Principia Scientific International
Background
Principia Scientific International (PSI) is an organization based in the United Kingdom which promotes fringe views and material to claim that carbon dioxide is not a greenhouse gas. PSI was
formed in 2010 around the time they published their first book, titled
Slaying the Sky Dragon: Death of the Greenhouse Gas Theory.
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PSI
claims it provides its members with a “reliable port of call to ascertain the facts behind the news stories to better judge whether information being presented by third parties is accurate information and reflects a balanced view of all facets of the subject.”
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The
PSI website says the organization is “for everyone who supports the traditions [sic] scientific method against the rise of sinister and secretive government funded 'post normal science'.”
The group claims on its website to be a “not-for-profit community interest subsidiary of PSI Acumen Ltd.”
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PSI Acumen was registered with
Companies House in the UK in March 2013
(see PDF) as a private company, with an address in Battersea Park Road, London. In July 2013, the business address of PSI Acumen was
changed (PDF) to an address in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, which is the same as the home address of
John O'Sullivan, the organization's founder and chief executive officer. PSI Acument LTD was
dissolved (PDF) on October 15, 2014.
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The two named directors were John O'Sullivan, of the UK, and a Walter James O'Brien, with a US address listed in Fargo, North Dakota.
Emails published by climate skeptic blogger Pete Ridley suggest that Walter James O'Brien no longer has any connection to the PSI Acument company.
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Principia Scientific reports that one of their “proudest endeavors is the ongoing support given to world-leading independent climatologist, Dr Tim Ball,” who is also a founding member and former chairman of PCI.
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A political organization with zero scientific standing. Just another professional lie site. The Scientific Societies, National Academies of Science, and major Universities all state that AGW is a fact and a clear and present danger.