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Siegfried Frederick Singer (born September 27, 1924 in Vienna) is an electrical engineer and physicist. He is best known as President and founder (in 1990) of the Science & Environmental Policy Project, which disputes the prevailing scientific opinion on climate change.[1] is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ... The Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) is a non-profit group in the United States founded in 1990 by atmospheric physicist S. Fred Singer [1]. The chair of SEPPs board of directors is university president emeritus Frederick Seitz, formerly president of the National Academy of Sciences. ... National and international science academies and professional societies have assessed the current scientific opinion on climate change, in particular recent global warming. ...


Singer is also skeptical about the connection between CFCs and ozone depletion, between UV-B radiation and melanoma[2][3][4][5][6] and between second hand smoke and lung cancer.[7][8][9] Singer has also worked with organizations with similar views, such as the Independent Institute,[10] the American Council on Science and Health, Frontiers of Freedom, the Marshall Institute, and the National Center for Policy Analysis.[11] Tetrafluoroethane (a haloalkane) is a clear liquid which boils well below room temperature (as seen here) and can be extracted from common canned air canisters by simply inverting them during use. ... Global monthly average total ozone amount Ozone depletion describes two distinct, but related observations: a slow, steady decline of about 4 percent per decade in the total amount of ozone in Earths stratosphere since around 1980; and a much larger, but seasonal, decrease in stratospheric ozone over Earths... For other uses, see Ultraviolet (disambiguation). ... Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes which are found predominantly in skin but also in the bowel and the eye (see uveal melanoma). ... For the article on tobacco smoking, see here; For the main health effects of tobacco smoking, see here: Second-hand Smoke redirects here, for the Sublime album, see Second-hand Smoke (album) Passive smoking (also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), involuntary smoking or secondhand smoke) occurs when the exhaled... Lung cancer is the malignant transformation and expansion of lung tissue, and is the most lethal of all cancers worldwide, responsible for 1. ... The Independent Institute is a libertarian-oriented think tank in the United States. ... The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) is a scientific organization founded in 1978 by Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. ... The George C. Marshall Institute says it was established in 1984 to conduct technical assessments of scientific issues with an impact on public policy. ... The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) is a non-partisan, non-profit think tank that develops and promotes private alternatives to government regulation and control, solving problems by relying on the strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial private sector. ...


Singer is Professor Emeritus of environmental science at the University of Virginia. Like most physicists, he has joined the American Physical Society, along with other scientific bodies.[citation needed]. The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ... The American Physical Society was founded in 1899 and is the worlds second largest organization of physicists. ...

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Degrees and awards

Singer holds a degree in Electrical engineering from Ohio State University and a PhD in Physics from Princeton University.[12] Electrical Engineers design power systems… … and complex electronic circuits. ... The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Ohio. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ...


Career

In the 1940s and 50s Singer was involved in designing instruments used in satellites to measure cosmic radiation and ozone.[12] Cosmic rays can loosely be defined as energetic particles originating outside of the Earth. ... It has been suggested that Ozone generator be merged into this article or section. ...


Previous government and academic positions:[12]

  • Director of the Center for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Maryland (1953-62)
  • Special advisor to President Eisenhower on space developments (1960)
  • First Director of the National Weather Satellite Service (1962-64)
  • Founding Dean of the School of Environmental and Planetary Sciences, University of Miami (1964-67)
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water Quality and Research, U.S. Department of the Interior (1967- 70)
  • Deputy Assistant Administrator for Policy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1970-71)
  • Professor of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia (1971-94)
  • Chief Scientist, U.S. Department of Transportation (1987- 89)

This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. ...

Space and exploration

During the 1980s and early 1990s, Singer participated in the Interplanetary Dust Experiment using data from the Long Duration Exposure Facility satellite.[13] Singer also has been a proponent of manned exploration to Mars.[14] NASAs Long Duration Exposure Facility, a school-bus sized cylindrical space experiment rack, exposed various material samples to outer space for about 5. ...


