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MARGARET Thatcher's one time right-hand man Nigel Lawson is not so much a climate sceptic as sceptical of the necessity for action, let alone the ways we are tackling climate change.NationalJournal.com - The Skeptics vs. the Cynics (and When it’s Tough to Make the Distinction) - Friday, June 24, 2011
[Gwen Ifill] BREAKING: Former Vice President Al Gore chastises President Obama for dropping the ball on climate change.Correction: Andrew Bolt likely prompted death threat sent to Anna-Maria Arabia : Deltoid
This is one of those stories that are tough to tell in an “on-one-hand-on-the-other-hand-format.” So we took a stab at representing three points of view when we tackled the topic on the "PBS NewsHour" this week. We invited a disappointed environmentalist who agreed with Gore; another who thought Obama was handling things fine; and a climate skeptic who believes the science is wrong.
One would think we set out to make someone on every side of the issue unhappy. I believe we succeeded.
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Before you decide in all three instances, I will share with you my general rule of thumb on these matters. Cynics believe they have already arrived at the answers to their questions; skeptics hold out the possibility that there are always more questions to be asked.
I ask questions for a living, so you know where I land.
There are two likely candidates: Bolt's post, and a post by Tom Nelson (the blog where Lippmann posted his confession).
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