A friend, who leans Ron Paul libertarian, was recently trying to convince me that anthropogenic global warming is largely a myth. A central part of his argument was his claiming that there was recently a petition signed by 40,000 independent climate scientists saying that, in his words, "so-called global warming is bullshit." More inside. [more inside]
posted by Ash3000 on Nov 17, 2009 - 38 answers

How are the role of scientists and the relationship between them and society changing as the climate questions has become (and will continue to become) more and more acute? [more inside]
posted by pica on Feb 19, 2008 - 7 answers

Why is Mont Blanc's height so stable? The pen company has been marking 4810 on their nibs since at least the 1930s. Just this year, it measured 4810m tall.
posted by b1tr0t on Nov 12, 2007 - 9 answers

Do reasonable arguments for or against global warming actually exist for regular people like me to read? Or must I be stuck with the annoying rhetoric of both sides? [more inside]
posted by donmak on Aug 9, 2007 - 38 answers

What are the Big Ideas for combating global warming? Who is proposing them? Which do you find most plausible? [more inside]
posted by Galvatron on Apr 3, 2006 - 15 answers

I'm looking for recent, reliable statistics on exactly what percentage of climatologists think global warming is (1) occuring, (2) human-caused, and (3) dangerous.
posted by Tlogmer on Oct 20, 2004 - 3 answers