Supporters to Gore: “Cool it”

Even those who support Al Gore’s campaign against global warming are urging him to back off his shrill pronouncements of doom and gloom. They are concerned that “some of Mr. Gore’s central points are exaggerated and erroneous.” Furthermore, this article — in the NY Times, of all places — quotes a number of distinguished scientists who are openly skeptical of Gore’s claims. According to one marine biologist, “Nowhere does Mr. Gore tell his audience that all of the phenomena that he describes fall within the natural range of environmental change on our planet.” A very inconvenient truth, indeed.

UPDATE: Two women who set out to reach the North Pole to raise awareness of the dangers of global warming had to abandon their trek–because of the extreme cold. One of the hikers got frostbite on her toes, and their batteries froze, rendering some of their electronic equipment inoperable. Temperatures inside their tent reached 58 degrees below zero. Outside, it was greater than 100 below. They had planned to “don body suits and swim through areas where polar ice has melted.” Alas, the globe wasn’t as warm as they had hoped.