And if you don’t have an iPhone, the quick guide to refuting the climate skeptics’ arguments is here.

Still waiting for an answer from Mariss…

Nor can you stop journalists from playing Chicken Little. It is, after all, the responsibility of journalists to save the world.

This is all about inflated egos and the demented desire to play Jesus Christ.

You might try getting some real religion… like, say, Christianity.

Then you could play our your save the world fantasies in a more productive fashion.

In any event, you’re dead in the water. Climategate does matter. We know you’re just making it up.

Yes, it was warmer on Earth at times in geologic history. So what? At those times, there was no human civilization, so who cares?

BTW, where was my “sweeping generalization”? I thought my observation was quite specific.

The likely cause of the NYC temperature rise was not the result of a decrease in greenhouse gases, but rather from the massive shut-off of heat-generating sources…like thing with motors and power supplies.

I seem to remember that during the Blackout of 2003, New York city’s ambient temperature dropped several degrees because of the sudden and drastic reduction in greenhouse gases coming from vehicles (no cars) and power plants (shut down).

So, Mr. Stein, that point may not be as relevant as you might wish. A sweeping generalization from such a limited data set does not make for a convincing argument.

One has to wonder whether or not the erasure of the tree ring data by the scientists in East Anglia was intentional. to obscure evidence that was not supportive of the orthodox view.

Why do you say “now it’s cooling”?

Mariss, that is exactly the point that Dan keeps avoiding…

Is it because, perhaps, he may have to give up one of his cherished positions? Or maybe he’ll have to delve into the anomalies of climate science? Someday he may let us know which it might be.

And at last, Dan, we have agreement. I, too, found Walden somewhat less than advertised when I read it.

Try thinking this through. The climate is always changing; it was warming, now its cooling. There isn’t a scintilla of proof our activities have any effect on this natural change.