A handful of scientists organized a petition to change the official statement of the American Physical Society from one that admits anthropogenic affects on global climate change to a position much more skeptical.
The proposed new statement included the idea, "Current climate models appear insufficiently reliable to properly account for natural and anthropogenic contributions to past climate change, much less project future climate."
The APS council voted to maintain their 2007 stated position "The evidence is incontrovertible: Global warming is occurring." and, "Because the complexity of the climate makes accurate prediction difficult, the APS urges an enhanced effort to understand the effects of human activity on the Earth’s climate, and to provide the technological options for meeting the climate challenge in the near and longer terms."
I am relieved that at least some of the brightest scientists are not giving in to pressure to pander to the political interests of those who would divert attention from limiting the responsibility of those with the technological capacity to have contributed to global climate change.
The APS promotes the use of technology to find ways to curb the effects of the global climate change caused by technology.
A Brave New World Requires A Brave New Mind
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