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particularly violent storm. <br /> 6. The film threatens that global warming could stop the Gulf Stream, <br /> throwing Europe into an ice age. The Claimant's evidence was that this <br /> was a scientific impossibility. <br /> 7. The film blames global warming for species losses, including coral reef <br /> bleaching. The Government could not find any evidence to support this <br /> claim. <br /> 8. The film suggests that sea levels could rise by 7 meters, causing the <br /> displacement of millions of people. In fact, the evidence is that sea levels <br /> are expected to rise by about 40 centimeters over the next 100 years and <br /> there is no such threat of massive migration. <br /> 9. The film claims that rising sea levels has caused the evacuation of <br /> certain Pacific islands to New Zealand. The Government was unable to <br /> substantiate this, and the Court observed that this appears to be a false <br /> claim. <br /> *Also, the Court's interim ruling included the following: <br /> 1. The film suggests that the Greenland ice covering could melt, causing <br /> sea levels to rise dangerously. The evidence is that Greenland will not melt <br /> for a millennia. <br /> 2. The film suggests that the Antarctic ice covering is melting; the <br /> evidence was that it is, in fact, increasing. <br /> *High Court Judge Michael Burton stated: <br /> "Former Vice President Al Gore, the documentary's moderator, makes nine <br /> statements in the film that are not supported by the current mainstream <br /> scientific consensus. For instance, Gore's script implies that Greenland or <br /> West Antarctica might melt soon, creating a sea-level rise of up to 20 feet <br /> that would cause devastation from San Francisco to the Netherlands to <br /> Bangladesh." <br /> The judge called this "distinctly alarmist" and said the consensus view is <br /> that if Greenland melted, it would release this amount of water "but only <br /> after, and over, a millennia." <br /> • The word "Stakeholder," defined in the plan, is written 86 times and <br /> literally means anyone in the entire world can have input on this plan. <br /> • Please recommend the word "Stakeholder" to be changed to the <br /> following: "Local Communities". Local Communities are local Big <br /> Island farmers, homeowners, renters, organizations, businesses, and <br /> individuals who live on Big Island or have property on Big Island that <br /> will be personally affected by projects, decisions, or activities in the <br />