re: #537 Buck

Certainly if we can ignore the colder than average or even the average, it will seem to be warming… but the key here is LONG TERM. Over a long term there will be highs and lows… which will bring an average.

I think the real debate however MUST BE CENTERED ON CAUSE.

There’s almost no scientific doubt that human-generated CO₂ is the cause of the long term warming trend that has been observed, starting right around the time of the Industrial Revolution.

Again, the fight is all on the political side over this. The science is pretty much settled — contrary to the flood of distortions coming from energy industry mouthpieces and Republican politicians.