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“Global warming threatens our health, our economy, our natural resources, and our children's future. It is clear we must act.”

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Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Spitzer was a prominent figure in American politics, serving as the Governor of New York from 2007 to 2008. He was known for his aggressive approach to governance and his eventual resignation due to a scandal. more

“Why would scientists dedicated to uncovering the truth about the natural world deliberately misrepresent the work of their own colleagues? Why would they spread accusations with no basis? Why would they refuse to correct their arguments once they had been shown to be incorrect? And why did the press continue to quote them, year after year, even as their claims were shown, one after another, to be false?”

World Years Natural Argument Scientist Bases Claims Presses Climate Change Refuse Spread Dedicated Colleagues Natural World Accusation Uncovering

Author:Naomi Oreskes

“The very lack of evidence is thus treated as evidence; the absence of smoke proves that the fire is very carefully hidden...A belief in invisible cats cannot be logically disproved although it does tell us a good deal about those who hold it.”

Doe Belief Deals Fire Prove Evidence Cat Climate Change Absence Invisible Treated Smoke

Author:C. S. Lewis

“A wait-and-see policy may mean waiting until it is too late.”

May Mean Waiting Policy Late Climate Change Too Late

Author:Verner E. Suomi

“Yet again, unscientific claims were being circulated broadly, but the scientists' refutation of them was published where only fellow scientists would see it.”

Scientist Claims Fellows Climate Change Refutation

Book:Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming

Source: Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming

“At a recent conference, a colleague told one of us that in IPCC discussions, some scientists have been reluctant to make strong claims about the scientific evidence, lest contrarians "attack us". Another said that she'd rather err on the side of conservatism in her estimates, because then she feels more "secure."”

Feels Has Beens Said Strong Sides Evidence Scientist Claims Climate Change Secure Discussion Colleagues Conferences Conservatism Reluctant Scientific Evidence

Author:Naomi Oreskes

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