Scientists Search for the Right Message to Prompt Public Action on Global Warming

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Published October 8, 2007 at 9:33 AM PDT

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Naomi Oreskes says gas and oil companies and their allies have made a concerted effort to undermine the scientific findings that show global warming is happening and its primary cause it human activit

Tom Fudge: Global warming is a matter of science, on one hand. But like many scientific discoveries, theories and advances, it's become a matter of politics. Today, the big question is not when we'll see the next advance in the study of global warming. The question is when the people of the developed world will be resolved to change their ways to stop global warming.

UCSD science historian Naomi Oreskes has studied the breadth of global warming research. She knows what the vast majority of scientists believe is happening. She's seen how some groups have worked to contradict the overwhelming scientific evidence. She's also drawn a few conclusions about what it will take for society to confront this issue.

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Naomi Oreskes delivers a lecture called The Truth about Denial tonight (Oct. 08) at 6:30 p.m. at the Birch Aquarium . For reservations call (858) 534-5771.

Guest

Naomi Oreskes , professor of history at UCSD with a specialty in scientific history. She has doctoral degrees in both history and geology.