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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow We Know Global Warming is Real and Human Caused
Great article on global warming and denialism.
http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/12-02-08
Donald R. Prothero on Anthropogenic Global Warming
In this weeks eSkeptic, Donald R. Prothero addresses climate change denialism head on, demolishing deniers arguments and rebuttals, and clearly demonstrating how we know global warming is real and human caused.
In this weeks eSkeptic, Donald R. Prothero addresses climate change denialism head on, demolishing deniers arguments and rebuttals, and clearly demonstrating how we know global warming is real and human caused.
http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/12-02-08
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How We Know Global Warming is Real and Human Caused (Original Post)
drm604
Mar 2012
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longship
(40,416 posts)1. Recommended read!
Prothero neatly nails down all the denialist claims and presents the data in very readable form.
canoeist52
(2,282 posts)2. This is pretty convincing...
libtodeath
(2,888 posts)3. The issue is settled except for idiots and throwbacks
who only chase dollars at the expense of humanity.
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)5. And Richie Rich's bottom line.
DLevine
(1,788 posts)4. Very good article. n/t
SammyWinstonJack
(44,129 posts)6. rec
Screwed things up real good, we did.
Locrian
(4,522 posts)7. very good article
Thanks - good, clear and well written article.
ianw19
(1 post)8. Response to Prothero's Article
I recently published a fairly detailed response to Prothero's article on my brand new blog. It contains quite a few pieces of important empirical data that everyone interested in the Global Warming issue should be aware of. Please check it out:
http://ianweiss.blogspot.com/2012/06/did-skeptic-magazine-demolish.html
Thanks,
Ian