Abstract
The paper discusses Dan M. Kahan's article "The Cognitively Illiberal State" that offers an explanation for why people are accepting of Al Gore's global warming theories, even though, as he claims, they are not proven facts. The paper explains Kahan's assertion that it is due to the fact that Gore presents his theories as values that people want to embrace, together with effective rhetoric and feelings of guilt. The paper further explains Kahan's view that this "cultural cognitive illiberalism" becomes the vehicle for self-interest and profit from the laws and legislation enacted in the name of preserving the planet.

From the Paper
"In October, 2007, former Vice President of the United States, Al Gore, was awarded a shared Nobel Peace Prize for his work on global warming. In a New American article by William P. Hoar, the question of why Gore was awarded such a distinguished prize was examined. It was, posited Hoar, honoring Gore for his life-long commitment to the issue of global warming, which, admittedly, until recently, few people had taken him seriously about. The issue of global warming has come to the forefront of public attention because in fact, irrefutably, the polar glaciers are melting, and areas where glaciers that formed thousands of years ago are in fact seeing newly created land mass as those glaciers have disappeared."

Tags:values, liberalism, rhetoric, guilt, manipulation, lies, deceit

Abstract
This paper addresses several theories addressing why Earth has experienced increases in its global temperature over the years. This phenomenon is also known as global warming. It focuses on the studies of Milutin Milankovitch, who proposed a theory of planetary motion that attempted to explain the Earth's periods of warming and cooling.

From the Paper
"Global warming is one of today's most pressing issues. Though some dispute its existence, the great majority of individuals "scientists and lay people" do believe that the Earth is undergoing an unnatural warming. Hot summers, freak storms, melting glaciers, and other signs all seem to point toward a shift in the kind of weather enjoyed by many regions of the globe. Much of this change has occurred suddenly and rapidly, over the course of the last generation or so. Scientists know that there have been periods of climatic change in the Earth's past. The fossil and geological records bear witness to these fluctuations. Areas of the world that are today desert were once lush grasslands. Regions now frozen in the grip of perpetual winter were at one time home to tropical rain forests. Seas were to be found where at the present time there is only dry land. Various animal species came and went as the environments to which they had been adapted disappeared. Perhaps most graphic of all the great climatic changes to which the Earth has been subjected during its long history, were the series of ice ages that covered much of the globe in glaciers. Vast sections of Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia were buried beneath miles of ice and snow, the home of specially-adapted animals such as the wooly mammoth and rhinoceros. These great ice sheets retreated only in the geologically recent past. The planet warmed up again only a few thousand years before human beings first began to plant crops and to build cities. As well, there have been minor fluctuations in temperature over the past several millennia. It was a few degrees warmer during much of the Middle Ages, and a few degrees cooler than it is today for the ensuing five centuries or so. But what most disturbs today's scientists, environmentalists, and politicians, are the sudden changes of the past third of a century. Are we humans at fault? Are the greenhouse gases emitted by our cars and factories are rapidly smothering the Earth? Or is it the fault of the Earth itself - The result of fluctuations in the planet's motions and orbit, as hypothesized by the great Serbian scientist Milutin Milankovitch" "

Tags:milutin, milankovitch, planet, earth, cooling

Abstract
This report looks at the problem of global warming as a theme for research into the attitudes of the public at large about global warming as a scientific and media based issue of concern. The research is important because it can show connections or disconnections that the general public have about global warming theories and measure attitudes and beliefs toward this complicated issue. The objective of the current report or study is to give randomly sampled members of the general population a questionnaire about global warming and then compare results with extant reportage on global warming, to measure public attitudes. The experimental outline was formed using the qualitative survey methodology. Important or relatively interesting results include an apparent disconnect in public perceptions of the connection between ozone layer depletion and global warming. The current report introduces the problem or issue, explains the issue and finishes with a discussion and concluding remarks, including areas for future research.

Outline
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Results and Discussion
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Working globally in concerned international communities is seen to be key to solving the problem and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But steps must be taken to reduce the threat of global climate change at the individual, local, state, and national, as well as the international, level. Steps could be as complicated as urban design and waste management research, or as simple as planting a tree. Many cities have voluntarily taken the initiative to improve the environment by implementing greenhouse gas reduction strategies. These strategies can help communities save money as they lower the risks to human health caused by global warming. People must be willing to work together from the individual to the international level to find beneficial answers and solutions to the problem."

Tags:science, hothouse, effect, earth, atmosphere, surface, catastrophic, industrialization

Abstract
The paper defines global warming as the theory that greenhouse gasses are increasing the Earth's temperatures. The paper looks at those who benefit from believing in global warming, mainly worldwide health organizations, global warming lobbyists like AL Gore and the world's capitalist economies and democratic governments. The paper then looks at the views of skeptics of global warming who use data and logic to explain why global warming is not as severe a situation as environmentalists declare. The paper looks at the countries and industries who benefit from skepticism and concludes with a summary of the report as well as recommendations based on this information.

Outline:
Introduction
Theory of Global Warming
The Advantages of Global Warming Belief
The Advantages of Global Warming Skepticism
Conclusions and Recommendations

From the Paper
"This report defines Global Warming as the theory that greenhouse gasses are increasing the Earth's climate, specifically Earth's temperatures. It is important to note that this paper defines Global Warming as a theory, not fact, due to opposing data and conclusions from said data. Data related to Global warming has accounted for an increase in global temperatures over the past century. "According to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), there has been a documented increase in global temperature measurements of 0.3 degree to 0.6 degree C over the last century." Also, scientists predict that these temperatures will continue to rise. The Journal of Environmental Health (JEH) states that, "... global temperatures are projected to increase by 1.0 degree to 4.5 degree C during the next century, primarily because of a projected doubling of greenhouse gas levels". The theory of Global Warming has been a popular controversy of late due to the consequences the theory implies. According to the JEH, an increase in global temperatures can have negative effects ranging from human health to agriculture."