Kuwaiti petroleum fires debate

During Operation Desert Storm in 1991, Singer debated Carl Sagan on the impact of the Kuwaiti petroleum fires on the ABC News program Nightline. Sagan said the smoke would loft into the upper atmosphere, disrupt the monsoons and lead to ecological disaster. Singer said such a view was ridiculous, that the smoke would go up only a few thousand feet and then be washed out of the atmosphere by rain. Although "black rain" (caused by the black smoke from the oil fires set by Saddam Hussein's army) fell on Iran three days later, the ecological impact was minor and did not cause any disruption of the monsoon season.[citation needed] Combatants U.S.-led coalition Iraq Commanders George H. W. Bush, Norman Schwarzkopf, Colin Powell Saddam Hussein, Ali Hassan Al-Majid, Hussein Kamel Strength 660,000 ~545,000 Casualties 345 dead, 1,000 wounded 25,000 - 100,000 dead, 100,000 - 300,000 wounded The 1991 Gulf War (also Persian... Insert non-formatted text here Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer and astrobiologist and a highly successful popularizer of astronomy, astrophysics, and other natural sciences. ... Kuwaiti oil wells on fire. ... ABC News Special Report ident, circa 2006 ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. ... Nightline is a late-night hard and soft news program broadcast by ABC in the United States, and has a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “Air” redirects here. ... Bold text[[ // [[Image:Media:Example. ... For the journal, see Ecology (journal). ... This article is about precipitation. ...


Global warming

As recently as 2003, Singer claimed that the atmosphere had not warmed in recent decades.[15][16] Singer has emphasized natural factors over anthropogenic causes to explain global warming. Singer wrote: Global warming refers to the increase in the average temperature of the Earths near-surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation. ...

The scientific world had known about the sunspot connection to Earth’s climate for some 400 years. British astronomer William Herschel claimed in 1801 that he could forecast wheat prices by sunspot numbers, because wheat crops were often poor when sunspots (and thus solar activity) were low. Not only did the Maunder minimum (1645-1715) coincide with the coldest period of the Little Ice Age, the Spörer Minimum (1450–1543) aligned with the second-coldest phase of that period.[17][18]

His most recent sole-author publication on global warming was a letter about other scientists' research which appeared in Eos, December 16, 1997.[19] However, Singer is also listed as co-author of two 2004 articles in Geophysics Research Letters.[20] For other persons named William Herschel, see William Herschel (disambiguation). ... 20 years of solar irradiance data from satellites Solar variation refers to fluctuation in the amount of energy emitted by the Sun. ... The Maunder minimum in a 400 year history of sunspot numbers The Maunder Minimum is the name given to the period roughly from 1645 to 1715 A.D., when sunspots became exceedingly rare, as noted by solar observers of the time. ... The Little Ice Age (LIA) was a period of cooling occurring after a warmer era known as the Medieval climate optimum. ... The Spörer Minimum was a period of low solar activity which lasted from about 1420 to 1570 (some say 1450 to 1550). ... Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, a publication of the American Geophysical Union, is a weekly newspaper of geophysics that carries refereed articles on current research and on the relationship of geophysics to social and political questions, news, book reviews, AGU journal and meeting abstracts, meeting programs and reports, a comprehensive...


David Bellamy has claimed that most glaciers have been advancing since 1980 as evidence against global warming. This contrasts with the scientific consensus that the vast majority of glaciers have been retreating since 1850. In an editorial in The Guardian, George Monbiot claimed that Bellamy's argument came from Singer, and that Singer's stated source[21] is an unspecified 1989 article in Science. Monbiot reports that he performed both electronic and manual searches of the journal, and found no such article.[22] David Bellamy Professor David J. Bellamy OBE (born 18 January 1933) is an English botanist, author, broadcaster and environmental campaigner. ... A view down the Whitechuck Glacier in North Cascades National Park in 1973 The same view as seen in 2006, where this branch of glacier retreated 1. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... George Monbiot. ...


Publication on health effects of tobacco

In 1994 Singer was Chief Reviewer of the published report Science, economics, and environmental policy: a critical examination published by the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution (AdTI), a conservative think tank of which he was a Senior Fellow.[23] However, he was a co-author of earlier drafts and had been singled out as the man for the job in a memo from AdTI to the Tobacco Institute [24]. A notation on that memo from Walter Woodson, Vice President-Public Affairs of the Tobacco Institute to Sam Chilcote, Jr, President of the Tobacco Institute, said that the job would be well worth the $20,000. The report attacked the United States Environmental Protection Agency for their 1993 study about the cancer risks of passive smoking and called it "junk science".[25] The Alexis de Tocqueville Institution (not institute; abbreviated AdTI) is a Washington, D.C.-based commercial think-tank and consultancy that produces reports at the behest of its sponsors. ... This article is about the institution. ... EPA redirects here. ... Tobacco smoke used to fill the air of Irish pubs before the smoking ban came into effect on March 29, 2004 Passive smoking (also known as secondhand smoking, involuntary smoking, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, or ETS exposure) occurs when smoke from one persons burning tobacco product (or the... Junk or bunk science is a term used to describe purportedly scientific data, research, analyses or claims which are perceived to be driven by political, financial or other questionable motives. ...


