[geeks] Global Warming causes...

Phil Stracchino alaric at metrocast.net
Sat Dec 1 14:50:37 CST 2007


Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> On Dec 1, 2007, at 12:14 PM, Dr Robert Pasken wrote:
>> If Mars had the same warming trends as the earth it indeed would be
>> remarkable. If scientists said that there was a cooling trend in the  
>> past
>> it would indeed be remarkable. Unfortunately neither is true, unless  
>> you
>> wear a tinfoil hat and think that Newsweek and Time are scientific
>> journals
> 
> The guy was definitely in tinfoil territory, however, I'm not sure why  
> you dispute scientists have mentioned cooling trends.  They have, and  
> some still do.
> 
> The news media keeps trying to sell the idea that there is consensus  
> on global warming, and that is what is not true, it just makes for  
> good stories and even better ad revenue.

There is consensus.  There just isn't unanimity.


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