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Vlost ot the elect?cal power tumlshed by rural electric cooperatrves ls produced by cool ttrod
power plants. that also be true for the foreseeoole tuture this than raises a concern (about oil
of the on glow wamlng and costly trteasures being advocath to control 002
emissions.

REA currentty wchoses 94% of ma power from my tnergy. ot whicr. a significant portion Is cod?
?red. in addition. we me 0190 MW patner with xCel in thelr 750 MW Comanche 3 power plant,
ls currently under construction. plant will dtow comderable trom gas-?red
generation. We protect that when Comanche 3 comes online sometime ir? 2009, we wit be able
to implement a rate decrease ondthentteeze ratestor 010-15 year period. Acabontax are
mandatory qeenhouse cos regulatory system would erode m, It not all. at the
bene?ts of the coal-?red generation. the negative impacts of a carbon tax or a mandatory cop
and trade progtom wodd affect almost all 81 T's and distrloution cooperotwes.

The CO2 globd warmng issue hosthroe components as we see it the science. information
disacminatton. atd politics. Al Gore md others state that the scienti?c community has reached
consensus and that the debate over. that is simply not true. Disputing this contention are
cumatologists. meteorologists and like Richard William Gray, Fred Singer,
Roy Spencer, Pa?rtck Mlchoets. Robert Eating and Craig Idso and the signatories to Dr.
Arthur Roblnson's Project whom ot? the Kyoto Accord, "there is no convincing aclentt?c
ewdence that human 'etecse 0t canon dioxtde. methane or other greenhouse gases is causing.
or wit in the foreseeable We. cause cotoswopnlc ot the earth?s atmowhere and
disruption of the earth's ctimate.? In an mtcle that was pnnted by the Canada Free Pres on
Monday. June 12. m. noted scientists from Canada Australia Pniono. Sweden and 'ne U.K.
took issue with the conclmions reach In the An Inconvenient Truth. Vladimir Shardurov or
the man Academy of Sciences. and othet atmospheric scientists. noted that the effects of

other gases releaed by humm 

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CHARTS QUOTES

I. CAUSES OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
A. PRIMARY
1. Cyc?cd verbo?on in me sun's energy oth.
2. Eccent?c??es In eom? 's oroa'r.
3 The in?uence of nude tectonncs

B. SECONDARY

1 The so?colled effoct' caused by atmospheric
gases such as gaseous water vapor carbor dioxide.
mam, and nmoas oxnde, WhaCf? he?p to ?op rudbom
heat which might omerwise escape intc space.

ll. RELATIONSHIP OF SOLAR OUTPUT TO TEMPERATURE

 

I lntorgovommomal Panel on Climate Change

UPCC) Northern Hemiapnem Tompomtum Hmory

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A Russba'w scionmt. Kabiouto Absudor'wcfov, p'edicfs ho? a decrease i" the sun?:
'odc?on bognn ng in 2012 Mr cause temporam'os to caciine info he m-dc?o of the
21" cenwry (based or Cycles of soar whom-w - su'xspov activity)

 CYCUCAL VAPIATIQN OF US. TEMPERAIURES

 

3M QIO 1010?m10301mc0501m 1.7. 1000 mo 2000 20'.
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Gobol 'empcvoturos Increased about a Half-09990 cotcius oo?ween 1850 and 1040
and anothet 0.3 degrees ance the".

In the u?nneo Slums. me average from to ?he o'esen? "as stayed the
me. Except we 05! year, ?he *empe'ufura nod Dee? Oecxeosng to: six-year
penoc.

IV. GREENHOUSE 
Anthropogenic (man-made) Contribution to the "Greenhouse
Elfect." II ?i of Total (including water vapor)

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Cuban Dioxidt: (C01) 3.618% 3.502%: 0.117%
Methane (CH4) I 0.350;; 0.29mi 070;]:
Nitrous Oxide (N20) 0.9509; i 0.903%] 0.047% 1

Ewe. gases atml 0.072991" 0.025% 0.047%

"rm-1  100.00% I 99.72 0.23%

 

 

 

Global Warming; A closer look at the numbers by Monte Hicb

?so UN. spomored Imeroovemmemd Ponei on Ciimme Change estimates human

of votoi oi 157 omen tons released omnliy. That?s just 4 5 petcem. with 5/ Demon?
cot?ng from oceans. 19 porcom Rom decaying veoefa?on one 19 percent ftorr pimt
ond orimal Wro?ia?.

