Textbooks and News State "Global Cooling" is the Real Issue in the 70's
When I was in elementary school, we used to joke with our friends. If they were taking too long to do something, we would say:
"Hurry up! The ice age is coming".
This saying came from the fact that textbooks and school curriculum taught us that the Earth was cooling and that we were literally, "Headed for the next ice age".
This was the "accepted science" at the time. This was the "scientific consensus".
"Isn't the only hope for the planet that the industrialized civilizations collapse? Isn't it our responsibility to bring that about?" —Maurice Strong, founder of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
"In searching for a new enemy to unite us, we came up with the idea that pollution, the threat of global warming, water shortages, famine and the like would fit the bill... The real enemy then, is humanity itself." -The Club of Rome, Premier Environmental Think-Tank, Consultants to the United Nations
Article in Newsweek Magazine 1975: World is Cooling: Scientific Consensus
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1967-11-17: The Salt Lake City Tribune: Dire Famine Forecast By 75
1969 11 17: New York Times: Salt Lake Tribune: Foe Of Pollution Sees Lack Of Time
1970-04-06: Boston Globe: Scientist Predicts A New Ice Age By 21st Centry
1970-10-06: Redlands Daily Facts: Dr. Ehrlich Outspoken Ecologist To Speak
1971-07-09: Washington Post: US Scientist Sees New Ice Age Coming
1972-12-03: NOAA Letter To President
1974-01-29: The Guardian: Space Satellites Show New Ice Age Coming Fast
1974-06-24: Time: Another Ice Age
1976: NASA: Headline
1976-07-18: New York Times: The Cooling
1978-01-05: New York Times: International Team of Specialists Find No End In Sight
1980-04-09: Noblesville Ledger: Acid Rain Kills Life In Lakes
1989-06-30: Associated Press: Rising Seas Could Obliterate Nations UN Officials
