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The Emissaries of Divine Light network was initiated by Lloyd Arthur Meeker in 1932.[1] The foundational premise of the network is that human beings' true qualities can only be known as they are expressed in practical daily living.[2] The mission of Emissaries of Divine Light, as cited in its articles of incorporation, is to assist in the spiritual regeneration of humanity under the inspiration of the divine spirit.[3] Meeker saw the work of the Emissaries as an approach to spirituality that transcends physical and mental disciplines, and offers human beings the opportunity to experience their true identity by giving expression to the qualities of spirit that are consonant with their divine nature.[4]


Contents
1History

1.1Beginnings
1.2Development under Lord Martin Cecil's leadership
1.3Transition after Lord Exeter's death
1.4Recent history

2Sunrise Ranch
3Creative Field Project

4Teaching and practices

4.1The One Law

4.2Attunement

5Leadership

6Major centers
7Publications
8References
9External links

History[edit]
Beginnings[edit]

Lloyd Arthur Meeker was born on February 25, 1907.[5] Meeker had begun to experiment with Attunement in 1929.[6] Emissaries of Divine Light dates its origin to Meeker’s spiritual awakening on September 16, 1932. On three successive evenings, Meeker had been compelled to write and, as he did so, he experienced a higher spiritual awareness that flowed through him. He reported that he had been looking for a teacher but realized through his awakening that the teacher he sought was within him.[7]

Meeker lectured, taught, and practiced Attunement in various locations in North America from 1929 to 1945.[8] He wrote under the pen name Uranda, and he was known to his followers by that name. In 1945 Meeker established his headquarters at Sunrise Ranch, which was a dryland farm at the time.[9] From 1952 to 1954 he conducted six-month Servers Training School classes at Sunrise Ranch, teaching Attunement and the spiritual understanding behind the practice, as well as practical spirituality.[10][11] These classes were attended by people from many backgrounds, and included GPC (God-Patient-Chiropractor) chiropractors, led by a former Major League Baseball pitcher, George Shears, and others.[12]

In 1954 Meeker died in a plane crash in San Francisco Bay with his wife, Kathy Meeker. A close associate of Meeker’s, Albert Ackerley, and two children also died in the crash.[13] Lord Martin Cecil (1909-1988), who had worked closely with Meeker, assumed the responsibility for leading Emissaries of Divine Light from 1954 until his death in 1988.[13] Lord Martin succeeded his older brother to become The 7th Marquess of Exeter in October 1981.

Development under Lord Martin Cecil's leadership[edit]

Lord Martin Cecil was the second son of William Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter and was descended from William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I.[14][15] He led a ranching operation on his family’s property in the Cariboo country of British Columbia.[16] In 1948, Cecil formed a spiritual community at 100 Mile House, BC.[17] On the death of his brother, David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, in October 1981, he became The 7th Marquess of Exeter and a member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom. However, he never spoke in the House.[18]

Under Lord Martin's leadership, the network grew to about 4,000 adherents.[19] Many young people, disenchanted with the Vietnam War and inspired by the idealism of the 1960s and ’70s, were drawn to his message and the network that was growing around him. Twelve centers developed around the world, and numerous other nonprofit organizations were birthed by participants in Emissaries of Divine Light.[20] These included an outdoor adventure educational organization, Educo; an association of spiritually based business people, Renaissance Business Associates; an association of media professionals, Association for Responsible Communication; an association of educators, Renaissance Educational Associates; and Emissary Foundation International.[21][22][23]

Bill Bahan became an important leader and teacher for Emissaries of Divine Light in the ’60s, ’70s and early ’80s, offering classes at Sunrise Ranch; Epping, New Hampshire;[20] and Livingston Manor, New York.[24] He was a nephew of George Shears, D.C., leader of the G-P-C Chiropractic Movement. He and his brother Walter Bahan (also active in the Emissary program), along with three other brothers (all five chiropractors), operated the Bahan and Bahan Chiropractic Clinics in Salem and Derry, New Hampshire, using GPC principles.[25] Bill founded the Whole Health Institute, an association of healthcare professionals promoting wholistic health.[26][27] They hosted conferences and lectures around the world, and published the journal Healing Currents. In Bill's words, "Health is the unhindered expression of life through the body, truth through the mind and love through the heart."

