Global warming skeptics

Andrey Nikolayevich Illarionov ( Russian: Андре́й Никола́евич Илларио́нов) (born September 16 1961) is the former economic policy advisor to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. (His first name is often seen spelt in English as 'Andrei', which uses an alternative transliteration of the Cyrillic letter 'й'.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Andrey Illarionov"

Arthur B. Robinson is founder, president and professor of chemistry at the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine, where he conducts research on protein chemistry and on nutrition and predictive and preventive medicine. He also sells the Robinson Curriculum, which promises to "Teach your children...to acquire superior knowledge as did many...in the days before socialism in education". He is currently the editor and publisher of the newsletter Access to Energy ( www.accesstoenergy.com ), which was originated by Petr Beckmann. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arthur B. Robinson"

Bjørn Lomborg (born January 6, 1965) is a Danish political scientist and former director of the Environmental Assessment Institute in Copenhagen. He is most known for his controversial book The Skeptical Environmentalist, and the allegations of scientific dishonesty that followed it. He is now an adjunct professor at the Copenhagen Business School. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bjørn Lomborg"

Craig D. Idso is the founder and chairman of the board of the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change. He is the brother of Keith E. Idso and son of Sherwood B. Idso. ...more on Wikipedia about "Craig D. Idso"

David J. Bellamy OBE (born 18 January, 1933 in London, England) is an English professor, botanist, author, broadcaster and environmental campaigner. ...more on Wikipedia about "David Bellamy"

Siegfried Frederick Singer (born September 27, 1924 in Vienna) is an atmospheric physicist. In 1959 he was selected as one of "Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation" by the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce. He was involved in designing on of the first instruments used in a satellite to measure ozone ** . ...more on Wikipedia about "Fred Singer"

Frederick Seitz ( July 4, 1911-) is an American scientist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frederick Seitz"

James Rodney Schlesinger (born 15 February 1929) was United States Secretary of Defense from 1973 to 1974 under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He became America's first Secretary of Energy under Jimmy Carter. ...more on Wikipedia about "James R. Schlesinger"

Jane M. Orient is a professor of clinical medicine at Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine. She is a specialist in internal medicine. Dr. Orient is the executive director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). She is also leading a national effort to increase the amount of free enterprise and reduce socialism in medicine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jane Orient"

Jerry Lamon Falwell (born on August 11, 1933, Lynchburg, Virginia) is a Fundamentalist Baptist pastor, televangelist, and conservative activist from the United States. He is also founder of the Moral Majority movement and Liberty University. His parents were Carey and Helen Falwell, and he has a fraternal twin brother, Gene Falwell. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jerry Falwell"

James Mountain Inhofe, usually known as Jim Inhofe (born November 17 1934) is an American politician from Oklahoma. A member of the Republican Party, he currently serves as the senior United States Senator from Oklahoma. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jim Inhofe"

Joe Linus Barton (born September 15, 1949), American politician, has been the Republican congressman representing the Texas 6th congressional district ( map ) in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1985. ...more on Wikipedia about "Joe Barton"

John L. Daly (1943-2004), a self-declared "Greenhouse skeptic", was known for speaking out publicly against what he called the " Global Warming scare". Since his death his website, Still Waiting for Greenhouse is maintained by Jerry Brennan. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Lawrence Daly"

Kary Banks Mullis (b. December 28, 1944) is an American biochemist who developed the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a central technique in molecular biology which allows the amplification of specified DNA sequences, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Japan Prize in 1993. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kary Mullis"

Keith E. Idso is Vice President of the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change. He is the brother of Craig D. Idso and son of Sherwood B. Idso. He received his B.S. in Agriculture with a major in Plant Sciences from the University of Arizona and his M.S. from the same institution with a major in Agronomy and Plant Genetics. He completed his Ph.D. in Botany at Arizona State University. His father is Sherwood B Idso. ...more on Wikipedia about "Keith E. Idso"

Dr. Clarence Lester "Les" Hogan (born 19xx) is a pioneer in microwave and semiconductor technology. — He grew up as brother of three sisters in Great Falls, Montana, where his father worked for the Great Northern Railroad. After graduating from Montana State University with a degree in chemical engineering he joined the U.S. Navy in 1942. He did some work on acoustic torpedoes in Chesapeake Bay, and when being approached by Bell Laboratories, subsequently went to the Pacific theatre to train submarine crews in the use of that technology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lester Hogan"

The scientific opinion on global warming, as expressed by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is that the average global temperature has risen 0.6 ± 0.2° C since the late 19th century, and that "most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities". The IPCC further proposes that temperatures may increase by 1.4°C to 5.8°C between 1990 and 2100. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of scientists opposing global warming consensus"

