Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: No more NYT [View all]Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)4. This isn't an issue about which there is legitimately a diversity of opinion
that climate change is occuring and is caused by human activity is settled science. In terms of the science involved, it's like the NYT hired an opinion writer who devoted his first columns to "reasons black people are genetically inferior" and then when called on it their response was "but millions of people share his views!"
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
56 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
This isn't an issue about which there is legitimately a diversity of opinion
Spider Jerusalem
May 2017
#4
Stephens isn't a climate scientist and lacks the educational background to debate
pnwmom
May 2017
#44
He's debating the CAUSES of climate change and how much human activity is a factor. n/t
pnwmom
May 2017
#51
I'm a paleontologist and evolutionary biologist by inclination and much formal training.
hunter
May 2017
#17