Despite overwhelming historical evidence to the contrary, the anthropogenic global warming crowd insist that manmade atmospheric CO2 is causing damaging planetary warming. Data going back several thousand years from a variety of scientifically validated sources clearly show no correlation between atmospheric CO2 levels and earthís temperature. In fact, a reverse correlation exists ... namely, temperature rise precedes increases in atmospheric CO2 level, usually by several years, even centuries. This is because oceans (the planetís largest CO2 sink) release their dissolved CO2 as a result of the sunís prolonged warming.
Furthermore, the often cited IPCC models that predicted continuing warming with increasing anthropogenic emissions have been proven wrong. Emissions continued to rise at accelerating rates during the past 15 or so years with no discernable increase in the Earthís temperature. The claims that recent weather extremes like Hurricane Sandy are caused by global warming are disputed by experts in the field. The emotional impact of such events and their alleged human cause is easily exploited for political gain
Lastly, past warming periods in Earthís history and subsequent increased atmospheric CO2 levels have been far higher than now with no negative consequences on plant or animal well being, sea level or other dire results that the anthropogenic warming proponents predict. Conversely, periods of global cooling in recorded history clearly caused human suffering and premature death from starvation and disease.
There is no doubt that we will pay a terrible economic toll by rushing into unproven, inefficient alternative energy sources being touted by vested interests with questionable motives.