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Tom Harris, B. Eng., M. Eng. (thermo-fluids)
Past NRSP Executive Director

 

Sample writings of Mr. Harris on climate change:

Sample call-ins to radio talk shows:

Canada

Late Night Counsell, CFRA radio, Ottawa, Ontario

  • January 8, 2008: Call-in to discuss the serious language problems inherent in the climate debate, an example being the so-called "Carbon Tax".
  • September 24, 2007: Call-in to discuss what is really happening behind the scenes at the U.N. climate conference in New York City.
  • September 13, 2007: Call-in to discuss potential radio guests to debate Dr. Tim Ball.
  • August 20, 2007: Call-in to discuss the change of "the warmest year" to 1934 and the hiding of the basic temperature data source of the IPCC.
  • July 31, 2007: Tom Harris was challenged on air by a caller to answer his questions. Calling-in during a break, Harris dealt directly with the caller.
  • July 24, 2007: Call-in to discuss the media and climate hysteria.
  • July 5, 2007: Call-in to discuss the upcoming Live Earth concert as well as the impact of climate hysteria on government policy.
  • June 21, 2007: Call-in to discuss the continued use of coal-fired power plants and the building of new nuclear plants.
  • June 7, 2007: Call-in to discuss the Ecology Ottawa campaign to push Mayor Larry O'Brien to develop a "strategy to fight climate change" and the mistakes at the G8.
  • June 4, 2007: Call-in to discuss how the used oil heating ban is a serious threat to many Ontario small businesses that use or produce advanced energy and pollution reduction technology.
  • May 31, 2007: Call-in to discuss Arnold Schwarzenegger's visit to Canada.
  • May 24, 2007: Call-in to discuss Al Gore's Live Earth concert and the impact of environmentalism on the poor.
  • May 10, 2007: Call-in to discuss the leak of the Federal Government's climate change plan.
  • April 26, 2007: Call-in to discuss the Federal government's new 'action plan' on the environment.
  • April 24, 2007: Call-in to discuss climate change and push poll currently underway.
  • October 19, 2006: Call-in to bridge from topic of the day to climate change.
  • October 12, 2006 : Call-in to announce the formation of NRSP.

Michael Harris Live, CFRA, Ottawa, Ontario

  • October 17, 2007: Call-in to discuss the serious flaws in the climate change section of the Canadian Federal Government’s speech from the throne.
  • September 6, 2007: Call-in to bridge topic of the day to origin of Canada's current Kyoto Protocol crisis, eco-rhetoric of today's government and lack of scientific basis to climate policy decisions at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
  • May 2, 2007: Call-in to contest the guest, Green Party leader Elizabeth May, concerning her on-air statements about climate change science.
  • January 9, 2007: Call-in to discuss the science of climate change and NRSP.
  • November 15, 2006: Call-in to discuss the problems with wind turbine bird kills and that their contribution to Canada's major energy needs are small.
  • November 14 , 2006: Call-in to discuss withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol, the approach of the Conservative government and the need for open science hearings.

Nick at Night, CFRA, Ottawa, Ontario

  • November 17, 2007: Call-in.
  • September 8, 2007: Call-in to discuss serious mistakes in Prime Minister Harper's climate speech in Australia and the need for open unbiased debate in Canada.
  • July 7, 2007: Call-in to discuss the gross mistakes in the basic science foundation of Live Earth.
  • May 19, 2007: Call-in to discuss Al Gore's Live Earth concert and the impact of environmentalism on the poor.
  • May 12, 2007: Call-in to discuss the increasing problem of governments banning specific technologies to supposedly "stop climate change".

The Lowell Green Show, CFRA Radio in Ottawa, Ontario

  • February 8, 2008: Call-in to discuss the highly biased hearings being held by Canada's House of Commons Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development into Bill C-377, “An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change.”
  • October 17, 2007: Call-in to discuss the serious flaws in the climate change section of the Canadian Federal Government’s speech from the throne.
  • June 8, 2007: Call-in for a very brief discussion about Ecology Ottawa’s push for the Mayor of Ottawa to develop “a strategy to stop climate change.”
  • April 26, 2007: Call-in to discuss the Federal government's new 'action plan' on the environment.
  • February 16, 2007: Call-in to discuss how Parliament has let Canadians down on the climate change file.

