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Al Gore was right

In spite of the recent efforts by right wing pundits to misrepresent and devalue Mr. Gore's recent movie, it turns out he's right on:

US report backs study on global warming

12:52 23 June 2006
NewScientist.com news service
Roxanne Khamsi

A report requested by the US Congress has found that there is enough scientific evidence to conclude that the past few decades have been the warmest in the past 400 years.

It is less certain, though “probable”, that the past 25 years have also been the warmest since 900AD, say the authors of the report from the National Academies of Science (NAS), the non-profit body that advises the US government.

They also conclude that humans may have influenced the recent warming. While some people “have attempted to promote the idea that the recent warming is a natural phenomenon” unconnected with human activity, “this report renders that notion much less plausible”, comments Martin Rees, president of the Royal Society in London, UK, on the findings.

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In recent weeks, right wing radio commentators have been turning up the volume to convince their gullible listeners that we shouldn't be doing anything about climate change. The junk science these commentators have been delivering to their sychophants is almost breathtaaking.

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