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"In searching
for a new enemy to unite us, we came up with the idea that pollution,
the threat of global warming, water shortages, famine and the like would
fit the bill..."[1] Club of Rome, an elite
think-tank working with the UN.
"...we need
to get some broad based support, to capture the public's
imagination.... So we have to offer up scary scenarios, make simplified,
dramatic statements and make little mention of any doubts.... Each of us has
to decide what the right balance is between being effective and being
honest."[2] Stanford Professor Stephen Schneider
"The earth continually warms and cools. The
cycle is undeniable, ancient, often abrupt, and global. It is also
unstoppable. Isotopes in the ice and sediment cores, ancient tree rings, and
stalagmites tell us it is linked to small changes in the irradiance of
the sun."[3, page 4]
Atmospheric
physicist Fred Singer and Dennis T. Avery, Unstoppable Global
Warming
“No matter if the science of global warming is all phony...
climate change [provides] the greatest opportunity to bring about justice
and equality in the world.”[4]
Christine Stewart, then Canadian Minister
of the Environment
"Then the Lord answered Job out of
the whirlwind, and said: 'Who is this who darkens counsel by words without
knowledge?...Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?
Tell Me, if you have understanding.... To what were its foundations
fastened?... Or who shut in the sea... when I said, ‘This far you may come,
but no farther, and here your proud waves must stop!’" Job 38:1-6, 8, 11
In spite of Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth," there's no
scientific consensus on human-caused global warming! His claim that
Greenland's ice will melt, causing oceans to rise twenty feet, is science fiction, not
reality. Unadulterated scientific facts show us that, since 2005,
Greenland's ice
mass has been growing, not shrinking! So has
its population of polar
bears.
During a medieval period of global warming (warmer than
now), Norwegian explorers settled on Greenland's grassy coast. But the
climate cooled, and by 1350 AD, ice covered their fields and coastal
waters. That "Little ice
age" -- a natural shift in the
revolving cycles of nature -- wiped out the entire community. However, during
that warming period -- almost a millennium before the media would blame SUVs
for warm days -- the Atlantic coasts were not buried by rising oceans.
In fact, any slight variation in ocean levels are naturally moderated by
increased evaporation during warmer cycles. Our Maker planned His creation
well!
In spite of today's deceptive propaganda, more than a hundred
scientists (atmospheric physicists, climatologists, meteorologist, etc.) have
dared to publicly disagreed with the supposed "global warming" consensus. They
warn us that the ominous media predictions are "based solely on
unproven scientific theories, imperfect computer models -- and the
unsupported assumptions that catastrophic global warming follows from the
burning of fossil fuels and requires immediate action."[5]
But the liberal media turns a deaf ear to the rational voices.
Mention global warming and the name most likely to come to mind is Al Gore.
His 1992 book,
Earth in the
Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit helps explain why his disciples
defend his deceptive message with religious zeal. It IS
religious! M. Scott Peck, the supposedly "Christian" author of The
Road Less Traveled, called it a "holy
book" that we "must have for our collective salvation."[6]
Notice the emphasis on earth-centered
spirituality in the quotes below. Gore's spiritual blend matches the UN
demand for a universal, unifying spirituality based on systems
thinking -- a postmodern version of the timeless pantheistic belief
that everything is interconnected. (Remember the story about the Asian
butterfly whose flapping wings caused a breeze in America?) Contemporary
change agents have stretched this
philosophy to include all systems: political, economic, social, and
spiritual. With that in mind, ponder the faith -- and the
deceptive suggestions --behind Gore's pseudo science and historical
revisions:
"The richness and diversity of our religious tradition
throughout history is a spiritual resource long ignored by people of faith,
who are often afraid to
open their minds to teachings first offered outside their own
system of belief. But the emergence of a civilization in which knowledge
moves freely and almost instantaneously throughout the world has. . .
spurred a renewed investigation of the wisdom distilled by all
faiths. This panreligious perspective may prove especially
important where our global civilization's responsibility for the earth is
concerned....
