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One of the enduring myths of climate denialism is that global warming stopped sometime in the last decade. I see it in the blaring headlines of pseudoscience websites, in comments on my videos, even some of our most “distinguished” journalists have been taken in.

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The DeSmog team will be at the EPIC trade show this weekend gathering names for our "Global Warning" petition.

Here's the "warning" we want to send our political leaders: "In the next election, the most critical issue for me is the environment and I will be castingf my vote on this basis."

Not at the show? That's okay, you can go here and add your name. We will be sending to the leaders of all the national political parties. So sign up - the more names we get the stronger our warning, and send it on to your friends!

Thanks!

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If you were told that you had a fatal disease and a Doctor told you how to get better, but then an economist came along and told you that the cost of treating you would be too high so it would be better not to do anything - would you sit there and wait to die?

It's that kind of inane logic that governs this quote from Cato Institute Senior fellow, Jerry Taylor who said, "scientists are in no position to intelligently guide public policy on climate change." Scientists can lay out scenarios, but it is up to economists to weigh the costs and benefits and many of them say the costs of cutting emissions are higher than the benefits".