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Re:World won't cool without geoengineering, warns report by leokun on Thursday September 26, 2013 @10:24AM (#6450944)
You seem to have a severe emotional response to data reports about global warming. The thing to remember is that how that data is reported doesn't actually matter. Reserve your angst for actual errors. The dramatic flashy wrappers people use is to try and reach people who would otherwise be watching ice truck drivers on the "History Channel".
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Re:World won't cool without geoengineering, warns report by talmand on Thursday September 26, 2013 @10:51AM (#6451120)
If the reporting of that data includes a one-sided interpretation of that data, including denouncing anyone who may question said interpretation, then how it is reported does indeed matter and is a big part of the problem described.

Almost everything associated with how climate change research is reported makes it reek of bad science and propaganda.

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Re:World won't cool without geoengineering, warns report by leokun on Thursday September 26, 2013 @11:10AM (#6451278)
> Almost everything associated with how climate change research is reported makes it reek of bad science and propaganda.

The science says that the Earth is getting warmer, and it's getting warmer because of people. If you think this interpretation is bad science and propaganda, then you are simply mistaken.

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Re:World won't cool without geoengineering, warns report by talmand on Thursday September 26, 2013 @04:52PM (#6453568)
You need to read my post again.

I was not commenting on the science, I was commenting on how it is being reported.

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Re:World won't cool without geoengineering, warns report by leokun on Thursday September 26, 2013 @11:29PM (#6455099)
It's probably being reported as the Earth getting warmer due to people. As that's what's happening.
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Re:World won't cool without geoengineering, warns report by talmand on Friday September 27, 2013 @10:46AM (#6457251)
Glad to see that you know the whole truth and can go about your life ignoring anyone that may question your ideology.

Sadly, I was educated that perfection is impossible and to always question because sometimes people get it wrong when they thought they were right.

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Re:World won't cool without geoengineering, warns report by leokun on Saturday September 28, 2013 @04:35AM (#6461331)
Looks like there's no data in the world that's going to convince you away from what you already want to believe, no matter how overwhelming. Good luck to you.
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