Ninth International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC-9) to take Place in Las Vegas from July 7 to July 9, will feature world-famous scientists and writers, precede FreedomFest 2014
CHICAGO – Is the theory of man-made global warming still credible? Why do surveys show a majority of Americans and scientists do not believe global warming is man-made and a major problem?
Hundreds of the world’s most prominent “skeptics” of the claim that human activity is causing a climate crisis will converge in Las Vegas on July 7–9 to review the latest research and celebrate what they see as recent events that vindicate their opposition to what some claim is a “scientific consensus.”
The Heartland Institute – which The Economist magazine in 2012 called “the world’s most prominent think tank promoting skepticism about man-made climate change” – is joining scores of other think tanks and advocacy groups to host the 9th International Conference on Climate Change at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Heartland has organized and hosted eight International Conferences on Climate Change since 2008. These events have attracted extensive international attention to the debate taking place in the scientific community over the causes and consequences of climate change.
Conference details are coming together as July approches, but the media and the public
can see updates and register now for the event at the conference Web site.
“The scientists Heartland works with demanded we host a ninth conference this year to foster a much-needed frank, honest, and open discussion of the current state of climate science,” said Heartland Institute President Joseph Bast, “and we just couldn’t refuse. The public, the press, and the scientific community will all benefit from learning about the latest research and observational data that indicate climate science is anything but ‘settled.’”
One co-sponsor of Heartland’s 9th International Conference on Climate Change is FreedomFest, which is holding its annual gathering in Las Vegas from July 9–12 at Planet Hollywood. Several speakers from Heartland’s conference at Mandalay Bay will join the FreedomFest line-up.
Heartland’s ninth climate conference coincides with the release of the fourth and fifth volumes of the Climate Change Reconsidered series by the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC). The third volume, Climate Change Reconsidered II: Physical Science, was released in September 2012. (Read the Summary for Policymakers.) The fourth volume, Climate Change Reconsidered II: Biological Impacts, and fifth volume, Climate Change Reconsidered II: Human Welfare, Energy and Policies, will be released digitally by The Heartland Institute in late March, and printed volumes will be available in May.
Visit ClimateChangeReconsidered.org for extensive background on all five reports.
Previous Heartland climate conferences have featured 187 scientists, economists, and climate policy experts from around the world and attracted more than 4,000 participants. Nearly 300 videos of presentations can be found at the archive site for the conferences.
For more information about The Heartland Institute and the 9th International Conference on Climate Change, contact Director of Communications Jim Lakely at jlakely@heartland.org or 312/377-4000.
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The Heartland Institute is a 30-year-old national nonprofit organization headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Its mission is to discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems.
The Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC) is an international panel of nongovernment scientists and scholars who have come together to present a comprehensive, authoritative, and realistic assessment of the science and economics of global warming.
FreedomFest is an annual festival where free minds meet to celebrate “great books, great ideas, and great thinkers” in an open-minded society. It is independent, non-partisan, and not affiliated with any organization or think tank.
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But but but, Wikipedia says…
Who is sending the gold plated invites to the folks at NCAR?
If Heartland intends for this event to be a credible scientific conference, they should probably rethink the decision to tag it along to FreedomFest.
As Jefferson believed in “a wall of separation between church and state”, I believe there should be a similar separation between science and politics.
RussR on March 27, 2014 at 8:19 am:
I disagree with that. Climate is one of the defining political issues of our time. It’s been extremely political ever since Gore’s Senate hearings with Hansen in 1988 and became even more so in 2006. The IPCC is as much a political policy-making body as it is scientific. It exists to guide policy makers.
This is now a political fight and its an important one. If Steve McIntyre doesn’t want to appear at a Heartland event, that’s perfectly understandable. He’s trying to remain scientifically neutral and it re-inforces the power of his work. But for the rest of us, it’s still a political fight because we are all going to be paying the bill for it.
‘a majority of …. scientists’? Really? I would love to believe that, but is it true?
looks like they learned a lesson from the freezing Copenhagen debacle. July in the desert is going to be roasting. Don’t let Hansen near the AC controls whatever you do.
oops, I said that before I read it. Thought it was another IPCC jolly at first. Forgive my foolishness,
July in Vegas could persuade some attendees to believe in global warming again. It’s not uncommon for temperatures to approach 110 degrees F at that time of the year. They’d better make sure Hansen can’t sabotage the air conditioning during the conference.
