Very responsibly written story that relies on leaked documents from the Global Climate Coalition to show that even industry lobby experts said evidence about the danger of greenhouse gases was too strong to be refuted.

Revkin got lucky in obtaining a copy of the damning evidence. But the real story here is that the big, bad industry group successfully fooled the media into parroting their lies in climate change reporting. It's the 'he said, she said' journalism trap (see link).

I found this story more than a little convoluted, not to mention a bit irresponsible. While the Times acknowledges that the news media incorporated the Global Climate Coalition's message in order to "balance" the story, they don't necessarily take blame for helping to perpetrate the confusion about climate change. In fact, in the very next paragraph, the author incorporates a quote from a GCC representative who once again questions the science of global warming. It appears the Times has a short attention span. It wasn't too long ago that members of the scientific community met up with members of the news media to inform them that, in the case of climate change, it was simply ignorant to balance a story with dissonant views, when ... More »

A typical story filled with difficult to check "facts." The reality is that the industry was correct and industry in general has dropped efforts to tell truth about global warming due to huge political pressure and the lack of courage that characterizes big business. Santer, the scientist mentioned has produced some over the top papers to try to prop up the case for global warming alarmism.