Global Warming Apocalypse Canceled | Patrick J. Michaels | Cato Institute

Global Warming Apocalypse Canceled | Patrick J. Michaels | Cato Institute: "we are now in our 17th year of flat temperatures"

"it’s a pretty good bet that we are going to go nearly a quarter of a century without warming."

"Science historians have repeatedly documented that we are particularly reluctant to abandon widely held views, or scientific paradigms. When professional advancement (i.e., research money) is particularly dependent upon a certain view (we wouldn’t spend billions on climate research unless it was important, right?), it’s even harder to let go"