Why did they not hold the conference in Chicago in February?
/sarc
zootcadillac, it looks like we were thinking along the same lines about Hansen.
I agree. That is why I think they should dissolve the Inter-GOVERNMENTAL Panel on Climate Change. They never should have allowed politicians to shape the Summary For Policy Makers either. It’s assumed CAGW mixed with political pressure. That is why their projections fail time and again.
“I disagree with that. Climate is one of the defining political issues of our time. It’s been extremely political ever since Gore’s Senate hearings with Hansen in 1988 and became even more so in 2006. The IPCC is as much a political policy-making body as it is scientific. It exists to guide policy makers.”
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Potter, You’re absolutely correct that it is a defining political issue. But I can’t help agreeing that the more persuasive approach is to leave to the extent possible, politics and party identification out of it. Minds are closed enough. Making this about republicans vs. democrats and conservatives vs, progressives is not a good strategy. The debate should be in my mind, primarily about the science.
“Nearly 300 videos of presentations can be found at the archive site for the conferences.”
Link please.
Richard Tol, one of the 70 scientists from the IPCC, has stepped down due to what he call too much alarmism. Are the wheels coming off?
calls^
I maybe wrong here but it’s important to note that Steve McIntyre is not a sceptic. If I am wrong then please accept my humble apologies in advance.
Mike, I sure hope the scientific community looks at the value of a PHD when they host their conference in Vegas this summer.
“I maybe wrong here but it’s important to note that Steve McIntyre is not a sceptic. If I am wrong then please accept my humble apologies in advance.”
SteveMc is a real skeptic
Most of what you see on skeptical blogs is fake skepticism.
1. Folks who are certain that C02 can have no effect
2. folks who are certain that sensitivity is low or near 0
3. folks who are certain its a socialist plot
4. folks who are certain that the sun dun it
5. Folks who are certain it’s all “natural variation”
6. Folks who are certain that the MWP was warmer
7. Folks who are certain the earth has a magic thermostat
8. folks who are certain that popper was right
9. folks who are certain that UHI has to bias the record
10. folks who are certain that adjustments to the record are all a conspiracy
11. Folks who are certain that the ice in the arctic is melting because of soot, not warmth
12. Folks who are certain that holocene arctic ice cover was low and due to warmth, not soot
13. Folks who are certain that planetary alignments explain everything
14. Folks who are certain the climate is chaotic
15. folks who are certain that the climate is too complex to predict
16. you get the idea
There are plenty of fake skeptics.
@Mosher. I think the best position is to be certain about uncertainty.
The one-armed bandits get a visit from some close relatives…
I guess it depends on whether “skeptic” means skeptical of the consensus explanation, or skeptical of all explanations.
@Mosher,
A real skeptic believes climate models don’t contribute to the data, that is climate models don’t do science they only express a hypothesis.
Steven Mosher says:
March 27, 2014 at 9:50 am
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Sir,
Do not put words in our mouths and then call us out on them. This is an absolute smear job. Like most smear jobs, an element of truth surrounded by layers of total BS. If I wasn’t so busy today I’d do a line by line take down of one of the worst comments you’ve ever made in this forum.
“zootcadillac says:
March 27, 2014 at 8:41 am
oops, I said that before I read it. Thought it was another IPCC jolly at first. Forgive my foolishness”
Zoot, organizing conferences about global warming is still encouraging people to make a profit or a business out of global-warming. Hence Steve Mosher.
I’m considering going. The hotel is well rated (it’s the one with the walk through shark aquarium), and it’s close to the airport, which might be a feature (average high temp 104°F, average low 80°F).
Anthony and Willis will be there.
I’ve been to a couple others, well worthwhile.
Thank you Anthony, I couldn’t have expressed my own opinion on climate more succinctly – and darn —- I didn’t. 😊
“A. W. says:
March 27, 2014 at 9:53 am
@Mosher. I think the best position is to be certain about uncertainty.”