John Michael Crichton (born October 23, 1942, pronounced 'cry-ton' ) is an author, film producer and television producer. His best-known works are science fiction novels, films and television programs. Crichton describes his genre as techno-thriller which is usually the marriage of action and technical details. Many of his novels have medical or scientific underpinnings, reflecting his medical training and science background. ...more on Wikipedia about "Michael Crichton"

Myron Ebell is the Director of Global Warming and International Environmental Policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. He is also the Chairman of the Cooler Heads Coalition. Prior to these posts, he served similar roles in other political and environmental think tanks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Myron Ebell"

Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (born March 22, 1930) is an influential Christian televangelist, entrepreneur, and Christian right political activist from the United States. He is the founder of numerous organizations and corporations including: the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), the Christian Coalition, the Flying Hospital, International Family Entertainment, Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation, and Regent University. He is the host of The 700 Club, a TV program which airs on many channels in the United States and on CBN affiliates worldwide. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pat Robertson"

Patrick J. Michaels (born c. 1942?) is a professor of environmental sciences at the University of Virginia, and the state climatologist for Virginia. His professional specialty was the influence of climate on agriculture. He is noted for his views as an opponent of global warming theory and frequently writes and speaks for popular audiences on the topic of climate change. He is a fellow of the Cato Institute and edits the World Climate Report, published by the Western Fuels Association through WFA's Greening Earth Society. His work has been published in Climate Research, Climatic Change and Geophysical Research Letters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Patrick Michaels" http://www.shortopedia.com - Go in quickly.

Philip Cooney is a former Bush administration official with ties to the energy industry. On June 8, 2005, The New York Times reported that it had obtained internal White House documents which proved that Cooney had altered national climate change reports during 2002 and 2003 to undermine consensus findings that greenhouse gas emissions contribute to global warming. Two days after the article was published, Cooney resigned his position as chief of staff for the White House Council on Environmental Quality, and is due to start work for ExxonMobil in the fall of 2005. Prior to working for the Bush Administration, Cooney was a lawyer and lobbyist for the American Petroleum Institute, an industry lobbying organization which has, since 1997, opposed emissions limits by claiming that there was too much uncertainty in climate science. ...more on Wikipedia about "Philip Cooney"

Philip Stott is a professor emeritus of biogeography at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and a former editor ( 1987- 2004) of the Journal of Biogeography ** ** (the latter requires cookies). In the early 1970s, Stott and his wife, a historian and biographer, lived in Thailand and he was carrying out field research at Kalasin. He has written academic papers and books on chalk grassland, on the vegetation and archaeology of Thailand (and on the rest of southeast Asia), on ecology and biogeography (eg. his textbook 'Historical Plant Geography'), on fire ecology eg. ** , on lichens and mosses, on tropical rain forest eg. ** and ** , on savannas eg ** (with references), and on the construction of environmental knowledge. Stott recently published, with Santanee Phasuk, a book, 'Royal Siamese Maps: War and Trade in Nineteenth Century Thailand' (River Books and Thames & Hudson: 2005), for H.R.H. Princess Sirindhorn ** . He writes for the press, especially for The Times, and broadcasts regularly on BBC radio and television on subjects including biogeography, extinction, climatology, and ecology. He now hosts a new Web Site (April 2005 onwards), based on Bruno Latour's 'A Parliament of Things' ** . In the UK, he is a life-long Labour supporter and he regards himself as mildly left wing politically. He is fiercely anti-tobacco (see his Blog). Two of his ecology books are 'Global environmental change' (Blackwell Science: largely on climate change) (with Dr. Peter Moore and Professor Bill Chaloner) and 'Political ecology: science, myth and power' (Edward Arnold; Oxford USA) (edited with Dr. Sian Sullivan) ** . He has also published four books of recorder music for children and recorder consorts eg. ** , and he used to conduct an Early Music Consort called 'Pifaresca'. He has written a Clarinet Concerto, which was first performed by Kent Music School and which he hopes to make available on the web. He is currently Chair of The Anglo-Thai Society ** , UK. He is no longer a member of the Scientific Alliance because he deems it important to be academically independent of all organisations, industry, and Green groups. He has two daughters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Philip Stott"

Richard Siegmund Lindzen (born February 8, 1940) is an atmospheric physicist and a professor of meteorology at MIT renowned for his research in dynamic meteorology - especially atmospheric waves. He is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences and has held positions at the University of Chicago, Harvard University and MIT. ...more on Wikipedia about "Richard Lindzen"

Richard William Pombo (born January 8 1961), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 11th District of California ( map ). He was born in Tracy, California, was educated at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. ...more on Wikipedia about "Richard Pombo"

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