Signed Recent Letter Critical of NASA’s ‘Advocacy of an Extreme Position’ on Climate Science
Two Apollo-era astronauts and two prominent former NASA scientists will speak at The Heartland Institute’s Seventh International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC-7), taking place in Chicago on May 21–23. The four men were among 49 signatories to a March 28 letter to NASA and the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) urging the agencies to cease their “unbridled advocacy” of anthropogenic global warming. (Read the letter here.)
Dr. Harrison Schmitt, the first scientist and last man to step foot on the moon in the Apollo 17 mission, and Apollo 7 lunar module pilot Walter Cunningham will talk about how NASA’s “unproven and unsupported remarks” on global warming damage the agency’s reputation.
The astronauts will be joined in the discussion by Harold Doiron, who worked for decades on vehicle stability and design at NASA, and Thomas Wysmuller, a meteorologist trained at NYU and the Royal Dutch Weather Bureau in Amsterdam and former NASA employee and current climate presenter at NASA Field Centers.
Register to attend the conference at this link.
Other confirmed speakers at ICCC-7 include:
Vaclav Klaus, president of the Czech Republic
Alan Carlin, U.S. EPA (retired)
Robert “Bob” Carter, James Cook University (Queensland, Australia)
Roger Helmer, MP, Britain
William “Bill” Gray, Colorado State University (emeritus)
Kenneth Haapala, Science and Environmental Policy Project
Tom Harris, International Climate Science Coalition
S. Fred Singer, University of Virginia (emeritus)
Willie Soon, astrophysicist
Leighton Steward, PlantsNeedCO2.org and CO2IsGreen.org
Brian Sussman, author, Climategate and Eco-Tyranny
Heartland will be joined by dozens of think tank cosponsors and hundreds of scientists who understand the need for a real debate about the causes, consequences, and policy implications of climate change. (See previous press release announcing the event here.)
What: Seventh International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC-7)
Theme: Real Science, Real Choices
Where: Hilton Chicago, 720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
When: Monday, May 21 – Wednesday, May 23, 2012, immediately following the NATO Summit also taking place in Chicago, on May 19–21.
Media: Open to all media. Request press credentials here.
The conference will feature several keynote speeches and some 30 panel discussions, each featuring a moderator and two experts debating a particular issue or aspect of the climate change debate. Check out the ICCC-7 page often for regular updates on the conference.
Attendance Information
ICCC-7 is open to the public. Registration is required. More information is available at the conference Web site.
For media credentials, register here or contact Tammy Nash at [email protected] or 312/377-4000.
For more information about The Heartland Institute, visit our Web site or contact Jim Lakely at [email protected] or 312/377-4000.
Get Twitter updates of the conference by following @HeartlandInst and the hashtag #ICCC7.
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Jim Lakely is the Vice President and Director of Communications of The Heartland Institute.