The World Tonight with Rob Breakenridge on CHQR radio, Calgary, Alberta

  • November 9, 2007: Call-in.
  • September 24, 2007: Call-in to discuss what is really happening behind the scenes at the U.N. climate conference in New York City.
  • September 6, 2007: Call-in to discuss the fundamental flaw at the heart of both the Kyoto Protocol and the AP-6 agreement the Canadian government is considering joining.

Ron Corbett - Unscripted, on CFRA radio, Ottawa, Ontario

  • December 14, 2007: Call-in to discuss the open letter of 100 climate experts to the Secretary General of the United Nations.
  • October 30, 2007: Call-in to discuss the fictitious assertion that "2500 scientists from the IPCC agree" that human greenhouse gas emissions are most likely the cause of the warming over the past 50 years.

The Motts, CFRB radio, Toronto, Ontario

  • May 18, 2007: Call-in to discuss how Canada's diplomacy with China focuses on climate change rather than human rights abuses.
  • February 21, 2007: Call-in concerning the inappropriateness of showing Al Gore's film in schools.

 

United States

The Michael Reagan Show, nationally syndicated

  • January 28, 2008: Call-in to suggest that Republican leadership candidate Rudy Giuliani has the potential to pick up significant support if he expands upon his questioning of climate change alarmism.
  • January 18, 2008: Call-in to discuss the strong leadership opportunity for presidential candidates who tell the truth about climate change instead of yielding to political correctness.
  • December 3, 2007: Call-in to discuss the science problems underlying the Bali climate change conference.
  • November 16, 2007: Call-in to discuss the real number of scientists who support the conclusions of the IPCC.
  • October 23, 2007: Call-in.
  • September 25, 2007: Call-in to discuss the just-completed U.N. climate conference. Also included in audio file is an illuminating interview with Steve Malloy of Junk Science that immediately followed the call-in.

The Rusty Humphries Show, nationally syndicated

  • February 13, 2008: Call-in to discuss how Presidential candidate Senator John McCain has responded to pressure from conservatives in the GOP base for him to change his position on climate change by going in the opposite direction, attacking his Democratic rivals for not doing more to ‘stop climate change.’
  • January 8, 2008: Call-in to briefly point out how John McCain has yielded to environmental extremism on the climate file.
  • December 14, 2007: Call-in to nationally syndicated The Rusty Humphries Show to discuss the open letter of 100 climate experts to the Secretary General of the United Nations.
  • November 13, 2007: Call-in (show was guest hosted by Orson Scott Card) to congratulate Mr. Humphries on his courageous stance against global warming extremism. Here and here are samples. A sample of Mr. Card’s writing on the topic may be seen here.

The Sean Hannity Show

  • September 14, 2007: Call-in to discuss how proposed legislation for CO2 sequestration from coal-fired plants is vastly premature.
  • August 20, 2007: Call-in to introduce topic of climate change hysteria to the program. Sean Hannity follows up with a lengthy discussion.

The Steve Malzberg Show, WOR 710 AM/HD, the top talk radio station in the United States

  • October 26, 2007: Call-in to discuss how the California wildfires are not caused by global warming (which, according to satellite readings, stopped in 1998).
  • September 24, 2007: Call-in to discuss what is really happening behind the scenes at the U.N. climate conference in New York City.
  • September 14, 2007: Call-in to discuss how proposed legislation for CO2 sequestration from coal-fired plants is vastly premature.

The Papa Joe Chevalier Show

  • December 3, 2007: Call-in to discuss some of the real drivers of the Bali climate change conference.
  • October 23, 2007: Call-in.

The Hugh Hewitt Show

  • December 14, 2007: Call-in to discuss the open letter of 100 climate experts to the Secretary General of the United Nations. Call also made to the nationally syndicated The Michael Reagan Show.
  • October 29, 2007: Call-in to The Hugh Hewitt Show, on San Diego radio and many other stations across the country. Tom discussed the causes of forest fires. Host lampooned recent comments of Senator Barbara Boxer who said the fires in California were caused by global warming.

