To the editor:
Much has been in the news about global warming now called climate change, and the harm it could cause. President Joe Biden wants to spend $3 trillion in an attempt to solve the problem. AOCâs Green New Deal claims that âglobal warming at or above two degrees Celsius beyond pre-industrialized levels will cause ⦠$1,000,000,000,000 damage of public infrastructure and coastal real estate in the United States ⦠global temperatures must be kept below 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrialized levels.â
The common claim is these conclusions are scientific consensus, thus beyond question. Are they really scientific consensus?
I have a thick file of claims by professors who claim they were terminated for expressing doubts about human-caused climate change. Examples include Professor Nickolas Drapela, fired from Oregon State University, Dr. Peter Ridd, ex-professor of marine science at James Cook University, Professor Judith Curry, ex-head of the Sc