Global Warming, A Hoax?

I have been hearing and reading a lot of these ideas that global warming is a just hoax. Deniers of global warming claim that this is more of a media hype and a pushing of one's political agenda. A you tube video (http:///www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo-Tb7vTamY) had exposed the inconvenience of the Inconvenient Truth presentation by Al Gore. The video presented the fact that before, leading newspapers had reported that the world climate will instead be cold and now, that it is getting hot. The video also claimed that CO2 in fact prevents global warming rather than causes it. The video further presented climate scientists who disagreed with the UN Fourth Assessment Report (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report that categorically stated that human actions, through use of fossil fuel, cause global warming). It boasts of 19,000 scientists dissenting on the report. You can look at the video and make the judgment yourself.

I have read the IPCCC report. Though it did categorically stated that global warming is anthropogenic (human caused), they did so in varying degrees. The instruments of science were used in order to make a sound prediction of things to come based on data gathered spanning sixteen years. Granting that there were conflicting reports before and now from newspapers and authorities, the facts and events before us now are the most important and relevant. If it were not Al Gore who presented the report and we just concentrate on the bare facts, would the denial be the same? If indeed a debate is still opportune (because some claimed that the report of some 19,000 0r more scientists were not presented), I believe that the dissenting report should be brought out of the open. By the way, where is that dissenting report? If they were disregarded or made to disappear by the IPCC, the dissenting scientists themselves can reconstruct them and present them in public. With an ultra-modern communication at their disposal, that should be easy.

I admit that, at present, I side with those who believe that global warming is anthropogenic. To create a big hoax like this for economic and political sake is very ambitious and may even be considered evil. Indeed, for a person or country who is overtaken by greed, nothing is impossible. However, as civilized and educated people, we are free to search and access the facts we needed in finding the true truth. Needless to say, we owe this to those who trust and rely on us.

I have my own reasons why I am very convinced that global warming is really an inconvenient truth. I am inspired by the many people, of good standing and authorities in their own fields, NGO's and GO's, who I had worked directly on this issue. I know there are millions more who share the same, not due to funding or for political gain, but sheer concern and love for humankind and all creation. My conviction comes from my faith. In fact, global warming or not, all creation at this very moment is very sick! The devastation brought about by the abuse of man on creation is taking its toll on everyone. As to where this is going, we do not know. But as far as God is concerned, He had made a promise never to destroy Creation ever again. But what can He do if we are destroying ourselves?

So let us continue our search for the truth. Meantime, let us care for the earth. To the deniers, I sincerely hope and pray that you are right. God help us if you are wrong. To the believers, our concern is the care for the creation. Whether the consequences are as predicted or otherwise, the need to be stewards of creation still holds. Let us do what we can now, for tomorrow may never come.