Jonathan H. Adler

Jonathan H. Adler is director of environmental studies at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, an organization that advocates the removal of environmental regulations, and the author of Environmentalism at the Crossroads. In the following viewpoint, Adler maintains that there is no scientific evidence that the combustion of fossil fuels leads to global warming. He warns that any treaty limiting the use of fossil fuels, if based on the false assumption that carbon dioxide emissions harm the environment, will raise energy prices, harm economies worldwide, and condemn developing nations to poverty.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to Adler, what do satellite records and weather balloons indicate about the change in the Earth’s temperature since 1979"
2. In the author’s opinion, why did Hurricane Andrew result in heavier financial losses...