Thanks to John Robson for these 6 historical quotes:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt appears 1998 will go down as the year that atmospheric and scientific evidence finally put to rest any doubt that the planet is being subjected to global warming, with human activity the probable cause.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
– – Globe and Mail, 1998<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cNow, what was once a hotly debated theory \u2013 that a vast layer of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other man-made gases in the atmosphere are causing the Earth\u2019s envelope to heat up \u2013 has hardened into near certainty.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
– – Macleans, February 2000<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cScientists Now Acknowledge Role of Humans in Climate Change.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
– – New York Times, October 2000<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cScientists have dispelled most of the lingering doubts about the increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere with new evidence from satellites orbiting the Earth.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
– – National Post, 2001<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cConsensus grows on climate change\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
– – BBC, 2006<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cIn the past five years or so, the serious debate has quietly ended. Global warming, even most skeptics have concluded, is the real deal, and human activity has been causing it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
– – Time Magazine, 2006<\/strong><\/p>\n
Now let’s look at today’s headlines.<\/p>\n
Science Panel Says Global Warming Is ‘Unequivocal’
\n – – NY Times, Feb. 2nd, 2007<\/p>\nParis report calls climate change ‘unequivocal’<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
– – CBC, Feb. 2nd, 2007<\/p>\n
Global problem – Climate-change report released in Paris<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
– – Ottawa Citizen, Feb. 2nd, 2007<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Climate change: The Deniers<\/blockquote?\n - - National Post, Feb. 2nd, 2007\n**Screeeeeeeeeech**\n\nWhat's this? A ten part series by deniers of kyoto and the scaremongering of climate change?\n\nStatistics needed — The Deniers Part I<\/a>
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\nWarming is real — and has benefits — The Deniers Part II
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\nThe hurricane expert who stood up to UN junk science — The Deniers Part III<\/a><\/p>\nPolar scientists on thin ice — The Deniers Part IV<\/a><\/p>\n
The original denier: into the cold — The Deniers Part V<\/a><\/p>\n
The sun moves climate change — The Deniers Part VI<\/a><\/p>\n
Will the sun cool us? — The Deniers Part VI<\/a>I
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\nThe limits of predictability — The Deniers Part VIII<\/a><\/p>\nLook to Mars for the truth on global warming — The Deniers Part IX<\/a><\/p>\n