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<H1 style="FONT-SIZE: 24px">Rebuttal offered in defense of Climate Physics ਀䤀渀猀琀椀琀甀琀攀㰀⼀䠀㄀㸀 
<P><STRONG>By Ed Berry | Posted: Sunday, May 6, 2012 7:15 am </STRONG></P>਀㰀倀㸀䐀爀⸀ 䨀攀爀爀礀 䔀氀眀漀漀搀ᤀ猠 漀瀀椀渀椀漀渀 氀攀琀琀攀爀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀ᰀ䌠漀甀爀琀 爀甀氀椀渀最 漀渀 挀氀椀洀愀琀攀 搀椀搀渀ᤀ琠 猀愀礀  
what letter claimed”&nbsp;of March 2 challenges my Jan. 24 letter on the Montana ਀匀甀瀀爀攀洀攀 䌀漀甀爀琀ᤀ猠 爀攀樀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䌀氀椀洀愀琀攀 䌀栀愀渀最攀 倀攀琀椀琀椀漀渀 戀礀 ᰀ传甀爀 䌀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀ᤀ猠  
Trust”.</P>਀㰀倀㸀䰀攀琀ᤀ猠 爀攀瘀椀攀眀 䔀氀眀漀漀搀ᤀ猠 挀氀愀椀洀猀㨀㰀⼀倀㸀 
<P>1. Elwood claims&nbsp;there is a “consensus of almost all scientists” that ਀栀甀洀愀渀 䌀伀㈀ 攀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀猀 愀爀攀 挀愀甀猀椀渀最 搀愀渀最攀爀漀甀猀 最氀漀戀愀氀 眀愀爀洀椀渀最⸀㰀⼀倀㸀 
<P>Response: Elwood gives no reference to back up his claim. At best, this ਀昀愀戀氀攀搀 ᰀ挠漀渀猀攀渀猀甀猀ᴀ†挀氀愀椀洀椀渀最 ᰀ㤠㠀 瀀攀爀挀攀渀琀 漀昀 猀挀椀攀渀琀椀猀琀猀ᴀ†搀攀爀椀瘀攀猀 昀爀漀洀 愀 戀椀愀猀攀搀Ⰰ  
two-question, online survey where only 77 selected scientists participated. ਀䔀氀眀漀漀搀ᤀ猠 挀氀愀椀洀 椀猀 愀戀猀甀爀搀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀 
<P>Collecting 75 of 77 votes pales into insignificance compared to the thousands ਀漀昀 猀挀椀攀渀琀椀猀琀猀 挀氀愀椀洀椀渀最 漀琀栀攀爀眀椀猀攀 ⠀猀攀攀 戀攀氀漀眀⤀ 愀渀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 ㌀㄀Ⰰ　　　 猀挀椀攀渀琀椀猀琀猀 眀栀漀  
signed a petition denying that human activity is responsible for major climate ਀挀栀愀渀最攀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀 
<P>2. Elwood claims&nbsp;the “current scientific consensus” is based upon a ਀ᰀ猠甀戀猀琀愀渀琀椀愀氀 愀渀搀 眀攀氀氀ⴀ搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀攀搀 戀漀搀礀 漀昀 猀挀椀攀渀琀椀昀椀挀 攀瘀椀搀攀渀挀攀⸀ᴀ㰠⼀倀㸀 
<P>Response:&nbsp;Climate Physics Institute&nbsp;presented just two documents ਀⠀愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀氀椀渀攀 愀琀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀挀氀椀洀愀琀攀瀀栀礀猀椀挀猀⸀漀爀最⤀ 琀栀愀琀 最椀瘀攀 ⠀愀⤀ 漀瘀攀爀 ㄀Ⰰ　　　 焀甀愀氀椀昀椀攀搀  
scientific opinions and (b) over 1,000 peer-reviewed scientific reports that ਀挀漀渀琀爀愀搀椀挀琀 䔀氀眀漀漀搀ᤀ猠 挀氀愀椀洀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀 
<P>Alarmists, like Elwood, have not rebutted the voluminous evidence against ਀琀栀攀椀爀 挀愀猀攀⸀ 刀攀愀搀 琀栀攀椀爀 瀀甀戀氀椀挀 氀攀琀琀攀爀猀⸀ 刀愀琀栀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 愀氀愀爀洀椀猀琀猀 爀攀猀漀爀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀  
fabled “consensus” claim and to ad hominem attacks against the 1,000s of ਀猀挀椀攀渀琀椀猀琀猀 眀栀漀 搀漀 渀漀琀 愀挀挀攀瀀琀 琀栀攀椀爀 愀氀愀爀洀椀猀琀 挀氀椀洀愀琀攀ⴀ挀栀愀渀最攀 爀攀氀椀最椀漀渀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀 
<P>The burden of proof is on the side of the alarmists (just as it is on the ਀瀀氀愀椀渀琀椀昀昀 椀渀 愀 氀攀最愀氀 琀爀椀愀氀⤀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀礀 栀愀瘀攀 挀氀攀愀爀氀礀 昀愀椀氀攀搀 琀漀 挀漀渀瘀椀渀挀攀 愀渀  
