HARLEY FREY introduced George and Nerlene Ramsey who live at 201 Lindberg Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47906. Phone: 765-463-5297. E-mail: nerlener@comcast.net. George is a retired physician specializing in oncology and Nerlene is a community volunteer.
CYNTHIA HARDING introduced Adam Wilson, who lives with his wife, Katie, at 2303 Dayton Road, Lafayette, IN 47905, Phone 812-484-2082. He is an insurance agent with Indiana Farm Bureau, 2 Executive Dr., Suite C, Lafayette, IN 47905, Phone 474-7310. E-mail: adam.wilson@infarmbureau.com

RICHARD BARTHOLOMEW presented DON "GUS" GUSTAFSON with a Golden Service Plus certificate recognizing his accumulated contribution of $2,500 to the Lafayette Rotary Club Foundation. Thanks GUS!

VICKI BURCH introduced her husband DAVID BRIDGES, Professor of Biological Sciences at Purdue, who discussed "Global Warming" and asked the question, "Is It Anthropogenic?" He explained that the term "Global warming" has morphed into "Climate Change" because the earth has not warmed over the last decade, and might even have cooled.. DAVID described the "hockey stick "graph created by Michael Mann, promoted by the IPCC in 2001. He discussed some of its scientific weaknesses, notably that it was dependent on questionable bristle cone data and had suppressed the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age. Evidence shows that these were global events.. He then discussed the natural variability of the earth's climate and the fact that our present interglacial is not as warm as the last interglacial period when oil and coal were not being burned. He discussed the global carbon balance and the fact that oil, gas and coal contributed 5% to the total carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere, of which under 20% originated in the U.S. and somewhat more than that from China. He concluded that our present climate was well within the bounds of natural variation, and that there was no human "signature". Further, he pointed out that science does not work by consensus. The number of scientists who agree is not important. What is important is the scientists who are correct. He concluded by saying there was no scientific justification for the climate bill recently approved by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Joy Fewell, daughter of FRED KUIPERS; Char El En, guest of BARB REIF; Mindy Deno, guest of JIM HANKS; Robert Schroeder, guest of RAY PEETERS; Julie Litzsinger, guest of CARL REW; Shirley West, wife of TERRY WEST; and Ann Hobbs, wife of JIM HOBBS.

Money Collectors: VICKI BURCH and SUSAN HYCHKA; Greeters: BECKY ROBLEDO and LEW RUNNELS; Invocation: FRED KUIPERS; Piano: RAY PEETERS; Song Leader: ARVID OLSON. Help with attendance and facilitating a smooth meeting: VICKI BURCH; Help with Ripples: BILL FULLER. PRESIDENT ROB'S THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

"Pro and con are opposites, that fact is clear. If progress means to move forward, then what does congress mean?"
Nipsey Russel


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