Native American religions, for instance, offer a rich
tapestry of ideas about our relationship to the earth....'All things are
connected like the blood that unites us all.'" (pages 258-259)
"The spiritual sense of our place in nature... can be traced
to the origins of human civilization.... The last vestige of organized
goddess worship was eliminated by Christianity."
(page 260)
"Hindu environmentalist, Dr. Karan Singh, regularly cites the
ancient Hindu dictum: 'The Earth is our mother, and we are all her
children."
(page
261)
To help establish this earth-centered spirituality, Gore calls
for "a central organizing principle – one agreed to voluntarily." Then
he warns us that...
"Minor shifts in policy, moderate improvement in laws and
regulations, rhetoric offered in lieu of genuine change—these are all forms
of appeasement, designed to satisfy the public’s desire to believe that
sacrifice, struggle and a wrenching transformation of society will
not be necessary."[6]
(page
274)
Only a major crisis
would persuade the masses to consent to such a "wrenching transformation."
Like Al Gore, the elite members of the Club of Rome knew that well. That's why
they concluded that "global warming, water shortages, famine and the like
would fit the bill."[1]
Local abuses (polluted rivers, industrial waste, etc.) won't suffice. Unlike
"global warming" with its sensationalized consequences, local problems seldom
capture the imagination of the global community. They just aren't scary
enough!
GREEN HISTORY
To understand the politics behind the environmental
movement and its persuasive propaganda, let's look at the social ambitions
that drive it. Its agenda was formed during the sixties, when four overlapping
anti-establishment groups joined to form the Green Party in Germany: radical
feminists, Marxists (the new Left), peace-niks (the anti-war movement), and
hippies seeking spiritual enlightenment.
Militant U.S. "Greens" formed a similar agenda:
radical population control, a global welfare system (replacing capitalism with
socialism), planetary governance (including national disarmament), and
earth-centered spirituality.
The blend of these four counter-culture
philosophies shows why pantheism and Marxism permeate environmentalism.
Consider the sobering fact that William Reilly, former head of the
Environmental Protection Agency, stated that private ownership of land is a
"quaint anachronism."[7] According to former Washington governor Dr. Dixie Lee Ray,
he sought the "repeal of the Fifth Amendment to make it easier for government
to seize private land."[7]
But the undisputed leader of the environmental
movement during the last three decades has been Canadian billionaire Maurice
Strong. Though usually operating behind the scenes, Strong is no minor
player in this global contest for the minds of the masses. He led the UN
Environmental Programme, directed the 1972 and 1992 UN Conferences on the
Environment and Development,[8]
founded Planetary Citizens, directed the World
Future Society and founded and co-chaired the World Economic Forum. He has
been a member of the Club of Rome, trustee
of the Rockefeller Foundation and Aspen Institute, a
member of the UN Commission on Global Governance, and the Senior Advisor to
the World Bank as well as to former UN Secretary General Kofi
Annan.
Mr. Strong also
founded the Earth Council. Working closely with Steven Rockefeller,
Mikhail Gorbachev and
Robert
Mueller, he oversaw the drafting of the UN Earth Charter, which
is housed in the notorious Ark of Hope. If
this Charter wins the consent of "the people," it would only be a matter of
time before its rules replace all rights granted by the U.S.
Constitution.[9]
The Earth
Charter opens with this declaration: "We stand at a critical moment in
Earth's history, a time when humanity must choose its future...." It
continues,
"As never before in history, common destiny
beckons us to seek a new beginning. Such renewal is the promise of these
Earth Charter principles.... This requires a change of mind and
heart. It requires a new sense of global INTERdependence [systems thinking] and universal
responsibility. ... The partnership of government, civil
society, and business is essential for effective
governance."[10]
This global contract clashes with Christianity.
"Fundamental changes," it tells us, "are needed in our values, institutions,
and ways of living." A new set of beliefs,
values and behavior must unify "the one human family" to ensure lasting peace.
THE POWER BEHIND THE GREEN AGENDA
This grand purpose not only demands favorable propaganda -- the
doomsday predictions that trade scientific facts for intentional deception. It
also calls for unthinkable censorship. Contrary voices must be silenced.
