William Morse  wrote or quoted:
> "Reason"  wrote in
> > "Carlos Trevino" 
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> >> WASHINGTON -- Scientists say changes in the earth's climate from
> >> human influences are occurring particularly intensely in the Arctic
> >> region, evidenced by widespread melting of glaciers, thinning sea ice
> >> and rising permafrost temperatures. 
>  
> > At risk of heresy, and with due respect to the broad consensus that
> > global warming is anthropogenic, it's difficult to account for the
> > previous warming cycle a millenium ago, when there was no industrial
> > effluent.  The sun has been observed to vary in it's output of
> > radiation over time, and corresponds to a good deal of climatic
> > warming and cooling. 
> 
> Agreed that while there is reasonably good evidence for global warming, 
> and there is very good evidence for anthropogenic effects on atmospheric 
> chemistry, and there is a plausible model for the connection between the 
> anthropogenic effects and the warming, the case for a causal connection 
> is far from proven.

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