extremely large body of professional scientists (who can be likened to a ਀樀甀爀礀⤀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀 
<P>3. Elwood claims&nbsp;(a) “There is nothing in the court’s decision that ਀挀栀愀氀氀攀渀最攀猀 琀栀椀猀 挀漀渀猀攀渀猀甀猀 漀爀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀猀 椀琀猀 猀挀椀攀渀琀椀昀椀挀 瘀愀氀椀搀椀琀礀Ⰰᴀ†⠀戀⤀ ᰀ琠栀攀  
court’s decision could not have been influenced by any of the largely ਀猀挀椀攀渀琀椀昀椀挀愀氀氀礀 戀愀猀攀氀攀猀猀 ᠀攠瘀椀搀攀渀挀攀ᤀ†眀栀椀挀栀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀䌀氀椀洀愀琀攀 倀栀礀猀椀挀猀  
Institute&nbsp;introduced into the successful intervention,” and (c) the court ਀搀椀搀 渀漀琀 爀甀氀攀 琀栀愀琀 ᰀ琠栀攀 猀挀椀攀渀挀攀 漀昀 挀氀椀洀愀琀攀 挀栀愀渀最攀 椀猀 渀漀琀 猀攀琀琀氀攀搀⸀ᴀ㰠⼀倀㸀 
<P>Response: Unlike Elwood, I do not claim to be an expert in law. Quentin ਀刀栀漀愀搀攀猀Ⰰ 愀琀琀漀爀渀攀礀 眀栀漀 昀椀氀攀搀 琀栀攀 椀渀琀攀爀瘀攀渀琀椀漀渀 昀漀爀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀䌀氀椀洀愀琀攀 倀栀礀猀椀挀猀 䤀渀猀琀椀琀甀琀攀Ⰰ  
sends this response to Elwood:</P>਀㰀倀㸀ᰀ䔠氀眀漀漀搀ᤀ猠 猀琀愀琀攀洀攀渀琀 椀猀 昀愀氀猀攀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀䤀昀 琀栀攀爀攀 眀攀爀攀 愀 ᰀ挠漀渀猀攀渀猀甀猀ᴀ†琀栀攀爀攀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀  
no need for a trial on the facts.&nbsp;Not only does the court’s ruling ਀ᰀ挠栀愀氀氀攀渀最攀ᴀ†琀栀攀 椀搀攀愀 漀昀 挀漀渀猀攀渀猀甀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀礀 椀洀瀀氀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 渀漀  
“consensus” sufficient to be legally recognized as such.</P>਀㰀倀㸀ᰀ䘠爀漀洀 愀 氀攀最愀氀 瀀攀爀猀瀀攀挀琀椀瘀攀Ⰰ 椀琀 爀攀洀愀椀渀猀 愀 昀愀挀琀 椀渀 搀椀猀瀀甀琀攀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀䤀渀 愀搀搀椀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ  
the attorney general offered no evidence to dispute the evidence submitted by ਀瀀攀琀椀琀椀漀渀攀爀猀⸀ 䌀氀椀洀愀琀攀 倀栀礀猀椀挀猀 䤀渀猀琀椀琀甀琀攀 搀椀搀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀䄀戀猀攀渀琀 猀甀挀栀 攀瘀椀搀攀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 挀漀甀爀琀  
could not have ruled there was a dispute on the fact.”</P>਀㰀倀㸀䠀攀爀攀 椀猀 眀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 䴀漀渀琀愀渀愀 匀甀瀀爀攀洀攀 䌀漀甀爀琀 爀攀瘀椀攀眀攀搀 愀渀搀 爀甀氀攀搀㨀㰀⼀倀㸀 
<P>A. The petitioners claimed there is a scientific consensus that human ਀攀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀猀 漀昀 最爀攀攀渀栀漀甀猀攀 最愀猀攀猀 愀爀攀 挀愀甀猀椀渀最☀渀戀猀瀀㬀ᰀ挠愀琀愀猀琀爀漀瀀栀椀挀 愀渀琀栀爀漀瀀漀最攀渀椀挀  
global warming,” and that&nbsp;there are no factual issues to be resolved.</P>਀㰀倀㸀䈀⸀ 吀栀攀 椀渀琀攀爀瘀攀渀漀爀猀 瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀攀搀 猀甀戀猀琀愀渀琀椀愀氀 攀瘀椀搀攀渀挀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀琀爀愀爀礀 愀渀搀 猀栀漀眀攀搀  
the factual issues are not “resolved.”&nbsp;Had the intervenors not effectively ਀搀漀渀攀 猀漀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 匀甀瀀爀攀洀攀 䌀漀甀爀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 栀愀瘀攀 栀愀搀 渀漀 昀愀挀琀甀愀氀 椀猀猀甀攀猀  
to&nbsp;“resolve”&nbsp;and the petitioners would have won their case.</P>਀㰀倀㸀䌀⸀ 吀栀攀 䴀漀渀琀愀渀愀 匀甀瀀爀攀洀攀 䌀漀甀爀琀 爀甀氀攀搀㨀㰀⼀倀㸀 
<P>“This court is ill-equipped to resolve the factual assertions presented by ਀瀀攀琀椀琀椀漀渀攀爀猀⸀ᴀ㰠⼀倀㸀 
