Grist | Topics | 2 Results

RESULTS		Results 1 – 2 of 2
Headline	Author	Published	Section
The newest denialist talking point Physicists reaffirm that human-induced GHGs affect the atmosphere	Andrew Dessler	18 Jul 2008	Gristmill
It goes something like this: The American Physical Society, an organization representing nearly 50,000 physicists, has reversed its stance on climate change and is now proclaiming that many of its members disbelieve in human-induced global warming. Of course that's not true. Today a statement appeared on the APS website saying:APS Position Remains Unchanged The American Physical Society reaffirms the following position on climate change, adopted by its governing b ...
Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, climate science, greenhouse-gas emissions, scientific research (all these topics)

Are scientists losing the global warming debate? Delayers are replacing deniers	Andrew Dessler	19 Oct 2007	Gristmill
There's been some hand wringing about the fact that science does not have the traction it should in the political debate over climate change. This is the genesis of the framing argument, most recently pushed by Chris Mooney and Matt Nisbet. Basically, this thesis says that scientists need to put their scientific results into a 'frame' that allows the general public to better understand how to interpret their results. I've never particularly liked 'framing, ...
Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, climate science, scientific research (all these topics)