Viodimit of the Rowan Academy of Sciences. notes tho? the effects of



Disputing alarm on: em Woloosts. memoiogsts and miroohysicim like
Richad Lindzen. William Gray, Heo singer. Roy Sperm. Pulliek Mchoeis. Robed
Bdlno. (no Crdo idso aid the 1711!) Wodes to Dr. Anna Goonson's Petition
Projnm who said of the Kyoto Accord; ?There is no convincing scienti?c evidence that
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V. CAIZBQN REQUQIIQN IMPACTS ON TEMPERATURES

'Thereisno (the Kyoto
?rotocoi) would have on imporcop?bio offec' on We imahxes - one Mordieih
of degee by 2050.?
- Dr. 3 Free ?nger, crnosphedc physicisf Pram Ememus of Environmental
Sciences 09 the University of Virginia. om! foam diode! o?he U.S. Wemher
Somme Service.

 

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century'smodeuwom?g'

TomWigiey. oserioucien?siaiheNa?ondCenfei focAtmoapheric QeaeorcthAR)
has orientated moi convicncc with Kyoto ?woud have 0.11 - (0.20 - 0.38?0
erect or global ove'ooe temperatues by 2100: Po: the recovd. Wigiey favors Kyoto.
out believes mom "we: are reamed.

VI. TH HIG 

Costs to comply mm the Kyoto Protocoa of to 2% 0! 60? when Wes 1051,26)-
$2400 pet Vunly. pet yea. whle reaming in a temperature reduction of only 
wete piedcted by Pves?dent cunfon?s Energy lnfocrno?on mummy. mo Austrolcn
Buteou of Resource and Aq?cwuoi Econowic; 0nd Worton Associates

Economls? ?om Lanoorg, auma 0? ?me Skep?cd concudod that
"molemen?ng Kyoto wit cost 5?50 oar-on to $300 onion every year. to
n'sovevy expemivoway
toocnaveverv Met

The hterncmond Counci to: Central Famo?on (ICCF) concluoed mot Kyoto-Ike
John McCa?n. R-AZ to ?coomdtrode'us greenhome-gosemwons
wouid reduce nchorol 



Dr. Pohick Michoeis. Research Profane! of Ervironmentd Scumces the Urwedw of
Vig?nio and the Virg'nfo State Ctimatoiogis? states Who? audios show a tremendous
expeme fa madmecy no diaeomobio reduction In piano'cxy warring Certanoy it
makes more some to save our money for investment future, more ef?cient
@an to'her that Who It in mom! *0 s?oo wonnhq It
condemned to fclune.?

VII. QLOBAL IMEAQIS - EAQI QR FIQTDN

behave 316: oppropdoioto havomovomeorow?c?on of factual 

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ctmde change provides: me greatest shame to bring 000;) yus'Jce arc ecucMes 

the wond'
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'Scbeur-sts who wan? to 01"oc? a?on?or. to Themselves, who war? to c?tcc? 3'90?
funcmg to ?hemse'ves, Have to (?nd a) way '0 scare he pga?b ond this you 30"]
acmeve OPSY Cy rvzuldl 9- things mgger and ?wore congelous ?f?cr- they 'ocl are 
- Petr Professo: of cr~c Afmospherc So once. Ddhcusie
University. Harcx Nova 5cm.)

?In the ox: un. the reolocemem of me ore-me and oscupi-"ec Iaguoge 0? scarce
ov the 'orguoge of l?go?o" 'nov be one of he more
imponnm sowces 52? damage *0 sooew In rre Cur'en' 090019 over gacoou
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MISLEADING INFORMATION - ONE EXAMPLE

Because of numerous nur'coneo in 2005, gloom IS ec as me Culom We
near ho' dobd wamhg eoc to mote s'o'ms war: ngwe' menswes
i? deer that ?he 1C year span from 1005 1111:)th 2&5 nos beer acme, here are
other active periods s.:ch as the 3C year soor? 'Tom 1940 Wough '970, TOWCOW Mi5 i5 0
pedod tho? had much lower 'enperrjm'm and CO: OCCmeOf?onsll?: Iii'fllI 

2
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hurricanes. (,?ateogory 4. and 5 (red bars; the Norm Atlantic (.source; A'anona.? Humcane
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