The Conference Board (WTF?!) Sounds Alarm On Climate Destabilization

[hatrack]

And we all know what a bunch of green whackos they are . . .

NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2004 - "Growing scientific evidence is confirming that the world's climate is radically changing and that human activity is now contributing to global warming, according to a new report by The Conference Board.

The report is based on the collective views of 11 noted climate scientists who met this June under the auspices of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The Conference Board's participation in the meeting was facilitated by Environmental Defense, which links science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships to create breakthrough solutions to the most serious environmental problems.

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The Conference Board report finds a broad scientific consensus emerging that climate change (defined as shifts in average weather conditions over time) is underway. This is most clearly demonstrated by the rapid rise in average global temperatures, especially over the last 100 years. The report notes also an increase in severe weather events (such as intense rain storms) which scientists believe are the results of rising atmospheric instability occurring alongside global warming.

Said Don Kennedy, editor of Science magazine, who chaired the meeting: "We're in the middle of a large uncontrolled experiment on the only planet we have."

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http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=27140

[Viking12]

1. The Conference Board's Report is available free

through subscription request at:

http://www.conference-board.org/publications/execaction.cfm

I'm not familiar with this organization, can someone provide an overview. Just becuase it isa business org, doesn't necessarily imply anti-environment, i.e. many decent corporate citizens are working with the Pew Climate Change program.