It's happening in the UK. "Only
a few years ago the Greens were merely a fringe group, today they are at the
center of British politics," wrote Paul Johnson in his Forbes
article titled "The Menace of the Lobby:"
"This is largely because of
the backing they have received from a majority of scientists over the issue
of global warming, especially the unproved theory that it is caused
largely by human activities. The Royal
Society, the most prestigious of British scientific institutions, has
thrown its weight strongly behind the Greens. Scientists who are known to
be skeptical of global warming find it hard to get academic jobs and
impossible to receive university funding for their research....
"How many Greens are there? It is assumed they number in the millions....
The environmental fervor of most Greens borders on fanatical. Some
call for the denial of climate change to be made a criminal offense,
along the lines of legislation in European countries that makes denial of
the Holocaust unlawful.... As a result a mass of legislation is being turned
into law, subjecting any activities that increase greenhouse gas emissions
or are seen as 'crimes against nature' to severe financial
penalties.... It won't be long before all households feel their
effects."[11]
America follows close behind. Under the banner of Sustainable
Development, the UN/US plan for government control over all water, land,
food and housing is progressing at full speed. Few Americans are even aware of
the vast networks of regulatory agencies and community partnerships that are
implementing the new system through Agenda 21 --
often disguised as Smart Growth or other pleasing labels for this
all-consuming UN agenda.
While most of these new rules and regulation bypass Congress,
some do not. A recent article titled, "Bill
ties climate to national security" warns us that...
"The CIA and Pentagon would for the first time be
required to assess the national security implications of climate
change under proposed legislation intended to elevate global warming
to a national defense issue.... The measure also would order the
Pentagon to undertake a series of war games to determine how global
climate change could affect US security....
"John J. Hamre, who
served as deputy secretary of defense in the Clinton administration,
said global warming couched in security terms would make if far more
difficult for politicians to ignore. 'What makes this interesting is
the clear effort to make the politics of global warming
broader.'"[12]
THE CONTRARY EVIDENCE
Meanwhile, the evidence
against man-made global warming is overwhelming. Here are just a few links
that tell the "other" side:
"Their experiments confirmed that cosmic rays, by
ionising molecular particles, provide nuclei for condensation of water
vapour, thereby significantly influencing cloud cover on the planet. In
periods of high electro-magnetic activity in the sun, such as occurred
during the past century, cosmic rays are deflected, resulting in a reduction
of clouds. This effect plus greater direct radiation from the sun is likely
a significant factor in global warming." Exploding stars influence climate on
earth
"The past, both recent and geologic, has seen large and
rapid natural changes in temperature. Any onset of warmer temperatures
[which increases the rate of evaporation] would be expected to produce a
drop in sea level, not a rise." The Scientific Case against the Global
Climate Treaty
"In almost a point-by-point
refutation of Al Gore's unsupportable rant that 'the debate is over; man is
warming the Earth,' Singer and Avery explain technically but lucidly why
nearly
every cherry-picked fact in
Gore's movie 'An Inconvenient Truth' is contradicted by science.... Man is
in fact all but irrelevant to global climate, as the sun and its accompanying solar system
rule." Careful Review of Science Refutes Global
Warming Myths
A short but amazing video clip
backs this evidence. It shows the infinitely vast -- and the
inconceivably tiny -- wonders of the universe we inhabit:
Secret Worlds: The Universe Within. Please watch
it, then ask yourself, How could such an astounding universe simply evolve
from nothing? How can man presume to manage it?
And how can Al Gore claim to
have all the answers when honest scientists are just beginning to uncover the
unfathomable mysteries of God's creation? His shallow "certainties" ignore the
cyclical forces and natural fluctuation that have influenced the earth's
warming and cooling phases through the ages. They include:
- sunspot activity (increased solar turbulence, which heat
the earth in 9 to 13-year cycles). During the coldest years in the "Little
Ice Age," there were "virtually no sunspots at all..."[3, page
8]
- major volcanic eruptions (can blast millions of tons of
particles and gas into the stratosphere, blocking solar rays, and cooling
the earth for years).
