Claude Allegre – a true believer loses faith

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This article has to make the global warming true believers cringe.

One of France’s most decorated geophysicists has changed his mind about global warming. Claude Allegre — who is the author of 11 books and a member of both the French and U.S. Academy of Sciences — had previously expressed grave concern over mankind’s role in global warming. But now Allegre writes in a French newspaper that “the cause of climate change remains unknown.” He says, for example, that Mount Kilimanjaro is not losing snow due to global warming — but because of local land use and precipitation changes.

Meanwhile a glacier expert with the Chinese Academy of Sciences is discounting previous forecasts that glaciers across Western China could disappear in 50 years. Zhang Wenjing does not question global warming — but says it would take centuries to melt the dense ice packs in that region.

About Jason Hayes

Jason Hayes is a Christian, a husband, and a father. He is keenly interested in how philosophy and politics work together to impact policy. His primary areas of interest are libertarian philosophy, rights issues, and environmental policy. He lives in Arizona and works in the resource industry. His blog is located at www.jasonhayes.org
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