I’m pleased to announce that ABC News’ This Week has also joined the list of news outlets covering global warming. In addition to the energy bill, roundtable panelists debated climate change, in response to George Will’s position that we shouldn’t believe the overwhelming scientific evidence because the “same” scientists warned us in the 1970s that the next global ice age was imminent due to global cooling.

If those pesky scientists were wrong about global cooling then they got to be wrong about global warming, right? Gotta love that logic!

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Fortunately, George’s colleagues pointed out that mayors from around the country are taking the issue seriously (which he scoffed at), as well as major corporations.

And This Week‘s viewers didn’t let George off the hook easily either. Let’s get these people on Gristmill!

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