While these facts in themselves are correct, Mr. Stevens ignores the larger set of observations that are necessary in order to put these facts into proper perspective. For instance, the warming rate during the most recent three decades is the same as the warming rate observed during the 30 years from 1916 to 1945 a period before there was any large buildup of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration. The fact that the rate of current warming has been observed in recent history indicates that it is not at all unusual and that it is, therefore, likely to have occurred many times in the past. Or to put it another way, Stevens has taken a set of facts and twisted their interpretation to suggest that the earth is undergoing an unusual amount of warming. This means that The New York Times and other news organization s articles about global warming not only are inaccurate, they are not really news.
News is about something that is actually happening.
They are writing about something that is not happening, i.e., the claim that the earth s temperature and the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a dramatic change from the past and a portent of terrible things to come. The answer is we cannot, we must not, continue to allow this Big Lie to be perpetrated. You can and must write letters to your local newspaper every time it shows up. You must protest this lie when you hear it from candidates for the presidency, other politicians, or anyone else. The issues behind the global warming hoax are not about the climate.