Fred Michel
Credentials
- Ph.D., Earth Sciences, University of Waterloo (1982).1“Dr. Fred Michel,” Profile at the Natural Resources Stewardship Project. Archived July 2, 2007.
- M.Sc., Earth Sciences, University of Waterloo (1977).2“Dr. Fred Michel,” Profile at the Natural Resources Stewardship Project. Archived July 2, 2007.
- B.Sc., Geological Sciences, Queen’s University (1975).3“Dr. Fred Michel,” Profile at the Natural Resources Stewardship Project. Archived July 2, 2007.
Background
Fred Michel is an associate professor at the University of Carleton’s Earth Science department and a director of the Institute of Environmental Science.4“Fred Michel,” Carleton University. Archived April 3, 2018. Archive.is URL: https://archive.li/2qGsk
He is on Senator Inhofe’s list of “prominent scientists” who dispute man-made global warming.
Stance on Climate Change
“In reality, climate is constantly changing and will continue to change no matter what we do.”5Dr. Fred Michel. “Climatic hubris: The Ellesmere Island ice shelves have been disappearing since they were first mapped in 1906,” National Post, January 16, 2007.
Key Quotes
“The success of the human species has been largely due to its ability to adapt to environmental changes. With the evolution of megacities, we now seem to feel that we are powerful enough to change the environment at our whim. Hurricane Katrina’s devastating impact on New Orleans should have been a wake-up call to the fact that we must still be ready to adapt to environmental change, including climate variations. Instead, it has been used by alarmists to promote their impossible goal of ‘stopping climate change.’”6Dr. Fred Michel. “Climatic hubris: The Ellesmere Island ice shelves have been disappearing since they were first mapped in 1906,” National Post, January 16, 2007.
Key Deeds
March 4, 2008
Michel is a “Qualified Endorser” of the Manhattan Declaration on Climate Science, a document presented at the end of the Heartland Institute‘s 2008 International Conference on Climate Change.7“Qualified Endorsers Not at Conference,” International Climate Science Coalition. Accessed January, 2012.
The Manhattan Declaration states that “global warming is not a global crisis.” Those who sign also agree that “there is no convincing evidence that CO2 emissions from modern industrial activity has in the past, is now, or will in the future cause catastrophic climate change.”
March 2–4, 2008
Michel was a speaker (PDF) at the Heartland Institute‘s first International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC1) which rallied together climate change deniers from across the country.
His speech was titled “The Great Arctic Meltdown.”8“2008 International Conference on Climate Change: Sunday March 2, 2008” (Conference Schedule, PDF), The Heartland Institute. Archived March 7, 2010.
December 13, 2007
Michel signed a 2007 open letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon which argues that “the current UN focus on ‘fighting climate change’ … is distracting governments from adapting to the threat of inevitable natural climate changes.”9“Open Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations,” December 16, 2007. Reprinted by the Science and Public Policy Institute.
April 2006
Michel was one of the signatories of the 2006 open letter to Prime Minister Harper that urged inaction on climate policy and denied the existence of human-caused global warming.
Affiliations
- Natural Resources Stewardship Project (NRSP) — Past member, “Science Advisory Committee.” The NRSP is now defunct.10“NRSP People,” Natural Resources Stewardship Project. Archived July 2, 2007.
- The Heartland Institute — Formerly listed as an “Expert.”11“Heartland Experts: Fred Michel,” The Heartland Institute. Archived July 26, 2012. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/wip/w3Txj
Publications
According to a search of Google Scholar, Fred Michael has not published any articles in peer-reviewed journals on the subject of climate change, although he has published over 20 research articles on the subject of hydrogeology.
Other Resources
Resources
- 1“Dr. Fred Michel,” Profile at the Natural Resources Stewardship Project. Archived July 2, 2007.
- 2“Dr. Fred Michel,” Profile at the Natural Resources Stewardship Project. Archived July 2, 2007.
- 3“Dr. Fred Michel,” Profile at the Natural Resources Stewardship Project. Archived July 2, 2007.
- 4“Fred Michel,” Carleton University. Archived April 3, 2018. Archive.is URL: https://archive.li/2qGsk
- 5Dr. Fred Michel. “Climatic hubris: The Ellesmere Island ice shelves have been disappearing since they were first mapped in 1906,” National Post, January 16, 2007.
- 6Dr. Fred Michel. “Climatic hubris: The Ellesmere Island ice shelves have been disappearing since they were first mapped in 1906,” National Post, January 16, 2007.
- 7“Qualified Endorsers Not at Conference,” International Climate Science Coalition. Accessed January, 2012.
- 8“2008 International Conference on Climate Change: Sunday March 2, 2008” (Conference Schedule, PDF), The Heartland Institute. Archived March 7, 2010.
- 9“Open Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations,” December 16, 2007. Reprinted by the Science and Public Policy Institute.
- 10“NRSP People,” Natural Resources Stewardship Project. Archived July 2, 2007.
- 11“Heartland Experts: Fred Michel,” The Heartland Institute. Archived July 26, 2012. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/wip/w3Txj
