And Bob Ryan is a sports writer for the Boston Globe, and frequents
ESPN's Around the Horn
:-)
On May 4, 12:37 pm, Bruce Majors <majors.br...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Climate Coup: Global Warming's Invasion of Our Government and Our Lives*
>
> *BOOK FORUM
> Wednesday, May 4, 2011
> 4:00 PM (Reception To Follow)*
>
> Featuring *Richard Lindzen*, Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Meteorology, MIT;
> *Bob Ryan*, Fellow and past president of the American Meteorological Society
> and meteorologist for WJLA / ABC 7 News; moderated by*Patrick J. Michaels*,
> Senior Fellow, Cato Institute, and editor of *Climate Coup*.
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> Despite consistent evidence that climate change does not portend an
> apocalyptic future, global-warming alarmism is invading nearly every aspect
> of our lives. The newly published book *Climate Coup* is an antidote to
> this, confronting the exaggerations, opportunism, and myths about global
> warming that are altering the shapes of our lives and deeply impacting
> decisions about health, education, law, national defense, international
> development, trade, and academic publishing. Is any alarmism justified? Are
> all of the claims being made unrealistic and unsupported? What is the role
> of government? This special book forum will offer perspectives from two
> experts gifted in their ability to communicate their different points of
> view on global-warming policy to the public. We hope you can join us for
> what promises to be an exceptionally vigorous discussion of the evidence and
> impact of global warming.
>
> *Speakers:*
>
> *Richard Lindzen* is the Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Meteorology at MIT,
> where he pursues groundbreaking research on the sensitivity of temperature
> to changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide. He is recipient of the American
> Meteorological Society's Meisinger and Charney Awards and the Macelwane
> Medal from the American Geophysical Union — three of the most prestigious
> prizes in atmospheric science. He is a member of the National Academy of
> Sciences; a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of
> Science, the American Geophysical Union, and the American Meteorological
> Society; and a corresponding member of the National Academy of Science
> Committee on Human Rights. Dr. Lindzen holds AB, SM, and PhD degrees from
> Harvard University.
>
> *Bob Ryan* is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society and holds the
> Charles Franklin Brooks award from the Society for outstanding service. Well
> known in the Washington metropolitan area, Bob Ryan is a meteorologist for
> WJLA / ABC 7 News. In 1996, he was elected president of the AMS and he has
> also served the Society as Chair of the Committee of Broadcast Meteorology,
> Commissioner of Professional Affairs, and member of the Council of the
> Society. He is chair of the AMS Development Committee and most recently held
> an AMS Presidential Forum on the communication of weather and climate
> information. As a highly visible and very active communicator on climate
> change, Bob Ryan is uniquely qualified to comment on the interaction between
> government and climate science. He holds BS and MS degrees from SUNY-Albany.
>
> *Patrick J. Michaels* (moderator) is senior fellow in environmental studies
> at the Cato Institute, a Distinguished Senior Fellow in the School of Public
> Policy at George Mason University, and a past president of the American
> Association of State Climatologists. He has authored and co-authored
> numerous books on climate change, including *Meltdown: The Predictable
> Distortion of Global Warming by Scientists, Politicians, and the Media* and
> *Climate of Extremes: Global Warming Science They Don't Want You to Know*.
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