The concept of global warming has become one of the most widely debated and controversial topics of our time. Scientists learned long ago that the earth's climate has greatly influenced the history of mankind. However, it is only in recent decades that research has revealed that humans also have a significant influence on climate. A growing body of scientific evidence indicates that the world's climate has warmed since 1950, primarily due to emissions from the burning of fossil fuels and the destruction of tropical forests. More importantly, an article titled "Global Warming" published in the New York Times shows that methane, a gas emitted by landfills, livestock and natural gas plants, is second only to carbon dioxide's impact on the atmosphere ( "Global Warming"). While there are many scientists who claim and can prove that global warming really exists, a team of scientists at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) dedicate their time and energy to debunking the myths behind global warming. According to the CEI website, CEI is a company that specializes in debunking those who warn about global warming and climate change (Competitive Enterprise Institute). The CEI was founded in 1984 by a group of scientists who all wanted to answer the same question: Is global warming real or a myth? Scientists working for the CEI present a convincing argument that global warming is a load of nonsense that the government wants the public to believe. I believe that instead of believing that what the government tells us is true about global warming, we should take action and find the truth ourselves. My argument will begin with an analysis of...half of the paper...change." The EPA: Climate Change - Science. EPA, 2011. Web, November 9, 2011. "Global Warming." New York Times. 30 Sept. 2011. Print. Hawken, Paul. Green Party, 2011 . November 10, 2011. Horner, Christopher C. The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming: (and Environmentalism). Washington DC: Regnery Publishing, 2007. Print.Jenkins, Amber Site Editor. Climate Change: Evidence. NASA, 2011. Web. 10 November 2011. Johnson, Paul. “The Absurdity of Global Warming.” Forbes. great global warming". American Scientific. 305.1 (July 2011): 56-61. Print.Starck, Walter. "Global Warming: Myth, Threat, or Opportunity." National Observer. Winter.77 (2008): 43-47. Press.