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See info below at bottom. Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, a man the Bush administration backed to head a panel on climate change, said the world has "already reached the level of dangerous concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere." <BR>
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There is no doubt the earth is warming and significantly. There is no doubt that human activity is significantly increasing the CO2 levels in the atmosphere. Of course there are uncertainties about the future of these developments. Some climatologists think a quick warming could trigger a new ice age. But the greenhouse effect is proven science. Investigate the temperature on the surface of Venus, for example. <BR>
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To not take action to reduce the potential disastrous effects of human activity on the planet when there is significant scientific evidence that these risks are within the realm of resonable probability is irresponsible. And to claim that the scientists who weigh in on global warming are biased as an argument to not take the threat seriously does not fit the facts. There are numerous scientists who have spoken out quite strongly about the risks of global warming due to human activity who have done so at potential risk to their personal gain.<BR>
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The U.S. and the World: Interviews Available <BR>
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* Global Warming -- Blow to White House Stance <BR>
* World Social Forum <BR>
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The White House is on the defensive about global warming today in the wake of statements by Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, head of the official U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, who said he now believes the world has "already reached the level of dangerous concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere." <BR>
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Pachauri's statements -- which included a call for immediate "very deep" cuts in pollution as necessary for humanity's survival -- are acutely embarrassing to the Bush administration because it strongly backed Pachauri for his current post. <BR>
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The following analysts are available for interviews: <BR>
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ROSS GELBSPAN, <A HREF="http://by16fd.bay16.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?curmbox=F000000001&a=25ae577f9e1997e9d5e9b73159bcc880&mailto=1&to=ross@TheWorld.com&msg=MSG1106603253.24&start=10014186&len=6540&src=&type=x">ross@TheWorld.com</A>, <A HREF="javascript:ol('http://www.heatisonline.org/');">http://www.heatisonline.org/</A> <BR>
Gelbspan is author of the recent book "Boiling Point," which includes a set of three policy strategies to propel a very rapid global energy transition. He said today: "Dr. Pachauri is echoing the findings of a growing number of climate scientists -- many of whom say it may already be too late to avert very serious climate impacts.... At the same time, the U.S. has resisted any references to climate change at a global conference on disaster preparedness -- and has cut funding for more than 100 climate research stations despite President Bush's declaration that the issue needs more study. Given the urgent need for an immediate, worldwide transition to clean energy, the administration's persistent denial of the climate crisis is morphing from an instance of national embarrassment into a global nightmare of indefinite duration." <BR>
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