Proceedings

Thank you for your interest in the proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Climate Change, which took place in New York City on March 2-4, 2008 (Sunday - Tuesday), at the Marriott New York Marquis Times Square Hotel, 1535 Broadway, New York, NY.

We are in the process of collecting PowerPoint presentations and papers from the speakers. While we do not expect to publish these in a single printed volume, they will be made available here as we receive them.

You may also be interested in the audio of the proceedings, available here.

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SUNDAY - MARCH 2, 2008

6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
OPENING DINNER

Joseph L. Bast
President
The Heartland Institute
Opening Remarks

Tim Slagle
Comedian
Laughing in the Face of Impending Apocalypse

Patrick J. Michaels, Ph.D.
Research Professor of Environmental Sciences
University of Virginia, U.S.
Global Warming: Some Convenient Facts

Dinner Questions & Answers

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MONDAY - MARCH 3, 2008

7:00 - 8:30 A.M.
BREAKFAST

Robert Balling, Ph.D.
Professor of Climatology
Arizona State University, U.S.
The Increase in Global Temperature: What it Does and Does Not Tell Us

Ross McKitrick, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Economics
University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Quantifying the Influence of Anthropogenic Surface Processes on Gridded Global Climate Data

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8:45 - 10:15 A.M.
PANELS

Track 1: Paleoclimatology

Craig Idso, Ph.D.
Founder and Chairman
Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change
CO2 Science’s Medieval Warm Period Project: 2008 Update

Fred Goldberg
Associate Professor
Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
The Natural Source History of Atmospheric CO2 Fluctuations
PowerPoint presentation

Bob Carter, Hon. FRSNZ
Research Professor
James Cook University, Queensland, Australia
The Context of Modern Climate Change

Panel Q&A

Track 2: Climatology

David Douglass, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
University of Rochester, New York, U.S.
Observations Regarding Climate Model Predictions

Christopher Monckton
Chief Policy Advisor
Science and Public Policy Institute
Quantification of Climate Sensitivity

Gerd-Rainer Weber, Ph.D.
Consulting Meteorologist
Essen, Germany
Inconsistencies in IPCC Predictions
PowerPoint presentation

Track 3: Climate Change Impacts

Dennis T. Avery
Senior Fellow
Hudson Institute
The Unintended Consequences of Biofuels as a Global Warming ‘Solution’
PowerPoint presentation (PDF format)

S. Fred Singer, Ph.D.
President
Science and Environmental Policy Project
The Catastrophic Impact of Global Warming Fears on Energy Policy

J. Scott Armstrong, Ph.D.
Professor, Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania, U.S.
Strengths and Weaknesses of Climate Models

Track 4: Climate Change Economics

Julian Morris
Executive Director
International Policy Network
The Role of Markets in Adapting to Climate Change
PowerPoint presentation

Kendra Okonski
Environment Programme Director
International Policy Network
Droughts, Deluges and ‘Water Wars’: Managing Water for Today and Tomorrow

Iain Murray
Director of Projects and Analysis
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Assuming the Worst: A No-Regrets Approach to Global Warming

Michael Economides, Ph.D.
Petroleum Engineering and Strategy Consultant
Professor, Cullen College of Engineering
University of Houston, Texas, U.S.
Economic Shortcomings of Alternative Fuels
PowerPoint presentation

Panel Q&A

Track 5: Climate Change Politics

Alexandra Bourne
Vice President - Policy and Strategy
The Heartland Institute
The Kyoto Legacy; The Progeny of a Carbon Cartel in the States

Daniel Simmons
Natural Resources Task Force Director
American Legislative Exchange Council
Global Warming Legislation in the States

Todd Myers
Environmental Director
Washington Policy Center
The Difference Between Scientists and Policymakers: What the Science Doesn’t Say About Climate Policy
PowerPoint presentation

Myron Ebell, M.Sc.
Director of Energy and Global Warming Policy
Competitive Enterprise Institute
The Alarmist Consensus: Global Warming Is Not a Crisis

Panel Q&A

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10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
PANELS

Track 1: Paleoclimatology

Willie Soon, Ph.D.
Chief Science Advisor
Science and Public Policy Institute
An Overview of Global Warming Science

Howard Hayden
Professor of Physics Emeritus
University of Connecticut, U.S.
The Overstated Role of Carbon Dioxide on Climate Change
PowerPoint presentation