Transition after Lord Exeter's death[edit]

When Lord Exeter died in January 1988, his son, Michael Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter (formerly known as Lord Burghley), became the leader of Emissaries of Divine Light until he left the organisation in 1996.[28] In that eight-year period, much of the leadership left the organisation, including most of the children of both Lloyd Arthur Meeker and Martin Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter, who had been prominent in the network. From 1988 to 1996, more than two thirds of the participants in Emissaries of Divine Light left as well.[19][28] Many ex-members became bitter about their experience and launched accusations against the organization. One member, Robert Coates, even began playing football in one of the group's most sacred spaces.[29][30]

As the 8th Marquess of Exeter resigned from his position in 1996, a group of trustees assumed responsibility for the leadership of the network. They set in place ethical guidelines throughout the network and addressed grievances brought to them by participants. They sought to bring the universal truths taught by Lloyd Arthur Meeker into contemporary language and practice.

Recent history[edit]

In the 1990s, Emissaries of Divine Light developed new programs for spiritual understanding and personal development. Deepening Spiritual Expression and The Opening are week-long residential programs that are still offered by the organization.[31] They also developed Attunement Practitioner certification training, which is available at many Emissary centers.

In August 2004, the trustees of Emissaries of Divine Light named David Karchere as the leader of the global network. In 2008, David Karchere and Jane Anetrini developed and taught a year-long leadership program based on the teachings of Emissaries of Divine Light. A second session of the program was conducted in 2009 and 2010.[32] In 2012 they initiated a new series of seminars under the title Practical Spirituality: An Operator’s Guide to Being Human, led by David Karchere.[33]

Sunrise Ranch[edit]

The headquarters of Emissaries of Divine Light was established in 1945 at Sunrise Ranch in Loveland, Colorado, now a conference and retreat center staffed by a community of eighty-five people.[34][35] Sunrise Ranch hosts workshops, seminars and retreats intended to offer the participants fresh thinking and understanding, leading to a direct experience of spiritual renewal.[36] There are seven other major centers around the world for Emissaries of Divine Light, each offering programs with a similar approach.[19]

Sunrise Ranch also offers residential work-study programs in practical spirituality, which it defines as the application of universal spiritual principles to the common issues of human life.[37] These include a program designed for personal spiritual renewal, called Full Self Emergence, and a Permaculture Design Course for people interested in sustainable human systems and sustainable agriculture.[36][38]

Creative Field Project[edit]

The trustees of Emissaries of Divine Light lead the Creative Field Project.[39] The project is an exploration of the power of human intention to influence the field of energy held by a group of people. The Creative Field Project began in 2009 with a network of small groups around the world that meet monthly by telephone. It included the first Creative Field Conference in 2011 at Sunrise Ranch that featured Lynne McTaggart, who wrote The Field; and American priest and theologian Matthew Fox.[40] In 2012, Emissaries of Divine Light joined with the Novalis Ubuntu Institute in Cape Town, South Africa, to host the Creative Field Conference—South Africa: Your Destiny Is Calling.[41]

Teaching and practices[edit]

Emissaries of Divine Light teach that the key to creative living is the individual’s openness to the source of universal power and intelligence within them, and that human emotions either connect a person to that source or cut them off from it.[42] The educational programs of the Emissaries are designed to assist people to find out what has been emotionally triggering them, so that they can withdraw their emotional attention from the trigger and turn it to the life force within them.[43] The Emissaries believe that behind all emotions is the universal power of love and a universal intelligence that bring spiritual enlightenment. They teach that through deliberate conscious thought a person can let their own emotional current purify, so that they open themselves to the flow of the universal power and intelligence within them.[44]

The One Law[edit]

• The central teaching of Emissaries of Divine Light is referred to as The One Law. 
• They describe it as a law of cause and effect.[45] 
• They see the causative factor in spiritual regeneration as the universal power and intelligence within all people, and the effect in human experience as dependent on the response to that internal reality.[46] 
• They describe the creative process in human experience as the working of The One Law in a sequence of five stages: radiation, response, attraction, union and unified radiation.[47] 
• Their seminars claim to assist people to withdraw their energetic response from the circumstances around them and direct it to the power and intelligence within them.[48]

Emissaries of Divine Light describe the process of personal spiritual renewal as Full Self Emergence because they believe that a person is renewed when their own divine selfhood expresses through their mind, emotions and their body.[49] They use the story of the Seven Days of Creation in Genesis as a symbolic template for the process of spiritual renewal in the life of the individual, and for humankind as a whole.[50]

Attunement[edit]

Attunement is a central practice of Emissaries of Divine Light. The origin of the word Attunement refers to the attuning of the human capacity with the universal animating spirit within all people.[51] Attunement practitioners believe that positive shifts in consciousness release a healing energy through a person’s body, mind and emotions.[52]

