2009-09-21 Momentum on Climate Pact Is Elusive

2009-09-21 Andrew C. Revkin New York Times \global warming denial http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/science/earth/23cool.html Momentum on Climate Pact Is Elusive Momentum on Climate Pact Is Elusive  The plateau in temperatures has been seized upon by skeptics as evidence that the threat of global warming is overblown. And some climate experts worry that it could hamper treaty negotiations and slow the progress of legislation to curb carbon dioxide emissions in the United States.

Scientists say the pattern of the last decade – after a precipitous rise in average global temperatures in the 1990s – is a result of cyclical variations in ocean conditions and has no bearing on the long-term warming effects of greenhouse gases building up in the atmosphere.

But trying to communicate such scientific nuances to the public – and to policy makers – can be frustrating, they say. Commentary:
 * 2009-09-22 NYT’s Revkin pushes global cooling myth (again!) and repeats outright misinformation: a well-written takedown, with graphics
 * 2009-09-24 Revkin Worries Stable Temps Crippling Global Warming Activism: the conservative TimesWatch site ("Documenting and Exposing the Liberal Political Agenda of the New York Times") spins Revkin's piece as yet another example of liberal GW hype -- apparently Revkin's article serves double duty as a GW straw man and hit piece
 * 2009-09-30 Cooling Down the Cassandras by George F. Will

&ldquo;Scientists say the pattern of the last decade – after a precipitous rise in average global temperatures in the 1990s – is a result of cyclical variations in ocean conditions and has no bearing on the long-term warming effects of greenhouse gases building up in the atmosphere.&rdquo; Possibly... but the overwhelming majority say just the opposite.   