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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Lane3 who wrote (66644)5/19/2008 9:53:59 AM
From: Sam  Read Replies (2) of 542798
 
. Based on what we read and hear, it's framed either as all gospel or all quack depending on the pole of the source. The truth is, I think, that a lot of it is quack and a lot of it isn't.

You should read The Discovery of Global Warming, by Spencer Weart. A good beginning to understand the science and how climatologists came to their current understanding. You should read Steve Luntz's 2002 (maybe 2000?) memo to Republicans saying that the science is closing against them, but they can still spread confusion and uncertainty. You should read about campaigns to create exactly the thought in your second sentence above. They aren't based on science, they are based on politics, hatred of government regulation, and higher taxes. They use the tobacco campaigns of the 60s and 70s as their model. Can we say that a lot of the science behind tobacco warnings "is quakery and a lot of isn't"?

Here is Weart's web site:
aip.org
It has what is in the book, plus more.
Here is one good essay on the site:
aip.org
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