IVA hosts global warming luncheon for legislators

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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Bryan Fischer, Executive Director

IVA HOST GLOBAL WARMING LUNCHEON FOR LEGISLATORS

On Earth Day yesterday, I had the privilege of hosting about 20 Idaho lawmakers for a briefing session on the mythical dangers of global warming.

I screened for them a 48-minute documentary - “Global Warming: A scientific and biblical expose of

climate change” - featuring scientists from different disciplines, including a former meteorologist from NASA.

The scientists made several points. First, CO2 does not drive global warming – rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere are a result of warming, not a cause (warming oceans release CO2 into the atmosphere).

Second, global temperatures are driven primarily by output from the sun and other naturally occurring cycles.

Third, warming temperatures and increasing levels of CO2 have beneficial effects: longer growing seasons, increased plant productivity, fewer human deaths from exposure to cold.

Fourth, artificially curbing carbon emissions will trap billions around the world in a mire of poverty, disease and death when their crying need is for accessible and affordable energy.

Because of those who have generously supported the IVA, we’ve been able to provide helpful and important educational information to those who hold the levers of power in Idaho. Thank you!

GOOD NEWS: CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS LEAST GULLIBLE ON GLOBAL WARMING HYPE

According to the Pew Forum, just 34% of white evangelical Protestants believe that there is solid evidence the earth is warming. The religiously unaffiliated, on the other hand, are the most easily duped, buying the alarmist message to the tune of 58%.

EARTH DAY FACTOIDS FROM DR. ROY SPENCER

Is global warming happening now? No one knows because of year-to-year climate fluctuations, but temperatures stopped rising in 2001 and may be entering a significant cooling trend.
Is it warmer now than in thousands of years? No--and it was probably significantly warmer in the Medieval Warm Period.
Does declining Arctic sea ice evidence manmade global warming? Warming, yes; manmade, no, and recent trends are not significantly different from those of the 1930s.
Is Arctic sea ice melt rate increasing? No.
Is Antarctic sea ice diminishing? No.
Is CO2 a dangerous gas? "Well, if you breathe pure CO2, you will die--from a lack of oxygen, not because CO2 is poisonous. But if you breathe pure oxygen for very long, that will also kill you. Carbon dioxide is necessary for life on Earth; photosynthesis by plants on land and by plankton in the ocean depend on it. And without these forms of life, all the animals (and we humans) would die as well."
How much has CO2 risen as a percentage of the atmosphere since 1958? Not much: from a little under 1/2 of 1/10 of 1% to a little over 1/2 of 1/10 of 1%.

Is CO2 the main greenhouse gas? No, it's about 3% of the greenhouse effect; water vapor (85% to 90%) and clouds (5% to 10%) outweigh it by far.
How much warming would doubled CO2 cause? Not more than 1 degree Centigrade (1/3 the central estimate of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which depends on computer models that wrongly count clouds as a positive feedback; Spencer's satellite data show they're negative).

IVA IN THE NEWS

Why Butch Otter is losing the battle | Voices.IdahoStatesman.com (Kevin Richert takes me to task for accusing the governor of bullying the legislature. If you can find a softer term for his 35 vetoes, I’d love to hear it.)

I also had the privilege yesterday of doing a radio interview with David Barton and Rick Green for the Wallbuilders program, in which I discussed the genetic argument against evolution. The only mechanism evolution offers for developing increasingly complex life forms is genetic mutation, but naturally occurring mutations are virtually always harmful if not fatal to the organism.