Emissaries of Divine Light practice Attunement as a form of energy medicine.[53] Attunement practitioners believe that universal life energy is conveyed to the client through the hands of the practitioner. The primary contact points for the client receiving the Attunement are the endocrine glands. Attunement practitioners teach that the endocrine glands are portals for universal life energy that operates through the physical body, and through the mental and emotional function of the individual.[54]

Emissaries of Divine Light also teach Attunement as a personal spiritual practice.[55] They believe it is a central factor in the conscious evolution of humanity.[56]

Leadership[edit]

Emissaries of Divine Light is led by David Karchere, who is the spiritual director of the organization, and six other trustees.[57] Karchere lives, writes and teaches at Sunrise Ranch, and travels in North America, Europe, Africa and Australia, offering programs on practical spirituality and Attunement.

The trustees are elected by an International Emissary Congress with representatives from Emissary organizations around the world. Currently, the trustees are Jane Anetrini, Ruth Buckingham, Hugh Duff, David Karchere, Marilyn Manderson, Phil Richardson and Maureen Waller.[58]

Major centers[edit]

In addition to their international headquarters at Sunrise Ranch, Emissaries of Divine Light used to operate Glen Ivy in Corona, California, as a conference and retreat center and an Attunement teaching center. Glen Ivy is also a natural mineral springs. The Emissaries leased the mineral springs and the spa property adjacent to their center to Glen Ivy Hot Springs, a popular destination in Southern California.[59] The property was sold in 2016.

These are the major centers for Emissaries of Divine Light around the world:[37]
Edenvale, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Gate House, Constantia, South Africa
Riverdell, Gawler, South Australia, Australia
Sunrise Ranch, Loveland, Colorado, USA

Publications[edit]

Beginning in the 1930s, Emissaries of Divine Light have continually published their writings and teachings and circulated these to their membership. In 1936, Lloyd A. Meeker published his seven-week meditation guide, Seven Steps to the Temple of Light, as well as his correspondence course, Steps to Mastership.[60][61] In the 1980s, Martin Cecil published eighteen volumes of his own writing and the writings of Lloyd Meeker under the title The Third Sacred School.[62]

For most of its history, weekly talks and writings of Emissary leadership have been distributed by regular mail. Since 2005, the organization has circulated a weekly e-mail message, The Pulse of Spirit, authored by David Karchere and other current leaders of the network.[63] In 2010 they began to publish the Journal of the Creative Field.

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Dr. Singer presents a very comprehensive and scientifically sound summary of the history and present knowledge (as well as its current limits) of the fully-Natural influences on our Earth's Climate and its Change. He explains how Natural Cycles, Natural Earth Processes and Natural Variability provides for a fully-Natural and self-Balancing climate system that is minimally affected by Man, the use of Fossil Fuels and Trace concentrations of atmospheric CO2 at around 400 ppm today -- Most of the CO2 is from Natural Sources (~95%) and Man only (~5%).

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Chapter 5 is excellent detailing the many reasons that Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is actually beneficial to Mankind and the Environment; Plus, Increasing Temperatures caused by the Sun and Evaporation of the seas Naturally cause the increases in CO2 -- Not the Opposite as Al Gore suggests, and the Positive (Warming)as well as the Negative (Cooling) feedbacks attributed to Greenhouse Gases are only theoretical and are too small to be measurable with our current and best technology.

He also is effective in debunking the popular "Man-Made Global Warming" and "Man-Made Climate Change" myth that has been so widely foisted on the citizens of the USA and the World along with the totally fabricated and unfounded 'Scare Tactic' of an 'Impending 21st Century Warming Climate Catastrophe' which has no support beyond the invalid UN IPCC and other models which can never be the basis of Scientific Proof without solid scientific observations -- No basis for Policy or rational action!

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HouTexan
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Well-Documented Rebuttal to the Man-Made Global Warming TheoryReviewed in the United States on January 12, 2017
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Makes a very convincing case. A late friend of mine, who was a professional physicist, told me that the biggest weakness he saw in the CO2-Man Made Global Warming hypothesis was the fact that it ignored the oceans. It was nearly 20 years ago that he mentioned this. He noted at the time that the effects of all that water and its role in the water cycle was large enough to throw all theories into a cocked hat. Among other things, the authors make clear that the CO2 cycle is a very small process piggy-backed on a very, very big process--namely, the water cycle.

I suspect that, at some time, the MMGW hysteria will be seen for exactly what it is.

