Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Revkin updates his views on global warming: Now allegedly so nuanced that I don't think even he knows what he truly believes anymore

The 'Revkin' Collection in the Climate E-mail Release - NYTimes.com
On the word “denier” and sincerity: There are plenty of sincere, highly educated critics of some climate science and scientists. Words like denier and skeptic have been greatly abused in the climate fight for far too long — often as a catch-all. I’ve long pointed out that there is a dizzyingly wide spectrum of attitudes, some informed, some not, on the amorphous thing called global warming. I’ve also noted that there has been plenty of denial to go around — noting that I was in denial for a long time, presuming that more communication of climate findings could matter.
...the idea that I was in cahoots with one side or the other isn’t well borne out by my coverage

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