warming. One of the disconcerting things about the theory of Global Warming was the lack of professional consultation upon the part of leaders of the Earth Summit. Dixie Lee Ray had this to say about the concern of leading world scientists: Global of was In contrast to the predictions of impending ecological doom from Strong, Bruntland, and other UN leaders of the Earth Summit, more than 250 of the world's leading scientists, including 27 Nobel laureates, released a statement on June 1, 1992, called the Heidelberg Appeal. It was directed to the heads of state that were attending am Ae 1 ~4ae oa the Rio Conference and appealed for the use of common sense and reliable science in making recommendations for action on environmental problems. As background, the scientists pointed out that it is neither reasonable nor prudent for major political decisions to be based on presumptions about issues in science, which, in the current state of knowledge, are still only hypotheses. They pointed out that in the more than two years of preparation for the Earth Summit, there was no significant involvement of scientists who specialize in the specific problem areas under consideration, nor were the competent scientists even informed.’ Unfortunately, this appeal was neither acknowledged nor considered at the Earth Summit. All of the actions 159 U.N. Modern Tower of Babel government, was based upon the theory of global Warming Dixie Lee Ray went on to add this comment: taken there were without the benefit of competent