| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| − | '''S. Fred Singer''' is an internationally renowned [[climate]] [[physicist]] | + | '''S. Fred Singer''' is an internationally renowned [[climate]] [[physicist]], research professor at [[George Mason University]], and the co-author (with [[Dennis Avery]]) of ''Unstoppable Global Warming'', a book which describes the natural 1500-year cycle of ups and downs in the [[Earth]]'s average [[air temperature]]. He is well known for his skepticism toward the theory of [[anthropogenic global warming]]. |
| − | and the co-author of ''Unstoppable Global Warming'', a book which describes the natural 1500-year cycle of ups and downs in the [[Earth]]'s average air temperature. | |
| | | | |
| − | Singer received a Special Commendation from the [[White House]] and a U.S. Department of Commerce Gold Medal Award, for his pioneering work with the U.S. [[weather satellite]] program. [http://www.sepp.org/about%20sepp/bios/singer/biosfs.html] | + | Singer received a Special Commendation from the [[White House]] and a [[U.S. Department of Commerce]] Gold Medal Award, for his pioneering work with the U.S. [[weather satellite]] program. [http://www.sepp.org/about%20sepp/bios/singer/biosfs.html] |
| | + | *Singer was among the very first to study the [[cosmic radiation]] outside of the Earth's [[atmosphere]] using rocket-borne instruments. He developed the method used to date the origin of [[meteor]]ites, and demonstrated how the [[Moon]] might have been captured to become a companion of the Earth. He pioneered instrumented [[satellite]]s before [[Sputnik]] and devised instruments for measuring [[ozone]] and other atmospheric constituents from [[space]].<ref>[http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=9551 Mastering the Problem of Environmental Quality: an interview with Dr. S. Fred Singer]</ref> |
| | + | |
| | + | *In rebuke to the EPA classifying CO<sub>2</sub> a health hazard, Singer says “Its science is based primarily on the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, (and) the [[IPCC]] conclusion about the human cause of climate change is not supported by any kind of credible evidence. None whatsever,” <ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=48321 ‘Climate Change’ Is the Terrorist the U.S. Should Be Fighting, Muslim Leader Says] CNSNews, May 19, 2009</ref> |
| | + | |
| | + | ==Notes== |
| | + | <references/> |
| | | | |
| | ==Books== | | ==Books== |
| | + | *''Hot Talk, Cold Science: Global Warming's Unfinished Debate'' (1997) |
| | + | *''Climate Policy - From Rio to Kyoto'' (2000) |
| | + | *''Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years'' (2007) is filled with wit, style and scholarship. It presents surprising statistics that meticulously dissect the claims of well-funded environmental groups and uncovers little-known facts about [[global warming]]. [http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=252&program=&isEvent=true] |
| | | | |
| − | *''Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years'' is filled with wit, style and scholarship. It presents surprising statistics that meticulously dissect the claims of well-funded environmental groups and uncovers little-known facts about [[global warming]]. [http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=252&program=&isEvent=true]
| + | [[Category:Scientists]] |
| − | | |
| − | [[category:scientists]] | |
| | {{DEFAULTSORT:Singer, S. Fred}} | | {{DEFAULTSORT:Singer, S. Fred}} |