From The Oregonian: How to stop doubting and love the climate models
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Saturday, October 17, 2009 Link to The Oregonian piece by Juliane Fry, an assistant professor of chemistry at Reed College. Her piece begins...
"Does human activity affect Earth's climate?
A simple question, no?
It's been settled with a ringing "yes" among the scientific community. Yet, the so-called "climate debate" still pops up on editorial pages, political blogs and television talk shows. Apparently, we scientists have failed to explain to the entire public how we have come to understand the climate system. For this we owe another attempt to engage readers who still feel there is some doubt about the role of human activity in Earth's climate."