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George
5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling Reading!! The Geological History Tells All!Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2015
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This is my 5th book on this subject and I have 3 more to read. It is the presentation of the "observable data" which provides a more reliable indication of past, present and perhaps the future climate of the earth which is the most compelling to me. The geological record speaks for itself about the earths climate and how it has changed over millions of years. There is no question in my mind the climate has changed and will continue to change. The one thing I object too when comparing and contrasting the data present to those who have argued from anthropogenic climate change is their prediction/forecast is predicated on computer models, also know as General Circulation Models (GCMs). I have not been persuaded so far by these models, because looking at the observable data (proxies) is far more compelling. I have come away with the understanding the earths climate and the variables involved are rather complex and more time and effort should be spent on studying the past climate events and less on trying to predict the future with GCMs which I believe are flawed in the weight applied to the various inputs/forcing (positive or negative). I don't believe nor feel the scientific community whose focus has been on CO2 know enough or who have chosen to ignore the "observable data" are looking at the entire picture before them. Scientific analysis is about proving and disproving theory, not cherry picking and steering selective data to fit a particular scientific outcome sought. I don't feel the debate has been open and fair. Moreover, the resources spent on and those wanting more spent on anthropogenic climate change are misguided and embarking on a fools errand. The monies would be better spent on understanding past climate history, new technology and perhaps on how we might cope should the earth cool or be plunged back into an extended cooling period.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book. Everyone interested in "Global Warming" or" Climate Change" needs to read this book.Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2019
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Great book. Discusses all aspects of global warming or climate change with 499 references to back up. Well organized in this up dated version. Excellent Index to find anything you might want to read about. But one really should read the whole book from cover to cover.

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Ronald E. Parsons
5.0 out of 5 stars See the Other 5-star Reviews for Details of Why This is a Fine Book.Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2016
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I just finished reading Singer's & Avery's book (2007 Edition). I have read many modern "climate change" books (without having counted them) that presented arguments from the same side as this one. I believe that this is among the better serious, full-length books on the subject to date. I am aware of F. Fred Singer's excellent reputation in his field.

Plenty of reviewers here have explained why this is a well-thought-out Climate book. If you are reading this I refer you to them. I am not fishing for a "like" rating as reviewer. I'm merely saving you time. I will mention that I am old, well educated and have always read a lot, including into geology.

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m. Castner
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Review of the Science of ClimateReviewed in the United States on February 23, 2020
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This is a terrific, detailed and referenced explanation of what we know of the Science of Climate to date. It is well researched and presented and gives a detailed bibliography for those of you who wish to further research the actual papers and research. It also points out some glaring and profound disconnects between the Science of Climate, at least what we know of it today, and what is touted by the main stream media, climate alarmists and the typically ill informed masses who assume we 'must be' killing the planet. A must read for any rational and intelligent consumer who is trying to understand what the issues are, what is actually understood, what is speculation, and what is simply fiction and dogma. Don't be afraid to learn for yourself.

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Philip M
5.0 out of 5 stars A skilfully argued case that 1,500 year natural cycles control the climate.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 5, 2018
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Fred Singer and Dennis Avery skilfully present an impressive case against the hysterical claims of dangerous climate change and non-validated computer predictions about the hypothesis of human-caused global warming. Their argument is that solar-induced 1,500 year cycles rather than human-emitted greenhouse gases control the climate. Exhaustive studies across multiple disciplines are described, from tree rings to sea and lake sediments, stalactites to ice cores, isotopes to cosmic rays - all validated by numerous researchers from around the world. They are all explained in an easily understandable and logical fashion. Their conclusion is absolutely convincing - our climate is changing through the course of a natural 1,500 year cycle.

Unstoppable Global Warming is written in a non-technical, thoroughly readable and enjoyable style, making this a fascinating contribution to the heated debate on the human impact on observed and future climate change. Unstoppable Global Warming is a highly recommended read.

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Chris Vautier
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the better books on the subject of supposed athropongenically driven global warming.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2020
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There are many books that cover this subject, some better than others.
I would recommend this book if you prefer a less aggressive, more balanced style.
Written by a very well respected scientist.

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michael walbrin
5.0 out of 5 stars The Book is an compilation of scientific research and observations.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2020
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This book should be read by everyone who takes Global warming seriously and wishes to debate with intelligence and facts.
A great resource if you wish to understand some of the complexities of climate.

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jediwhite
5.0 out of 5 stars Great readReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 5, 2018
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 21, 2014
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A book based on actual evidence of past events not hypothetical models and alarmist propaganda.
Tells it as it actually is (and was) without resorting to exponential projections.
Most enjoyable and reassuring reading from a recognised expert.

