THE EARTH is warming. A chief cause is the increase in greenhouse gases accumulating in the atmosphere. Humans are at least in part responsible, because the oil, gas and coal that we burn releases these gases. If current trends persist, it's likely that in coming decades the globe's climate will change with potentially devastating effects for billions of people.
Contrary to what you may have read lately, there are few reputable scientists who would disagree with anything in that first paragraph. Yet suddenly we're hearing that climate change is in doubt and that action to combat it is unlikely. What's going on?
"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato
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Monday, February 22, 2010
Don't Believe That Global Warming Skepticism You Haven't Read Here
People who rely upon the Washington Post as their primary news source have no idea what this editorial is about.
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