, IS ACTUALLY HEADED INTO A MINI ICE AGE. AS THE SUN HEADS TOWARD A MINIMUM OF SUNSPOT
ACTIVITY, THE EARTH GETS COLDER. TRUE SCIENCE KNOCKS THE IDEOLOGICAL SUPPORTS OUT FROM UNDER THE
ENVIRONMENTALIST MOVEMENT & THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S PLANS TO MAKE ENERGY PRICES "SKYROCKET" IN
ORDER TO "SAVE THE PLANET."
FULL STORY:
Is it the “Science Story of the Century” or the best kept American media secret of the year? Just-announced heavyweight
new studies from the U.S. National Solar Observatory tell us to expect a long quiet period for the sun — and decades of
cooler global temperatures.
The Register in London headlined, “Earth may be headed into a mini Ice Age within a decade . . . which could mean
that the Earth — far from facing a global warming problem — is actually headed into a mini Ice Age.”
Solar scientists are saying that as the sun goes quiet, the earth gets colder. Bloggers note that the Sporer (1460-1550), and
the Maunder (1645-1715) sunspot minimums coincided with the two coldest spasms of the Little Ice Age. The Dalton
Minimum (1790-1830) also produced colder temperatures.
The American media, however, would rather not encourage the public to expect global cooling that would contradict the
man-made global warming scenario. After all, the 2012 election is coming soon, and President Obama is publicly committed
to making energy prices “skyrocket” to “save the planet.” A long cooling trend now would tell us that all the billions spent
subsidizing wind turbines, solar cells, and rare-earth lithium batteries represent a colossal waste — as the CO2 levels
continue to rise with Asia’s economic growth.
Science correspondent Richard Kerr was very calm:
“Things may be about to get very dull on the sun.
Three different measurements of solar activity,
reported by scientists at a press conference today,
suggest that the next 11-year solar cycle will be
far quieter than the current one. . . . If the reported
trends continue — a big if, other researchers note
— a hibernating sun would have only a slight
cooling effect on the climate.”
Translation: “Move on folks, no story here.”
Seth Borenstein, the global warming guy for the Associated Press, seems to think a long solar minimum will be just
fine.
“The sun is heading into an unusual and extended
hibernation, scientists predict. Around 2020,
sunspots may disappear for years, maybe decades.
But scientists say it is nothing to worry about. Solar
storm activity has little to do with life-giving light
and warmth from the sun. The effects from a calmer
sun are mostly good. There’d be fewer disruptions
of satellites and power systems. And it might mean
a little less increase in global warming.”
What’s dull about the earth going into a temperature decline in the midst of a battle to the death over America’s wealth,
between the Sierra Club and the mass of global warming-skeptical voters? In a nutshell, global warming alarmists believe
that our warming since the end of the Little Ice Age will accelerate, is caused by man’s industrialization, and can only be
controlled by slashing our energy use. Their beliefs are heavily based on computer models. Skeptics believe that the
warming is moderate, mostly beneficial, is part of the earth’s natural and long-established cycling, and is unstoppable in
any case. (Oversimplified? You bet!)
Geologist Greg Easterbrook has been predicting global cooling since 1998. He says that a quiet sun means the solar wind
contracts — and the earth gets hit by more cosmic rays. The extra cosmic rays create more clouds, which deflect solar
heat back into space. The earth cools. The dearth of sunspots is now forecasting cooling, and so is the Pacific Ocean.
NASA satellites say the Pacific’s 60-year cycle shifted into its cool phase in 2008 — implying cooler world thermometers
until 2038.
One blog response to Richard Kerr’s article:
“Excellent. This will provide the modern data
needed to bash down the ‘it’s the sun’
whack-a-mole skeptic argument so that it
can never pop back up. . . . A decrease in
sunspot activity without an accompanying
decrease, or, at least, significant slowdown
in global temps should persuade all but
those who are willfully blinded by the sun.”
The latest science says he should be careful what he wishes for.
SOURCES:
1. Richard Kerr, “End of the Sunspot Cycle?” http://www.news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/06/end-of-sunspot-cycle.html
2. Seth Borenstein, “Goodnight Sun: sunspots may disappear for years,” AP science writer, Evansville Courier and Press, June 14, 2011
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
Political Environmentalism Versus Human Progress & Prosperity:
Policy Issues Relating to Energy, Environment,
& Natural Resources
The Earth's Natural History, Global Climate Changes,
& the Future of Human Life & Civilization on the Planet:
Science, Ideology, & Public Policy
Dennis T. Avery, a senior fellow for the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., is an environmental economist. He was
formerly a senior analyst for the U.S. Department of State. He is co-author, with S. Fred Singer, of Unstoppable
Global Warming Every 1500 Years. Readers may write to him at P.O. Box 202, Churchville, Virginia, 2442; email to cgfi@hughes.net
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