Tags:Al, Gore, lobbyists, climate, temperatures, data, carbon, dioxide

Abstract
An essay which explores global warming from two different angles--the political and the scientific . It defines the greenhouse effect and how it is connected with global warming. Additionally, it shows the arguments of those advocating or opposing the global warming theory.

Table of Contents
The natural greenhouse effect
The enhanced greenhouse effect
Global warming: a controversial issue
Global warming: the political debate

From the Paper
"Global warming is a highly controversial subject. While the basics of the greenhouse effect are quite well understood predicting what might happen if greenhouse gases continue to be released in the atmosphere is unclear. Owing to the fact that there is no consensus over global warming among scientists it is of great importance to look at global warming from an objective point of view. This essay is based upon information given in various publications. However, most publications provide biased information."

Tags:bush, change, climate, effect, kyoto, protocol, Fahrenheit

Abstract
This paper explains that the concept of global warming caused by the elevation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was first issued in 1896, again in the 1970s and, by the 1980s, global warming again became the rage. The author points out that there are still individuals who claim that there is no reliable scientific data to support the global warming theory and state that scientists have only based their assessment on computer models; yet, scientific evidence shows that since 1860 the earth is warming. The paper relates that, despite this evidence of global warming, there remains uncertainty and debate among environmental groups, scientists and policymakers on its specific impact on the atmosphere; there is not one commonly known way to reduce carbon in the atmosphere.

From the Paper
"The 1990s were probably the warmest decade in the last 1,000 years, and much of the increase of the last millennium took place in the past 30 years. Scientists believe that greenhouse gas emissions from human sources are contributing to this worldwide warming trend. If greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked, they predict that Earth, on average, will warm 2 to 6 degrees Fahrenheit by the year 2100. This could result in increased heat waves, droughts, forest fires, disease and sea-level rise leading to flooding of coastal areas."

Tags:climate, evidence, debate, farmers, fossil-fuels

Abstract
This paper examines various aspects of global warming, with an emphasis on sea level rise. The paper describes the various theories explaining this phenomena. Various scholars and their work on this topic is cited as well. The article also includes special reference to models of future Arctic sea ice levels, which scientists are using to attempt to predict future scenarios for global warming and the melting of ice in the Polar Regions.

From the Paper
"Global warming is thought to be linked to sea level rise, due to various processes. For example, if glaciers melt, the sea level may rise. Alternatively, if ice shelves melt, glacier on land masses lose protection, and may surge towards the sea, causing rises in sea level as the terrestrial ice enters the sea. In fact, Thomas et al. suggest that as much as half of the rise in sea levels is caused by this last-mentioned factor. This essay examines the scientific investigation of these phenomena, with special reference to models of future Arctic sea ice..."

Tags:ice, global, warming

Abstract
This paper gives a detailed examination of global warming, including how it developed as an issue. The author also attempts to establish the validity of global warming, and to understand whether the average lay individual believes in this theory. The paper then examines the controversy and debate about global warming in light of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other powerful organizations' declarations that global warming is a possible severe risk to the world. This analysis looks to analyze how lay individuals see the debate and concludes by testing their understanding of global warming.

Outline:
Introduction
Background Understanding
Survey
Interview
Conclusion
Bibliography

From the Paper
"Overall the interview process revealed no real surprises. The majority of individuals who actually believe in global warming do so because of media influence. Their understanding of global warming as a specter of danger rather than concrete scientific definition is extremely disturbing. It is also an accurate picture of the reality of the American public's perception of global warming. Only a very small slice of the pejorative population actually understands the facts behind global warming. Upon understanding these facts, few are inclined to completely thrust themselves into the mainstream understanding of the dynamics of the greenhouse effect and how such an effect will cause dramatic damage to the Earth. Through this interview and the survey, a vivid and diverse picture of global warming and its actual understanding on the populace has been painted."

Tags:global, warming, environment, climate, change

Abstract
This paper discusses global warming, its possible causes (human and natural), results, opposition to the theory that global warming is primarily caused by human activity, and how the effects might be lessened. This paper gives the causes of global warming, the connected political issues, and if, how and when solutions to this issue might be found.

From the Paper
"This paper discusses global warming, its possible causes (human and natural), results, opposition to the theory that global warming is primarily caused by human activity, and how the effects might be lessened. Any discussion of global warming needs to start with a good definition of "global warming." The topic is controversial, so a good, objective definition of global warming was sought, in a source not connected with environmental advocates, their supporters, or their opponents."

Tags:global, warming, climate

Abstract
This essay provides many logical arguments against the theory of global warming and the many misconceptions that people on the subject. It exposes the false use of statistics and gives other true statistics. The paper exposes many lies of several big media companies such as National Geographic and Science Daily. It concludes by explaining how reducing so-called greenhouse gas emissions would not be beneficial economically as well as socially.

From the Paper
"Many people are worried about the so-called rising temperatures at home as well as in countries such as Greenland. People believe that this will usher in the end of New York City and other major cities which are at or below sea level. This would be if the global average temperature rises by 2 degrees Fahrenheit (Clark, 2003). What if the temperatures in places like Greenland and Russia are actually dropping? What if this is the case around the world? What then should we call it, global cooling? Wouldn't that mean that global warming is inaccurate?"

Tags:accord, conference, global, kyoto, melting, usa