Durango scientist to debunk

Says predictions about peak oil, global warming overblown

Climate change is real, although the consequences aren’t as dire as predicted. And the fear of oil production peaking and then plummeting is a figment of the imagination, according to a retired scientist.

Roger Cohen, who spent more than 25 years with ExxonMobil Corp. in various capacities, will speak about global warming tonight at Fort Lewis College and about the world’s use of energy Sunday at the DoubleTree Hotel.

“There used to be just global-warming advocates and skeptics, but now there are advocates, skeptics and militants, who are taking to the streets to try to turn the world’s economy upside down,” Cohen said Monday in an interview at his Trappers Crossing home. “The alarmists are distracting us from rational solutions. This is a problem for humanity to manage, not a catastrophe to frighten us into actions we will later regret.”

All the information he will present in his “Modern Myths” talks is available to the public, Cohen said.

Durango Herald