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TODAY’S EARLY MORNING IVA TWEETS:

IDAHO

A national pro-life pharmacy organization endorses Idaho's HB 216 which protects conscience rights of pharmacists. http://tinyurl.com/cntg5e
New U of I president: "Me and Ruthie hope to complete our careers here in Moscow." First task: take a remedial course in grammar. Yikes.
Mayor Bieter holds public hearing on parking places, wouldn't for 10 Commandments. http://tinyurl.com/dcwajdless

SANCTITY OF LIFE

Biden says "no excuse" for violence against a child - unless, of course, it hasn't been born yet. http://tinyurl.com/cwcr2e
Obama doesn't want to torture terrorists but has no problem with the torture of unborn babies. http://tinyurl.com/cz336p
Obama's FDA says 17 year-olds must be sold abortion-causing drug without prescription, parental notification. http://tinyurl.com/dm843h

FREEDOM OF RELIGION, SPEECH

Thought crimes law passes committee. Under it, your pastor can be prosecuted for teaching against homosexuality. http://tinyurl.com/dmpkns
Old media dying: NY Times owes $1.3 billion, has $34 million in bank, lost $74.5 million first quarter. Toast. http://tinyurl.com/cg5xdl
GE shareholders complain about leftward tilt of MSNBC, have their microphones cut off. http://tinyurl.com/dxsgdt

SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE

Marriage in Connecticut now legal between any "two people," homosexuality can now be taught as "acceptable." http://tinyurl.com/dndc8u
Miss California defended natural marriage, lost Miss USA crown, but is everywhere on TV, radio. Anybody know who won Miss USA? Me neither.
Man gets life for beating transgendered man to death with fire extinguisher, gays celebrate. I want stiffer penalty: capital punishment.

MULTICULTURALISM

Sharia is here - mortgage companies issues Sharia-compliant mortgages, try to pretend they charge no interest. http://tinyurl.com/cf5hrnl
While Obama apologizes to the world about the US, Muslim Turkey refuses to apologize for killing 1.5 million Armenian Christians in 1915.

ENVIRONMENT

Ridiculous: EPA says cap and trade will cost average family @ $100 a year. True cost: over $3,000. http://tinyurl.com/c76wqg

NATIONAL SECURITY

Don't forget: Obama's own intel guy says enhanced interrogation yielded "high value information.": NY Times. http://tinyurl.com/d7j9sn
Former CIA chief: 60% of what we know about al Qaeda came through enhanced interrogation techniques. http://tinyurl.com/coe6cv
Obama trying to keep 1979-80 US hostages from suing Iran! Obama again takes the side of our nation's enemies. http://tinyurl.com/d6e9z7
Dems knew all about interrogation techniques they want to throw Bushies in prison for. Let's throw them in too. http://tinyurl.com/cfatq7
Retired CIA agent: CIA rank and file "horrified by President Obama's naive decision making," "lack of maturity." http://tinyurl.com/daoo3p
Left-leaning Politico.com says Obama botching torture message: "dazed" - is national security above his pay grade? http://tinyurl.com/c3jtgk
The gang that couldn't shoot straight: Napolitano has to retract statement that 9/11 guys got into US through Canada. http://tinyurl.com/d99q37
Ayers speaks at Brandeis on lessons learned in anti-war movement. Here's one: in the US, you can try to blow up Pentagon, get away with it.
Obama fights war on terror: takes reservists away from civilian jobs here, puts them in civilian jobs there. http://tinyurl.com/cln524
Napolitano is in charge of national security. Her incompetence causing Canada press to ask: how did she get job? http://tinyurl.com/c9xv69
Ayers speaks at Brandeis on lessons learned in anti-war movement. Here's one: in the US, you can try to blow up Pentagon, get away with it.
The region in Somalia that produces all the pirates now has its own lobbyist in Washington, D.C. http://tinyurl.com/cc76o6

OBAMA PRESIDENCY, ECONOMY

It just gets worse: Geithner has no plan for managing billions in investments purchased using TARP funds. http://tinyurl.com/ccaeul
Column in Wall Street Journal worth the read, on how "King Barack the Mild" has completely botched the GM crisis: http://tinyurl.com/ceg9e2
Dems hope public stays fixated on economy: will distract them from Dems unending tax and ethics scandals. http://tinyurl.com/dkygvz

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