Ask the Author: Ralph B. Alexander
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Ralph B. Alexander
Lars: Sorry for the delay in replying - my email wasn't working properly. "Unstoppable Global Warming" is indeed compelling and presents some good arguments against the narrative that global warming largely results from human activity. My own book on global warming discusses the 1,500 year solar cycle, plus lots more. If you'd like a free PDF copy of the book, you can find it at https://independent.academia.edu/Ralp....
If you want to read more on my current thinking, see my blog at https://www.scienceunderattack.com/blog and look under the "Climate Change" category.
If you want to read more on my current thinking, see my blog at https://www.scienceunderattack.com/blog and look under the "Climate Change" category.
Ralph B. Alexander
A good question, Tom - though I wouldn't call myself an "expert". I actually know of several scientists who switched from alarmist to skeptical views on AGW, and I'm sure there are more. The reason I say this is that skeptical opinions about AGW go against the mainstream, as you correctly point out, so most skeptics don't come out of the skeptical closet until they retire - when their politically incorrect views can no longer cost them research funding or advancement in their careers.
Three scientists I know of who made such a conversion are Judith Curry, former chair of climate science at Georgia Institute of Technology (see https://www.nature.com/news/2010/1011... Anastasios Tsonis, retired professor of atmospheric science at the University of Wisconsin (see https://www.thegwpf.com/anastasios-ts... and Rex Fleming, former scientist for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (see https://onenewsnow.com/science-tech/2...).
Incidentally, I personally haven't always been a skeptic, as I explain in the Preface to the 1st edition in "Global Warming False Alarm."
Prominent AGW skeptics who have always held the same view include Patrick Moore, PhD in ecology and one of the founders of Greenpeace (which he left), and a Nobel Prize winner in physics.
Three scientists I know of who made such a conversion are Judith Curry, former chair of climate science at Georgia Institute of Technology (see https://www.nature.com/news/2010/1011... Anastasios Tsonis, retired professor of atmospheric science at the University of Wisconsin (see https://www.thegwpf.com/anastasios-ts... and Rex Fleming, former scientist for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (see https://onenewsnow.com/science-tech/2...).
Incidentally, I personally haven't always been a skeptic, as I explain in the Preface to the 1st edition in "Global Warming False Alarm."
Prominent AGW skeptics who have always held the same view include Patrick Moore, PhD in ecology and one of the founders of Greenpeace (which he left), and a Nobel Prize winner in physics.
Ralph B. Alexander
I'm not sure I should dignify this ad hominem attack with an answer. My suggestion is that before you make such accusations, Richard, you actually read my book - the one just published ("Science Under Attack: The Age of Unreason"). The book contends that actual scientific evidence, as opposed to artificial computer models, doesn’t support the current consensus that humans are largely responsible for global warming. It does this by examining six contrasting examples of the varied forms of the attack on science, ranging from evolution to vaccination to climate change. My personal belief is that global warming is real, but not that it’s entirely man-made or that it’s dangerous.
Ralph B. Alexander
Often by reading what someone else has written, even an article in a high-quality newspaper such as the New York Times. If the writing is eloquent, unusually evocative or particularly insightful, it can inspire me to start composing sentences in my head for whatever I'm working on at the time.
Ralph B. Alexander
By taking a break, even for a day or two. A good remedy for me is to go walking, especially on a nature trail with scenic views.
Ralph B. Alexander
Joy in the creativity of the writing process itself, of being able to express original, often complex thoughts and ideas clearly in an engaging style. And the thinking that accompanies the research necessary for writing nonfiction.
Ralph B. Alexander
My new book,"The Age of Unreason: The Assault on Modern Science", was originally inspired by the slide presentation "Science Under Assault", by physicist and environmental advocate John Droz, Jr. The presentation is available on the Internet and deals mostly with abuses of science by those who support the current consensus on climate change, which is that humans, not natural causes, are largely responsible for global warming. "The Age of Unreason" extends this idea of abuse by showing how the scientific evidence actually supports skeptics who question the conventional wisdom on climate change - even though science backs the consensus in other areas such as evolution and genetically modified foods.
Ralph B. Alexander
I have recently completed the manuscript for "The Age of Unreason: The Assault on Modern Science", and am currently seeking a literary agent and/or major publisher. Although I self-published my first book, "Global Warming False Alarm", I want to have "The Age of Unreason" produced by a publishing house this time around because the media are much more likely to review a work from a publisher than something self-published. It was difficult to find reviewers for my earlier book - though it has still sold over 5,000 copies.
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