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Unstoppable Global Warming
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For the topic of runaway climate change generally, see Tipping points in the climate system.
Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years
Author Siegfried Fred Singer, Dennis T. Avery
Country America
Language English
Subject Global Warming
Genre Science
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield

Publication date 28 October 2006
Pages 260
ISBN 978-0-7425-5117-6


Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years is a book about climate change, written by Siegfried Fred Singer and Dennis T. Avery, which asserts that natural changes, and not CO2 emissions, are the cause of Global Warming. Published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2006, the book sold well and was reprinted in an updated edition in 2007.

The title refers to the hypothesis of 1,500-year climate cycles in the Holocene first postulated by Gerard C. Bond, mainly based on petrologic tracers of drift ice in the North Atlantic.[1][2]


Contents
1Synopsis
2Reception
3See also
4References
Synopsis[edit]

Over sixteen chapters the authors present their view of the natural cycles in the earth's climate and argue that the current warming period is not caused by man-made greenhouse gas emissions.

The book begins with the earth's climate time-line, starting from the formation of the earth 4.5 billion years ago,[3] and leading up to the Modern Warm Period.[4]

The book ends with a chapter entitled "The ultimate failure of The Kyoto Protocol", which predicts that the Protocol will be unsuccessful in curtailing emissions. It covers the localised plummeting emissions associated with the collapse of the Soviet Union and what the book says is Russia's excess amount of Carbon Credits which, the book argues, will be purchased by European nations to offset their rising emissions.[5]
Reception[edit]

The book has attracted polarized reactions. The Heartland Institute, which is known for its global warming denial, arranged for the distribution of free copies to elected officials.[6][7] Jay Lehr, the Heartland Institute's science director, wrote a favorable review in News Weekly, the newsletter of the Australian political movement National Civic Council, saying "The book is truly amazing! It meticulously supports, with hundreds of detailed, published references, the clear facts and conclusions that the Earth's climate has been travelling a well-defined roller-coaster path of temperature change for at least 900,000 years".[8] Economist Richard W. Rahn in The Washington Times welcomed it as "a wonderful new book". According to Rahn, the authors "provide overwhelming evidence" that warming would occur with or without mankind increasing CO2 emissions or doing anything else.[9]

Climatologist Mike Hulme writing for The Guardian pointed out that the warming predicted by Bond's cycles is too small to account for the warming that actually observed. He said, "Deploying the machinery of scientific method allows us to filter out hypotheses – such as those presented by Singer and Avery – as being plain wrong".[10] David Archer wrote a point-by-point refutation of claims by Avery and Singer on the RealClimate website.[11]
See also[edit]

Global warming portal
Bond event
Merchants of Doubt

References[edit]

^ Bond, Gerard; Showers, William; Cheseby, Maziet; Lotti, Rusty; Almasi, Peter; deMenocal, Peter; Priore, Paul; Cullen, Heidi; Hajdas, Irka; Bonani, Georges (1997). "A Pervasive Millennial-Scale Cycle in North Atlantic Holocene and Glacial Climates". Science. 278 (5341): 1257–1266. Bibcode:1997Sci...278.1257B. doi:10.1126/science.278.5341.1257.
^ Bond, G.; et al. (2001). "Persistent Solar Influence on North Atlantic Climate During the Holocene". Science. 294 (5549): 2130–2136. Bibcode:2001Sci...294.2130B. doi:10.1126/science.1065680. PMID 11739949.
^ Amelin, Y; Krot, An; Hutcheon, Id; Ulyanov, Aa (Sep 2002). "Lead isotopic ages of chondrules and calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions". Science. 297 (5587): 1678–83. Bibcode:2002Sci...297.1678A. doi:10.1126/science.1073950. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 12215641.The age of the Earth is constrained to be less than 4.567 billion years.
^ Singer, Siegfried Fred; Avery, Dennis T. (28 October 2006). "Chap. 13". Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years. Rowman & Littlefield.
^ Singer, Siegfried Fred; Avery, Dennis T. (2007). "Chap 16". Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 221. ISBN 9780742551176. Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
^ GOP lawmakers oppose anti global warming measures, Globe Gazette. 2008
^ Lehr, Dr Jay. "Books: Unstoppable Global Warming, Every 1,500 Years". News Weekly. p. 1. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
^ Rahn, Richard (16 November 2006). "A warm and fuzzy feeling". The Washington Times. Goliath. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
^ Hulme, Mike (14 March 2007). "The appliance of science". The Guardian. p. 1. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
^ "Avery and Singer: Unstoppable hot air". RealClimate. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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