I just finished an excellent book by University of Alabama – Huntsville meteorologist Dr. Roy Spencer. The book is called “Climate Confusion” and was a New York Times Bestseller. Dr. Spencer argues that many scientists and politicians have greatly exaggerated the issue of global warming, and can only use ad hominem attacks against skeptical scientists like Dr. Spencer, since their case is crumbling into pieces.

Check out Dr. Spencer’s great new blog, and be sure to pick up a copy of this concise, hard-hitting book. Dr. Spencer makes a compelling case that most of the warming trend of late is probably due to natural variability. He believes that man’s contribution to the warming trend is likely insignificant, and may only increase the global average temperature by a few degrees the next century. That is of course, based on the premise that we won’t develop new technologies in the next few decades that significantly reduce our use of fossil fuels for our energy needs.

But Dr. Spencer is optimistic that resourceful people will develop cost effective technologies that will lessen the amount of CO2 we emit into the air. What’s more, Dr. Spencer argues that the so-called solutions to global warming are extremely costly and ineffective anyway. So why destroy our economy further while also preventing the developing world from coming out of poverty and increasing its standard of living? He notes that radical environmentalists have done more harm than good by preventing the use of DDT, which has led to the deaths of millions of people in Africa.

I highly recommend Dr. Spencer’s book to all those who want to get a scientist’s perspective on global warming, and an alternative view from the likes of Al Gore and his minions.