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Studies looking at scientific papers that express an opinion have found that 97% agree that it is happening, man made, and dangerous to humans.

What is peer-review, and why is it important? When a paper has been peer-reviewed, that means it has been evaluated by a number of qualified scientists and found to have followed legitimate scientific methods. Most of the claims that are made by global warming skeptics on TV, in print, and online are not based on legitimate science.

We’ve only been recording temperature for a hundred years, how do we know what the climate was like hundreds of thousands of years ago?

Over the last 100 years the global average temperature has increased 1.4° F. Here in Alaska we have more than doubled the global average and have warmed 3° F over the same period of time and over 6° F in winter.

"...we will never get back to a Little Ice Age. When people say the Sun is going into a Maunder Minimum, that’s one thing. But does not follow that Earth’s temperature would revert to what it was during the earlier Little Ice Age” period."

The list of oil and gas companies with global influence that support some form of carbon pricing continues to grow. Alaska’s “big three” producers — BP, ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil — are all now a part of that group.

Conservatives have an opportunity to prove that their principles can solve big problems. Senators and Representatives are beginning to champion climate realism and free-enterprise solutions. Alaskans must come together, because climate change is not a right or left issue.

1000 US business leaders call for reduced CO2 emissions to increase our nation’s future ambition. Companies like DuPont, Monsanto Company, General Mills, Nike and Hilton want the US to lead the effort to keep global temperature rise below 2º C.

Scientists estimate that the ocean is 30% more acidic today than it was 300 years ago, traceable to increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil-fuel combustion and land-use change. As human-generated CO2 is released into the atmosphere, about half of it stays there and much of the rest is absorbed by the ocean.

Over the past 60 years, the average temperature across Alaska has increased by approximately 3° F. This increase is more than twice the warming seen in the rest of the United States. Warming in the winter has increased by an average of 6° F  and has led to changes in ecosystems, such as earlier breakup of river ice in the spring.

Earth-orbiting satellites and other technological advances have enabled scientists to see the big picture, collecting many different types of information about our planet and its climate on a global scale. This body of data, collected over many years, reveals the signals of a changing climate.

Across the globe, glaciers are retreating. This melting has accelerated dramatically in the past few decades. Alaska is no exception, with 98% of the state's glaciers shrinking, losing over 20 cubic miles of ice each year. Globally, the melting of glaciers contributes to sea level rise. Locally, glacial retreat can change river and ecosystem dynamics.

Over $6.09 Trillion have been divested from 851 public, private, and religious institutions and 58,000 individuals.

The evidence linking rising levels of greenhouse gases and global warming is as strong as the link between smoking and lung cancer.

Major energy industry leaders believe that CO2 emissions are driving the global temperature increase. BP, ExxonMobil, and Shell all believe that, while technological developments will emerge, effective policy and cultural change is essential to drive low-carbon business and consumer choices and opportunities. The transition to low-carbon solutions is best underpinned by meaningful government-led carbon pricing mechanisms.

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