GLOBAL WARMING: Fact or Fairy Tale?
Brad Harrub, Ph.D.
If you are like most people, you've heard the phrases "Greenhouse Effect," "Global Warming," and "Ozone Hole" so often that you are probably left wondering: is this a real scenario or simply another case of Chicken Little declaring that the sky is falling. While most Americans have heard these buzz words, the mainstream media oftentimes gets so caught up in promoting political "hot topics," that they forget to convey the obvious: what is really going on, and what is the truth behind the hype?
Since Global Warming and related issues are featured every month in some form of mainstream media, we felt it would be beneficial to provide readers with some answers to their questions—in an effort to alleviate confusion. Politicians and the media often try to create a frenzied atmosphere by informing the public that we have “reached the point of no return,” or that “climate change is inevitable.” The truth is far less frightening. Bear in mind that the internet contains hundreds of sites on these issues, so it is not hard for someone who holds to one particular belief or another to find supporting “evidence.” However, the Proverb writer recorded that “the first one to plead his cause seems right until his neighbor comes and examines him” (Proverbs 18:17).
Consider that in 1975, the secular media was scaring the public with a different fear—the coming Ice Age. In the April 28th issue of Newsweek, the auth