Craig Loehle, Ph.D.
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement
A 2000-Year Temperature Reconstruction Based on Non Tree-Ring Proxies
PowerPoint presentation

Track 2: Climatology

James J. O’Brien, Ph.D.
Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor
Professor Emeritus of Meteorology and Oceanography
Florida State University, U.S.
The Truth about Climate Change in Florida
PowerPoint presentation

Yuri Izrael
Vice Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Science Advisor
President Vladimir Putin, Russia
Future Climate Is No Reason for Alarm

Panel Q&A

Track 3: Climate Change Impacts

Paul Reiter, Ph.D.
Chief, Insects and Infectious Disease Unit
Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
Climate Change and Vector Illnesses

John Dale Dunn, M.D., J.D.
Climate Change and Human Health
Medical Officer, Brown County Sheriff’s Office
Physician, Darnall Army Medical Center
Fort Hood, Texas, U.S.
Human Health Effects of Global Warming
MS Word presentation

Mitch , Ph.D.
Polar Bear Biologist
Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada
Ecological and Demographic Perspectives on the Status of Polar Bears
PowerPoint presentation (PDF format)

Panel Q&A

Track 4: Climate Change Economics

Alan Moran
Institute of Public Affairs
Economic Implications of Climate Change Measures
MS Word presentation

Andrei Illarionov
Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Former Chief Economic Advisor
President Vladimir Putin, Russia

Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D.
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University, Virginia, U.S.
The Environment in Economic and Historical Perspective

David G. Tuerck, Ph.D.
President
Beacon Hill Institute
An Economic Critique of Greenhouse Gas Legislation in the States

Panel Q&A

Track 5: Climate Change Politics

H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow
National Center for Policy Analysis
Precaution and Managing Future Risk in Climate Change

Donald Hertzmark, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Global Energy Markets
Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, U.S.
The Failure of the Kyoto Protocol to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Tom Harris, B. Eng., M. Eng.
Executive Director
International Climate Science Coalition
Climate Change Realism Goes International
PowerPoint presentation

Vincent Gray, Ph.D.
Climate Scientist
Expert Reviewer, IPCC
The International Agenda on Climate Change
PowerPoint presentation

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12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.
LUNCH

Tim Ball, Ph.D.
Environmental Consultant
Former Professor of Climatology
University of Winnipeg, Canada
PowerPoint presentation

S. Fred Singer, Ph.D.
President
Science and Environmental Policy Project
The NIPCC Report: Nature, not Human Activity, Rules the Climate
PowerPoint presentation

Questions & Answers

Announcement by Lord Christopher Monckton

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2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
PANELS

Track 1: Paleoclimatology

Joseph D’Aleo
Meteorologist and Climatologist
Executive Director, Icecap
Solar Irradiance and Oceans are the True Drivers of Climate Change
PowerPoint presentation

Art Horn
Meteorologist
‘The Art of Weather’
The Science and Politics of Global Warming

John Coleman
Founder, The Weather Channel
Weather Anchor, KUSI-TV
A Meteorological Perspective on Global Warming

Track 2: Climatology

George H. Taylor
State Climatologist, Oregon
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University, U.S.
Long-Term Variability in Temperature and Precipitation
PowerPoint presentation

David Archibald
Scientist
The Solar Cycle Length – Temperature Relationship in US Climate Records and the Implications of Solar Cycle 24
PowerPoint presentation

Panel Q&A

Track 3: Climate Change Impacts

William M. Briggs, Ph.D.
Statistical Consultant
Climate Change Impacts on Tropical Storms
PowerPoint presentation (PDF format)

Madhav Khandekar, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Journal of Natural Hazards
Global Warming & Extreme Weather: No Discernible Link

Joel Schwartz
Visiting Scholar
American Enterprise Institute
Studies of Future Air Pollution in a Changing Climate

Panel Q & A

Track 4: Climate Change Economics

Moderator: Ralph Conner
Local Legislation Manager
The Heartland Institute

Roy Innis
National Chairman and CEO
Congress of Racial Equality
Defending Civil Rights: Proposed Climate Change Prevention Laws Would Roll Back Civil Rights Progress

Thomas Tanton
Fellow in Environmental Studies
Pacific Research Institute
Lessons Learned from the California Experience
PowerPoint presentation

Ann McElhinney
Director and Producer
Not Evil, Just Wrong
The Real Politics Behind Global Warming: The Redistribution of Wealth

Panel Q&A

Track 5: Climate Change Politics

David Henderson
Consultant and Economist
Former Head of Economics and Statistics
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Climate Change Issues: The Case Against Received Opinion
MS Word presentation

John A. Charles, Jr.
President and CEO
Cascade Policy Institute
The Myth of Local Compliance with Kyoto: A Case Study of Portland, Oregon

Steven J. Milloy, J.D., M.L.
Portfolio Manager
Free Enterprise Action Fund
Founder and Publisher
JunkScience.com
How to Stop Climate Change Legislation in the U.S.

