The global warming debate: science and scientists in a democracy

As the author of two recent SKEPTICAL INQUIRER articles on global warming and climate change, I would like to offer some concluding thoughts on this topic, which enjoys an emerging consensus among an overwhelming majority of researchers working in the field but remains controversial among some in th...

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Published in:The Skeptical inquirer 2007-11, Vol.31 (6), p.63
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