One of the world's foremost meteorologists has called the theory that helped Al Gore share the Nobel Peace Prize "ridiculous" and the product of "people who don't understand how the atmosphere works." Dr William Gray, a pioneer in the science of seasonal hurricane forecasts, told a packed lecture hall at the University of North Carolina that humans were not responsible for the warming of the Earth.

"The human impact on the atmosphere is simply too small to have a major effect on global temperatures," Dr Gray said. He said his beliefs had made him an outsider in popular science. "It bothers me that my fellow scientists are not speaking out against something they know is wrong," he said. "But they also know that they'd never get any grants if they spoke out. I don't care about grants."

Gore Gets A Cold Shoulder

] Private investors, who have chipped in $40 million to
] develop the process, aren't the only ones who are
] impressed. The federal government has granted more than
] $12 million to push the work along. "We will be able to
] make oil for $8 to $12 a barrel," says Paul Baskis, the
] inventor of the process. "We are going to be able to
] switch to a carbohydrate economy."

Interesting! If this pans out, it really could change everything . . .

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