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Study finds 97% consensus on human-caused global warming

Study finds 97% consensus on human-caused global warming

Survey reinforces ‘possibly most important thing to communicate’ on climate change: 97% scientific consensus on humans causing global warming.

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99 climate one-liners rebutting denier talking points

99 climate one-liners rebutting denier talking points

Skeptical Science has developed an excellent collection of one-line responses to deniers of climate change. Here are the top 99 with links to the science.

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A climate flow chart to de-confuse, and to defuse the confusers

A climate flow chart to de-confuse, and to defuse the confusers

Instead of getting exhausted by the arguments of climate deniers, give this flowchart a try – a joint effort from Grist and Climate Desk.

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Bolt from the fringes: When is a climate denier too extreme?

Bolt from the fringes: When is a climate denier too extreme?

Lord Monckton’s latest antics have Andrew Bolt concerned that climate sceptics will be seen as fringe dwellers with loopy beliefs. Hmmm.

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Most climate denial books linked to conservative think tanks: study

Most climate denial books linked to conservative think tanks: study

New research into more than 100 climate science denial books finds almost all of them are largely the products of conservative-leaning think tanks.

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Give Monckton credit, he has more guts than Abbott

Give Monckton credit, he has more guts than Abbott

Lord Monckton’s Doha antics might have got him banned from all future UN climate negotiations, but they had no impact at all on the outcome. It is domestic politics – and the likes of Tony Abbott – that has been the biggest drain on ambition, and on the ability of any major party to respond to calls to meet the science.

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20 years on, climate change predictions have come true

20 years on, climate change predictions have come true

Predictions made in the IPCC’s 1990 report have so far proved accurate, suggesting the world is on track for a radical climate shift.

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Climate change deniers are rarer than we think

Climate change deniers are rarer than we think

A new CSIRO study has found that Australians grossly overestimate the proportion of people who deny that climate change is happening.

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Italian scientists jailed for failing to predict earthquake

Italian scientists jailed for failing to predict earthquake

Damned if they don’t: An Italian court has sentenced six scientists to six years’ jail for failing to accurately predict an earthquake.

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F*ck science: Why one man is joining Romney in climate denial

F*ck science: Why one man is joining Romney in climate denial

In the latest installment of the Actually… video series, W. Kamau Bell explains why he hates science, just like Mitt Romney.

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Teaching kids to think critically about climate change

Teaching kids to think critically about climate change

Two recently published climate sceptic books have starkly illustrated the need to enhance the scientific literacy of Australia’s children.

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It’s only natural: One Republican’s take on climate change

It’s only natural: One Republican’s take on climate change

US Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner tells Heartland conference rising CO2 levels are good, and will make it ‘easier to feed 7 billion people.’

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Heart of the matter: Climate world divided on Heartland case

Heart of the matter: Climate world divided on Heartland case

Scientist Peter Gleik’s role in leaking documents from the climate sceptical Heartland Institute has elicited strong reactions from both sides of the fence.

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America’s secret, corporate-funded climate hoax curriculum

America’s secret, corporate-funded climate hoax curriculum

A right-wing think tank funded by top US corporates is developing an elementary school curriculum that presents climate science as a ‘major controversy.’

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The Week: Hockey, tornadoes, furry critters

The Week: Hockey, tornadoes, furry critters

The week that was: little ice age explained, tumbling temperatures, droughts in the US.