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The Science Behind Climate Science

Date Posted: 
July 21, 2010
Publisher: 
Politico

The four climate scientists who testified before a House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming--James McCarthy, Lisa Graumlich, Chris Field, and James Hurrell--have written an opinion piece for Politico that discusses the importance of considering the scientific process and scientific evidence when making climate policy decisions. Policymakers and the public have to weigh misinformation and actual climate science when making energy and climate decisions; the scientists stress the value of the methodical and systematic scientific process, which should trump the untested, nonscientific opinions of climate skeptics.

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