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 Stories About: climate AND climate change skepticism AND climate science AND How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic AND James Hansen
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'Hansen has been wrong before'
Maybe, but not about the climate! |
Coby Beck |
14 Dec 2006 |
Gristmill |
| (Part of the How to Talk to a Global Warming Skeptic guide) Objection: In 1988, Hansen predicted dire warming over the next decade -- and he was off by 300%. Why in the world should we listen to the same doom and gloom from him today? Answer: While in some instances it is ignorant repetition of misinformation, at its source this story is a plain lie. In 1988, James Hansen testified before the U.S. Senate on the danger of anthropogenic global warming. During that t ... |
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| Topics: climate science, climate change skepticism, climate, How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic, James Hansen (all these topics) |
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