For Immediate Release Burke, VA, August 14, 2014—One of the world’s leading experts on hurricanes wrote to Florida Governor Rick Scott August 3 to counter an environmental advocacy group’s demand for Florida to fight global warming. Dr. Neil Frank was a household name and familiar face for Floridians while Director of the National Hurricane Center from 1978 through 1987. He then served as Chief Meteorologist at KHOU-TV Houston, TX, until his retirement in 2008. “It has come to my attention … [Read more...]
Is Fighting Global Warming a “Pro-Life” Issue and Necessary to Shield Florida from “Extreme Weather”? No, Says Former National Hurricane Center Director Neil Frank
Alerted that the Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) had launched a campaign to pressure Florida Governor Rick Scott to take steps to combat global warming in order to protect Florida from extreme weather, calling it a “pro-life” issue, former National Hurricane Center Director Dr. Neil Frank, a pro-life evangelical himself, sent off a highly critical letter of his own on August 3, a copy of which he sent to the Cornwall Alliance. “Nothing could be further from the truth,” Frank said of … [Read more...]
Cornwall Alliance Founder and National Spokesman Writes Letter to Florida Governor Rick Scott Opposing Pressure for Urgent Action in Florida to Fight Global Warming
Cornwall Alliance Founder and National Spokesman Dr. E. Calvin Beisner, a Florida resident, wrote a letter to Florida Governor Rick Scott opposing pressure for urgent action in Florida to fight global warming. His letter, dated July 28, 2014, began: Grace and peace to you in Christ Jesus. I live in Pembroke Pines, Florida, and am the Founder and National Spokesman of an evangelical ministry, The Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, a network of nearly 60 evangelical theologians, … [Read more...]
