Meanwhile, opposition to their global plans continues to grow, including that from the more than 17,000 American scientists who have signed a petition opposing the Kyoto Treaty. The proposed limits on greenhouse gases would harm the environment, hinder the advance of science and technology, and damage the health and welfare of mankind. There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gases is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere and disruption of the Earth's climate. Moreover, there is substantial scientific evidence that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide produce many beneficial effects upon the natural plant and animal environments of the Earth. This Website also gives detailed references to the peer-reviewed scientific literature verifying the statements in this article and related supporting research.
Energy is the currency of technological progress.
The technological advances that enable us to improve our environment generally depend upon increasing energy use. Our scientists and engineers have provided the technological wealth that now finances most of our environmental programs. They will continue to do so unless pseudo-environmentalism torpedoes our economic progress along with the hopes and futures of billions of people in the less developed world. Hydrocarbons are needed to feed and lift from poverty vast numbers of people across the globe. This advance can eventually allow all human beings to live long, prosperous, healthy, productive lives.