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Deniers:Scientists:William M. Gray
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Professor Emeritus, Deparment of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
Writer - Tech Central Station
Professor Gray joined the CSU Department of Atmospheric Science in 1961 after spending four years as a research assistant in the Department of Meteorology at the University of Chicago. He began his career as an Air Force Officer forecasting weather.
Research Interests:
Tropical cyclones
Tropical meteorology
Seasonal weather prediction
Climate change
Ph.D. in Geophysical Sciences (1964) - University of Chicago.
M.S. in Meteorology (1959) University of Chicago.
B.S. in Geography (1952) George Washington University.
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[edit] April 10th, 2007
"I think the whole human-induced greenhouse gas thing is a red herring. ... I see climate change as due to the ocean circulation pattern. I see this as a major cause of climate change. ... These are natural processes. We shouldn't blame them on humans and CO2." Source:"Warming Not Behind Hurricane Activity - Forecaster," by Jeff Franks. Reuters, April 10, 2007
[edit] October 26, 2006
Colorado State University's William Gray, one of the nations preeminent hurricane forecasters, called noted Boulder climate researcher Kevin Trenberth an opportunist and a Svengali who "sold his soul to the devil to get (global warming) research funding." Source:"Tempest erupts over hurricanes: Global warming debate at conference spawns name calling"
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[edit] November 16th, 2000
"Our global climate's temperature has always fluctuated back and forth and it will continue to do so, irrespective of how much or how little greenhouse gases we put into the atmosphere." Source:BBC in Depth, Viewpoint, Get Off Global Warming Bandwagon Accessed 12.4.07
[edit] October 12th, 2007
"We're brainwashing our children." Referring to Al Gore's movie "An Inconvenient Truth" while speaking at the University of North Carolina.
Source:"Gore gets cold shoulder" Sydney Morning Herald article Accessed 12.4.07
[edit] Key Deeds
[edit] December 12th, 2007
Gray signed an open letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations alleging that that the "UN climate conference taking the World in entirely the wrong direction." The letter was signed by 100 so-called "Prominent Scientists." Source:Open Letter taken from Science and Public Policy website, 12.18.07
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Heartland Institute
HeartlandGlobalWarming.org Expert
Source:Heartland Institute - HeartlandGlobalWarming.org