References

  1. ^ Science & Environmental Policy Project - About the Project
  2. ^ S. Fred Singer. Environmental Strategies with Uncertain Science. Cato Institute. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
  3. ^ S. Fred Singer (1995-02-01). Lecture at St. Vincent College: The Use and Misuse of Science. SEPP. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
  4. ^ S. Fred Singer (1996-08-01). Testimony in the U.S. House of Representatives, on Ozone Depletion. SEPP. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
  5. ^ S. Fred Singer (July 1994). Ozone, Skin Cancer, and the SST. SEPP. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
  6. ^ S. Fred Singer (1994-03-21). The hole truth about CFCs. SEPP. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
  7. ^ S. Fred Singer (2006-07-22). The Week That Was. SEPP. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
  8. ^ S. Fred Singer (1999-01-10). Parting green clouds. SEPP. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
  9. ^ S. Fred Singer (2006-11-22). Public misled. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
  10. ^ http://www.independent.org/aboutus/person_detail.asp?id=496
  11. ^ http://eteam.ncpa.org/news/warming-caused-by-natural-cycle-not-humans
  12. ^ a b c Singer's CV
  13. ^ http://spiedl.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=PSISDG002214000001000076000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes
  14. ^ http://www.philsoc.org/2002Fall/2153abstract.html
  15. ^ S. Fred Singer (October 2003). McLieberman Bill Unsupported By Science: Voted Down by Senate. SEPP. Retrieved on 2007-04-23.
  16. ^ S. Fred Singer (July 2003). EPA Bias on Global Warming. SEPP. Retrieved on 2007-04-23.
  17. ^ S. Fred Singer; Dennis T. Avery (September 2005). The Physical Evidence of Earth’s Unstoppable 1,500-Year Climate Cycle. SEPP. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
  18. ^ However, an article from the Journal Science describes how the Sun's role in climate variation is ambiguous. A more detailed discussion of the lack of evidence of a link between the sun and the earth's climate can be found at RealClimate
  19. ^ Unknowns About Climate Variability Render Treaty Targets Premature, EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Volume 78, page 584, December 16, 1997
  20. ^ See SEPP, "Further reading"
  21. ^ Norway's glaciers growing at record pace. Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
  22. ^ George Monbiot (2005-05-10). Junk Science. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
  23. ^ The EPA and the science of environmental tobacco smoke / [1]
  24. ^ Junking Science to Promote Tobacco.
  25. ^ Junking Science to Promote Tobacco (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-02-26.

The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Institutes stated mission is to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets, and peace by striving to achieve greater involvement... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) is a non-profit group in the United States founded in 1990 by atmospheric physicist S. Fred Singer [1]. The chair of SEPPs board of directors is university president emeritus Frederick Seitz, formerly president of the National Academy of Sciences. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) is a non-profit group in the United States founded in 1990 by atmospheric physicist S. Fred Singer [1]. The chair of SEPPs board of directors is university president emeritus Frederick Seitz, formerly president of the National Academy of Sciences. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) is a non-profit group in the United States founded in 1990 by atmospheric physicist S. Fred Singer [1]. The chair of SEPPs board of directors is university president emeritus Frederick Seitz, formerly president of the National Academy of Sciences. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) is a non-profit group in the United States founded in 1990 by atmospheric physicist S. Fred Singer [1]. The chair of SEPPs board of directors is university president emeritus Frederick Seitz, formerly president of the National Academy of Sciences. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) is a non-profit group in the United States founded in 1990 by atmospheric physicist S. Fred Singer [1]. The chair of SEPPs board of directors is university president emeritus Frederick Seitz, formerly president of the National Academy of Sciences. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) is a non-profit group in the United States founded in 1990 by atmospheric physicist S. Fred Singer [1]. The chair of SEPPs board of directors is university president emeritus Frederick Seitz, formerly president of the National Academy of Sciences. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) is a non-profit group in the United States founded in 1990 by atmospheric physicist S. Fred Singer [1]. The chair of SEPPs board of directors is university president emeritus Frederick Seitz, formerly president of the National Academy of Sciences. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) is a non-profit group in the United States founded in 1990 by atmospheric physicist S. Fred Singer [1]. The chair of SEPPs board of directors is university president emeritus Frederick Seitz, formerly president of the National Academy of Sciences. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) is a non-profit educational group founded by retired atmospheric physicist S. Fred Singer. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) is a non-profit educational group founded by retired atmospheric physicist S. Fred Singer. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... George Monbiot. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

This article lists scientists, not necessarily involved in climate research, who have expressed doubt regarding the current scientific opinion on global warming. ...

Further reading


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