Paul Chesser
Director
Climate Strategies Watch
The Deceptive Agenda of Center for Climate Strategies in the State Legislatures
PowerPoint presentation

Panel Q&A

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4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
PANELS

Track 1: Paleolimatology

David Legates, Ph.D.
Climatologist and Director
Delaware Environmental Observing System
University of Delaware, U.S.
Global Warming and the Hydrologic Cycle
PowerPoint presentation

Tim Patterson, Ph.D.
Professor of Geology
Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Cosmoclimatological Forcing as a Possible Driver of Cyclic Holocene Climate and Marine Productivity in the Northeast Pacific
PowerPoint presentation

Richard S. Courtney, DipPhil.
Independent Consultant
presentation of paper by Zbigniew Jaworowski, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Senior Scientific Advisor
Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection
Warsaw, Poland
Ice Core Records and the Reconstruction of Atmospheric CO2 Levels

Track 2: Climatology

Kesten C. Green, Ph.D.
Senior Research Fellow
Business and Economic Forecasting Unit
Monash University, Australia
Scientific Forecasting and Climate Change
PowerPoint presentation

Anthony Watts
Chief Meteorologist, KPAY-AM Radio
Founder, SurfaceStations.org
A Hands-On Study of Station Siting and Data Quality Issues for the United States Historical Climatology Network
http://gallery.surfacestations.org/watts-NYC-2008/index.html

Panel Q&A

Track 3: Climate Change Impacts

Stan Goldenberg
Meteorologist
Hurricane Research Division/AOML/NOAA
Miami, Florida, U.S.
The Mythical Link between Hurricanes and Global Warming

Benny Peiser, Ph.D.
Social Anthropologist
Liverpool John Moores University
Societal Evolution and the Rise of a Climate-Proof Planetary Civilisation
PowerPoint presentation

Panel Q & A

Track 4: Climate Change Economics

Robert L. Bradley, Jr., Ph.D.
President
Institute for Energy Research
Lessons Learned from Enron’s Failed ‘Green’ Energy Policy

Barun S. Mitra
Founder and Director
Liberty Institute, India
Climate Change Legislation: The Poor Pay Today, The Rich Gain Tomorrow

Robert Murphy, Ph.D.
Economist
Institute for Energy Research
The Uneasy Case for Carbon Pricing
PowerPoint presentation

Kenneth P. Green
Resident Scholar
American Enterprise Institute
The Perils of Cap and Trade

Panel Q&A

Track 5: Climate Change Politics
Business & Media Institute Roundtable Panel: Global Warming Censored

Moderator: Dan Gainor
Vice President
Business & Media Institute

Patrick J. Michaels
Research Professor of Environmental Sciences
University of Virginia, U.S.

Phelim McAleer
Director and Producer
Not Evil, Just Wrong

Marc Morano
Communications Director
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

Christopher C. Horner, J.D.
Senior Fellow
Competitive Enterprise Institute

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TUESDAY - MARCH 4, 2008

7:00 - 8:30 A.M.
BREAKFAST

William M. Gray, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Science
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Oceans, Not Carbon Dioxide, Are Driving Climate

Vaclav Klaus, Ph.D.
President
Czech Republic
We Should Not Make Big Mistakes over Climate Change

Announcement by Tom Harris

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8:45 - 10:15 A.M.
PANELS

Track 2: Climatology

Richard S. Courtney, DipPhil.
Independent Consultant
Limits to Existing Quantitative Understanding of Past, Present and Future Changes to Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration

Andreas Prokoph, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Ottawa, Canada
Urban Heat Island Effect on Temperature Trends in Eastern Ontario, Canada
PowerPoint presentation

Paul Waggoner, Ph.D.
Distinguished Scientist and Former Director
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, U.S.
Returning Forests Under a Cloud of Biofuel Smoke
PowerPoint presentation

