Do You Consult Your Dentist About Brain Surgery?

The scientists listed below comprise the Board of Directors of AAAS, the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They issued a statement on 2/18/07 that basically amounts to taking a shot at George W. Bush for what they consider foot dragging on global warming. On their web site they claim AAAS “serves some 262 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals.” While I’m not sure what constitutes “serving,” I’m pretty sure they don’t speak for ten million individuals. In fact, this statement was generated by the Board of Directors listed below. What is interesting here is that there is not a single expert in Climate Change. Much like the impressive list of scientists who lent their names to Al Gore for his film, there is a noticeable lack of experts in the actual field they are writing about. Don’t get me wrong, I’m impressed that Dr. Dowling has an MD (from Harvard no less) AND a PhD in Biology, but why weren’t they talking to the premier Climatologist in the country, or at least the top Climatologist at Harvard (where the majority seem to have a connection.) And I wouldn’t mind if they were on the board along with some climate experts. You know, to add some “diversity” (God, I hate that word!).

The worst part is that the thrust of their statement is “It’s time to end the debate.” And that seems to be the chorus these days. Just admit they are right and we can all move on to solving this problem that they alternately say is unsolvable and irreversible. But PLEASE can we just stop talking about it! The glaciers are retreating! No, not all of them and no, we really don’t know why some are advancing. No we don’t have all the answers and we certainly don’t have a solution. But, damn it, it’s time to stop the debate. You must be one of those global warming deniers.




Dr. Gilbert S. Omenn – MD & PhD Genetics
Dr. John Holdren – Engineering & Physics
Dr. David Baltimore - Biologist
Dr. David E. Shaw – Computer Scientist
Mr. William T. Golden – Not a scientist, but did give AAAS $5.25 million
Dr. Alan I. Leshner – PhD Physiological Psychology
Dr. Rosina M. Bierbaum – BS Biology, PhD Ecology & Evolution
Dr. John E. Dowling – MD & PhD Biology
Dr. Lynn Enquist – Molecular Biology
Dr. Susan Fitzpatrick – Health Risk Management
Dr. Alice Gast – Chemical Engineering
Dr. Thomas D. Pollard - MD
Dr. Peter R. Stang - Chemistry
Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan – BS Earth Sciences, PhD Geology