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Old 02-06-2013, 08:54 AM   #462 (permalink)
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That argument would be a stinging repost...

...except for 2 things. Firstly they are discussing scientists discussing something else (the guy quoted is an acknowledged expert in his field)

...and you quoted Skeptical Science a few pages ago - that's a blog (of sorts) run by a cartoonist using Australian taxpayer's money.

This guy is a professor, he writes interesting stuff on a blog. G Cornelis van Kooten | Resource Economics & Policy Analysis (REPA) Group

Scientists blogging ? What a great idea.

Look they all seem to, here's James Annan.

Oh noes - there's loads of them here.

Outreach by scientists is a good thing, no ?

EDIT -
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
The 97% is not from a survey. It is an analysis of all the scientific papers.
If you are referring to the Oreskes paper then no she didn't do that bit I've highlighted, a correction was published to this effect.

EDIT2 - A Scientist, writing a blog, about consensus. Whats not to like ? She worked on BEST too
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