Panel Q&A

Track 3: Climate Change Impacts

Paul Driessen, J.D.
Senior Fellow
Committee For a Constructive Tomorrow
Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise
A Human Rights Travesty: Perpetuating Poverty, Disease, and Death to Prevent Speculative Climate Change Chaos
PowerPoint presentation

Jim Martin
President, 60-Plus Association
Global Warming: Where's the Beef?
MS Word presentation

Rob Gordon
President, Responsible Resources

Panel Q&A

Track 4: Climate Change Economics

Ken Malloy, J.D.
Senior Fellow
Institute for Energy Research
The Need for a Coherent Market Oriented Energy Policy

Douglas Southgate, Ph.D.
Environmental Economist
Ohio State University, U.S.
Global Warming, Free Markets, Agriculture and Forestry
PowerPoint presentation

Leon Louw
Executive Director
Free Market Foundation, South Africa
The Negative Impacts of Climate Change Legislation on Africa’s Most Impoverished People

Russell Seitz
Physicist
Coal Power Not at Odds with Reducing Carbon Emissions

Track 5: Climate Change Politics

Marlo Lewis, Jr., Ph.D.
Senior Fellow
Competitive Enterprise Institute
The Economic and Regulatory Perils of Massachusetts v. EPA
PowerPoint presentation

Michael R. Fox, Ph.D.
Nuclear Scientist
Global Warming Politics and Lessons from the Nuclear Industry
PowerPoint presentation

Marc Morano
Communications Director
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

PanelQ&A

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10:30 - 12:00 noon
PANELS

Track 2: Climatology

Jay Lehr, Ph.D.
Science Director
The Heartland Institute

Ferenc Miskolczi
Physics of the Planetary Greenhouse Effect
PowerPoint presentation (PDF format)

Miklos Zagoni, Dr.
Physicist and Science Historian
Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary
Paleoclimatic Consequences of Dr. Miskolczi’s Greenhouse Theory
PowerPoint presentation (PDF format)

Piers Corbyn
Forecaster
Weatheraction.com
What Does and Does Not Cause Climate Change?
PowerPoint presentation

Panel Q&A

Track 3: Climate Change Impacts

Howard Maccabee, Ph.D., M.D.
President
Doctors for Disaster Preparedness
Health Benefits of Moderate Climate Warming
PowerPoint presentation
MS Word presentation

David W. Schnare, Esq., Ph.D.
Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment
Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy
Climate Change and the Uncomfortable Middle Ground: The Geoengineering and “No Regrets” Policy Alternative
PowerPoint presentation

Mike Jungbauer
State Senator
State of Minnesota

Panel Q&A

Track 4: Climate Change Economics

Roy Cordato, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
John Locke Foundation
Cap and Trade, Carbon Taxes, and the Myth of Efficient CO2 Reduction
PowerPoint presentation

Jim Johnston
Policy Advisor and Director
The Heartland Institute
Carbon Taxes vs. Cap-and-Trade Systems

Richard W. Rahn, Ph.D.
Chairman
Institute for Global Economic Growth
Global Warming and Economic Sense

Carlo Stagnaro
Energy & Environment Director
Istituto Bruno Leoni

Track 5: Climate Change Politics

E. Calvin Beisner, Ph.D.
National Spokesman
Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation
Scientific Orthodoxies, Politicized Science, and Catastrophic Manmade Warming: Challenges to Evangelicals Navigating Rough Waters in Science and Policy

Ronald J. Rychlak, J.D.
Professor of Law and
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
University of Mississippi School of Law, U.S.
Understanding Visual Exhibits in the Global Warming Debate
PowerPoint presentation

Owen McShane
Chairman, Policy Panel
New Zealand Climate Science Coalition
Climate Change: The Last Gasp of Smart Growth
PowerPoint presentation

Matthew Sinclair
Policy Analyst
TaxPayers’ Alliance

Panel Q&A

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12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.
LUNCH and CLOSING REMARKS

Joseph Bast
President
The Heartland Institute

Roy W. Spencer, Ph.D.
Principal Research Scientist
University of Alabama - Huntsville, U.S.
Recent Evidence for Reduced Climate Sensitivity

John Stossel
ABC News Correspondent
Co-Anchor, 20/20
Freedom and Its Enemies

James M. Taylor
Senior Fellow
The Heartland Institute