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Thu May 4, 2017, 06:47 AM May 2017

Climatologist Stefan Rahmstorf Lowers The Hammer On NYT On Facebook

“Oh dear. The New York Times (Liz Spayd this time) is again playing the “you just can’t stand reading differing opinions on climate” card. They are simply not getting it. They’re not getting the irony of Stephens (of all people) calling for a “reasoned conversation” about climate. We climate scientists have been having this reasoned conversation for over fifty years now.

Stephens would have had plenty of time to participate with reasoned, verifiable arguments – but he has just made vague general accusations, called climate studies “flimsy” without specific evidence and repeated talking points from the fossil anti-climate-policy lobby without bothering to check whether they are true. Apparently these are qualifications to get the highly coveted position of NYT columnist. I am very sad I had to, but I was clearly right to cancel my subscription, Liz Spayd.”

https://robertscribbler.com/2017/05/03/early-season-russia-siberia-wildfire-outbreak-expands-due-to-heat/#comments

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