Debating whether global warming is a crisis

In a Chicago Sun-Times article earlier this week, we see this from a Gore spokeswoman:

"The debate has shifted to how to solve the climate crisis, not if there is one," said Kalee Kreider. "It does not make sense for him to engage in a dialogue with them at this time."

I think that's a truly extraordinary statement, given that (as I've mentioned earlier) NPR held an actual scientific debate on that very subject earlier this year, and especially given that Gore's side lost.

You can hear that debate for yourself at NPR's web page here:

In this debate, the proposition was: "Global Warming Is Not a Crisis." In a vote before the debate, about 30 percent of the audience [of several thousand] agreed with the motion, while 57 percent were against and 13 percent undecided. The debate seemed to affect a number of people: Afterward, about 46 percent agreed with the motion, roughly 42 percent were opposed and about 12 percent were undecided.

A transcript of the debate is here.

More related information is here.

A 50-minute MP3 from NPR is here.