Climate & Environmental Extremism

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Date:	04-16-08
Host:	George Noory
Guests:	Tim Ball, Richard C. Hoagland

Appearing during the first three hours, retired professor of climatology, Dr. Tim Ball argued that climate change is not due to manmade causes such as increased CO2. Environmental issues are being politicized and exploited, he said. It is arrogance that we can stop climate change, and human energy into the system is miniscule-- global climate change is caused by natural cycles mostly related to the sun and the oceans, he noted.

The bullying atmosphere about the future of our planet is misguided, and environmental extremism leads us away from the real issues, he commented. For instance, fears of overpopulation begun in the 1960s have not played out, and if anything, there is a bigger problem of declining populations, Ball offered. He also addressed water concerns-- droughts are part of a cycle, such as in the Great Plains of North America, which undergoes a 22-year pattern.

It is a myth that fossil fuels are running out, and the increased usage of biofuels such as ethanol is threatening world food production, he detailed. For more, see this article Ball wrote for the Canada Free Press.

Solar Breakthrough

Appearing in the last hour, Richard C. Hoagland of Enterprise Mission commented on a breakthrough in solar cells which use a kind of nano ink. There are major problems with such energy alternatives as wind power and biofuels, and this new type of thin-film solar cell could eventually become very cost effective, he said.

Bumper Music

Bumper music from Wednesday April 16, 2008

1.	Cannonball Supertramp	2.	Don't Stop Believin' Journey	3.	Evil Ways Santana
4.	Free Fallin' Tom Petty	5.	From the Beginning Emerson, Lake & Palmer	6.	Have You Ever Seen the Rain? Creedence Clearwater Revival
7.	Inca Dance Cusco	8.	Layla Eric Clapton	9.	Layla Derek & The Dominos
10.	Layla Derek & the Dominos	11.	Midnight Express (The Chase) Giorgio Moroder	12.	Midnight Express (The Chase) Giorgio Moroder
13.	Nights in White Satin Moody Blues	14.	Shadows in Silence Enigma	15.	Spirit in the Sky Norman Greenbaum
16.	Time of the Season Zombies	17.	True Spandau Ballet	18.	While You See a Chance Steve Winwood
19.	Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd	20.	Wish You Were Here Jim Manley	21.	Wish You Were Here Jim Manley