- the gravitational pull of the moon (affects tidal forces
and triggers volcanoes)
- the annual decrease of stratospheric ozone each southern
winter (our summer) when the sun's seasonal absence prevents ultraviolet
rays from interacting with oxygen and producing ozone.
- the earth's magnetic field (deflects storm tracks)
"We know more about the surface
of Mars than the three-mile strip of state waters along our coast," admits
Rikk Kvitek, director of the Seafloor Mapping Lab at California State
University."[13]
Even so, faithful Job, who
lived about 4000 years ago, knew some amazing facts about God's
creation. Thousands of years before the celebrated discoveries of Newton
and Galileo, Job described God' work to his critical friends:
"He hangs the earth on nothing. He binds up the water in His thick clouds,
Yet the clouds are not broken under it." Job
26:7
But Job didn't realize how
little he actually knew. So God gave him (and us) a lesson. Here is only a
fraction of that lesson, but take time to ponder it. And never forget the
amazing sovereignty of God and the absurdity of human claims to improve the
order of His magnificent creation.
The Lord
answered Job...
"Have you
entered the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in search of the
depths? ...Tell Me, if you know all this.
"By what way is
light diffused, or the east wind scattered over the earth? Who
has divided a channel for the overflowing water, or a path for the
thunderbolt...
“Can you bind the
cluster of the Pleiades, or loose the belt of Orion?... Do you know the
ordinances of the heavens?
“Can you lift up
your voice to the clouds, that an abundance of water may cover
you?..." Job 38:16-40
Then Job answered the Lord...
'I know that You can do everything, and that no purpose of
Yours can be withheld from You. You asked, ‘Who is this who hides counsel
without knowledge?’ Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.” Job 42:1-6
O Lord my God! When I
in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made,
I
see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the
universe displayed:
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to
Thee:
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul! my
Savior God, to Thee:
How great Thou art, how great Thou
art!
See Is Earth Our
Mother? | Mine is the
Power | Saving the
Earth | The
U.N. Plan for Your Community
Excellent outside resource: http://www.sovereignty.net/p/clim/cctutorial.htm
Endnotes:
1.
Alexander
King & Bertrand Schneider, The
First Global Revolution (New York: Pantheon Books, 1991),
115.
2.
Jonathan
Schell, "Our Fragile Earth," Discover
(October 1989); 44.
3. S. Fred Singer and Dennis T. Avery, Unstoppable Global
Warming (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
2007).
4. Christine Stewart, then Canadian Minister
of the Environment, before the editors and reporters of the Calgary Herald,
1998, and quoted by Terence Corcoran, “Global Warming: The Real Agenda,”
Financial Post, 26 December 1998, from the Calgary Herald, 14 December 1998.
Cited Fred Singer, page 4. (See note #3)
5. http://www.sepp.org/policy%20declarations/leipzig.html
6. Al Gore, Earth in the Balance; Ecology
and the Human Spirit (Houghton Mifflin, 1992), back cover.
7. Dixy Lee Ray, Environmental Overkill (Washington: Regnery
Gateway, 1993), 101.
8. www.crossroad.to/text/articles/rapid-reaction99.htm.
In his opening speech at the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and
Development, Maurice Strong said, "...current lifestyles and consumption
patterns of the affluent middle class - involving high meat intake use of
fossil fuels, appliances, home and work-place air-conditioning, and suburban
housing - are not sustainable. A shift is necessary. which will require a vast
strengthening of the multilateral system, including the United
Nations."
9. www.crossroad.to/articles2/2002/ark.html
10. http://www.earthcharterusa.org/earth_charter.html
11. Paul Johnson, "The Menace of the Lobby," Forbes,
4-23-07.
http://members.forbes.com/global/2007/0423/016.html
12. Bryan Bender, "Bill
ties climate to national security," Boston Globe, 4-9-07. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/04/09/bill_ties_climate_to_national_security/?page=full
13.Barbara Feder Ostrow,
"Undersea map reveals Maverick's secret," http://www.mercurynews.com/, 4-17-07.
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