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Where's All the Climate-Change Finger-Pointing?

Posted Jun 17, 08 4:48 PM CDT in Science & Health 

(Newser) – With the recent rash of severe and terrifying weather events, Treehugger notes a distinct lack of environmentalists pointing to the changes as evidence of global warming. The green site gives five reasons for the absence, starting with the fact that it's no fun to say "I told you so." The list in its entirety:

  1. No fun to say "I told you so" (really, Treehugger?)
  2. Statistics are messy, and it's not useful to oversimplify complex science
  3. Jumping to conclusions can lead to being jumped on by critics in the media
  4. Scientists are doing their best to be objective, and not pick and choose events
  5. Finally, everyone knows in their heart that climate change is serious

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