The Jerry Doyle Show

  • January 29, 2008: Call-in to discuss China's lack of intention of restricting economic growth for the sake of 'stopping climate change' - a thoroughly impossible objective regardless.
  • November 16, 2007: Call-in to discuss the real number of scientists who support the conclusions of the IPCC.

The Dave Elswick Show, KARN News Radio, Little Rock, Arkansas

  • February 11, 2008: Call-in to discuss the massive opportunity for politicians who speak out to oppose climate alarmism.

The Tammy Bruce Show, Los Angeles, California; Program originates with Talk Radio 790 KABC and broadcasts to over 130 affiliate stations throughout the U.S.

  • February 2, 2008: Call-in to discuss the enormous well of potential support for Presidential candidates who say what is real on climate change.

Roy Ashburn, 1410 KERN news talk radio, Bakersfield, California

  • February 2, 2008: Call-in to discuss the large number of potential voters who do not believe Al Gore who are not being represented by any of the candidates. Read Yale University report on the climate change poll cited.

Other Shows

  • January 28, 2008: Call-in to The Howie Carr Show on WRKO AM radio in Boston to discuss how the Republican candidates for President are making a serious strategic mistake by not contesting the Democrats on global warming.
  • January 25, 2008: Call-in to the Phoenix, Arizona-based The Jeff Farias Show on 1480 KPHX radio. Tom explained how saving people today from known problems is far more important than saving people from possible discomfort a half century in the future. Here is the Copenhagen Consensus of UN Ambassadors referenced.
  • January 18, 2008: Call-in to The Michele McPhee Show on WTKK FM radio in Boston to discuss how Mitt Romney's contesting of the climate change plans of John McCain are an important new development that should be expanded upon.
  • December 17, 2007: Call-in to The Jeff Allan Show on 570 News radio in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario to discuss how actions to 'stop climate change' can increase pollution.
  • November 12, 2007: Call-in to Night Line with Linda Swain, VOCM Radio in St John's, Newfoundland.
  • November 11, 2007: Call-in to The Roy Green Show on the Corus Radio Network across Canada to discuss global warming propaganda in Ontario schools. Also referenced was the piece by meteorologist John Coleman of The Weather Channel. Listen here for the interview later in the programme with Mr. Coleman.
  • November 9, 2007: Call-in to The Lars Larson Show, a nationally syndicated talk show across the US. Discussed was the lack of consensus in the climate science community about the causes of climate change.
  • November 3, 2007: Call-in to the New Hampshire-based libertarian talk show 'Free Talk Live' to discuss the lack of any known consensus in the climate science debate. Comments of announcers following Tom's call are important to hear.
  • October 17, 2007: Call-in to The Rutherford Show on CHED radio, Edmonton, AB to discuss the serious flaws in the climate change section of the Canadian Federal Government’s speech from the throne. Click here to listen to a similar call-in made this day by Tom to The Gary Doyle Show, 570 News, Kitchener, ON.
  • September 18, 2007: Call-in to The Jim Sumpter Show, WELW-AM 1330 Cleveland, OH, and in 22 states on 37 other radio stations. Discussion centred on the lack of consensus in the climate science community about the causes of global climate change and how NRSP was created to bring good science to the debate.
  • September 8, 2007: Call-in to The Sean Leslie Show on CKNW radio, Vancouver, British Columbia, for a discussion with Liberal MP Garth Turner. Turner opposes allowing scientists on both sides of the climate debate to testify before Parliament and instead follows the CBC.
  • September 6, 2007: Call-in to The Savage Nation, a show with ten million listeners on hundreds of stations across the United States, to discuss the complete lack of consensus among climate scientists about the causes of climate change.
  • August 10, 2007: Call-in to the Michael Medved show on KCBQ, San Diego, and many other stations throughout the United States, to discuss Senator Barbara Boxer's Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act.
  • August 10, 2007: Call-in to VOCM, Newfoundland, to discuss the Canadian government's incandescent light bulb ban.
  • June 12, 2006: Radio Interview on CFRA (Ottawa) radio's "Late Night Counsell” followed by several calls from the public discussing the issue.

 

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