American Physical Society Reaffirms Its Position that Human-Caused Greenhouse Gas Emissions Contribute to Climate Change.WASHINGTON -- The American Physical Society The American Physical Society was founded in 1899 and is the world's second largest organization of physicists. The Society publishes more than a dozen science journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than twenty science http://www.aps.org/ (APS) today reaffirmed its position on climate change issued last November, releasing the following statement: "Emissions of greenhouse gases greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas from human activities are changing the atmosphere in ways that affect the Earth's climate. The evidence is incontrovertible in·con·tro·vert·i·ble adj. Impossible to dispute; unquestionable: incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence. in·con : Global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. is occurring. "Global warming and energy use have been on the minds of many Americans for quite some time. Recognizing the importance of these issues, the governing body Noun 1. governing body - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he of the American Physical Society announced its position on Climate Change on November 18, 2007. The Society's position has not changed, and APS remains engaged in this issue that has considerable international consequences. "APS is reaffirming its policy on global warming because an article at odds with the official APS position recently appeared in an online newsletter of the APS Forum on Physics and Society, one of 39 units of APS. This newsletter is not a scientific journal of the APS, and it is not peer reviewed. "Online reports erroneously implied an APS policy change. These reports did not include the disclaimer, 'Opinions expressed are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the APS or of the Forum,' which was attached to the newsletter article." Read the full APS Council statement on climate change: http://www.aps.org/policy/statements/07_1.cfm About APS The American Physical Society is the world's leading professional body of physicists Below is a list of famous physicists. Many of these from the 20th and 21st centuries are found on the list of recipients of the Nobel Prize in physics. A
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