<P>Thus, the Montana Supreme Court ruled the science of catastrophic ਀愀渀琀栀爀漀瀀漀最攀渀椀挀 最氀漀戀愀氀 眀愀爀洀椀渀最 椀猀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀ᰀ渠漀琀 猀攀琀琀氀攀搀ᴀ☠渀戀猀瀀㬀愀渀搀 琀漀氀搀 琀栀攀 瀀攀琀椀琀椀漀渀攀爀猀  
if they wish to change this decision they must prove their science claims in a ਀氀漀眀攀爀 挀漀甀爀琀⸀ 唀渀琀椀氀 琀栀攀渀Ⰰ 椀渀 琀栀攀 猀琀愀琀攀 漀昀 䴀漀渀琀愀渀愀Ⰰ 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 氀攀最愀氀氀礀 一伀 猀挀椀攀渀琀椀昀椀挀  
consensus on catastrophic anthropogenic global warming. &nbsp;</P>਀㰀倀㸀㐀⸀ 䔀氀眀漀漀搀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀挀氀愀椀洀猀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀䌀氀椀洀愀琀攀 倀栀礀猀椀挀猀 䤀渀猀琀椀琀甀琀攀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀椀猀 愀 ᰀ猠漀ⴀ挀愀氀氀攀搀  
institute.”</P>਀㰀倀㸀刀攀猀瀀漀渀猀攀㨀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀伀渀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 搀愀礀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀 䰀愀欀攀 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 䔀氀眀漀漀搀ᤀ猠 氀攀琀琀攀爀Ⰰ 䤀  
received the “2012 Annual Report Notice” for&nbsp;Climate Physics ਀䤀渀猀琀椀琀甀琀攀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀昀爀漀洀 漀甀爀 䴀漀渀琀愀渀愀 猀攀挀爀攀琀愀爀礀 漀昀 猀琀愀琀攀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀 
<P>No other institute or entity in Montana stepped up to defend Montana’s ਀攀挀漀渀漀洀礀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 攀渀瘀椀爀漀渀洀攀渀琀愀氀 䌀氀椀洀愀琀攀 䌀栀愀渀最攀 倀攀琀椀琀椀漀渀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀 
<P>Climate Physics Institute paid the $7,000 legal fee for the discounted legal ਀猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀猀 漀昀 愀琀琀漀爀渀攀礀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀儀甀攀渀琀椀渀 刀栀漀愀搀攀猀⸀ 䴀漀渀琀愀渀愀渀猀 栀愀瘀攀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀猀漀 昀愀爀 搀漀渀愀琀攀搀  
$2,000 to help cover this cost.</P>਀㰀倀㸀㔀⸀ 䜀椀瘀攀渀 䔀氀眀漀漀搀ᤀ猠 愀琀琀愀挀欀猀 漀渀 䌀氀椀洀愀琀攀 倀栀礀猀椀挀猀 䤀渀猀琀椀琀甀琀攀Ⰰ 氀攀琀ᤀ猠 氀漀漀欀 愀琀  
Elwood.&nbsp;His doctoral degree is in ecology.&nbsp;Climate change is a subject ਀漀昀 愀琀洀漀猀瀀栀攀爀椀挀 瀀栀礀猀椀挀猀Ⰰ 渀漀琀 攀挀漀氀漀最礀⸀ 䔀氀眀漀漀搀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 愀琀琀攀渀搀 琀栀攀 猀攀瘀攀渀琀栀  
International Conference on Climate Change in Chicago on May 21-23 to bone up on ਀挀氀椀洀愀琀攀ⴀ挀栀愀渀最攀 猀挀椀攀渀挀攀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀 
<P>In closing, I quote Harold Lewis, emeritus professor of physics at the ਀唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀 漀昀 䌀愀氀椀昀漀爀渀椀愀Ⰰ 匀愀渀琀愀 䈀愀爀戀愀爀愀㨀㰀⼀倀㸀 
<P>“The global warming scam, with the trillions of dollars driving it, has ਀挀漀爀爀甀瀀琀攀搀 猀漀 洀愀渀礀 猀挀椀攀渀琀椀猀琀猀Ⰰ 嬀愀渀搀崀 ⸀⸀⸀ 椀猀 琀栀攀 最爀攀愀琀攀猀琀 愀渀搀 洀漀猀琀 猀甀挀挀攀猀猀昀甀氀  
pseudoscientific fraud I have seen in my long life as a physicist.”</P>਀㰀倀㸀㰀䔀䴀㸀䈀攀爀爀礀Ⰰ 漀昀 䈀椀最昀漀爀欀Ⰰ 椀猀 愀 挀攀爀琀椀昀椀攀搀 挀漀渀猀甀氀琀椀渀最 洀攀琀攀漀爀漀氀漀最椀猀琀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 䌀䔀伀 漀昀  
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