I agree with the tone of the article, that we need to get back to a society which trusts in science. But, it’s the scientific sponsorship process which needs to change in order to win the public back.

@19 – Can you site a source?

A summary of the sequence of events for the last 130,000 years (‘real’ years);

150,000 y.a. – cold, dry full glacial world

around 130,000 y.a. – rapid warming initiates the Eemian interglacial (Stage 5e) [Without human interaction]

130,000-110,000 y.a. – global climates generally warmer and moister than present, but with progressive cooling to temperatures more similar to present.

(except for possible global cold, dry event at 121,000 y.a.)

?110,000 y.a. – a strong cooling marks the end of the Eemian interglacial (Stage 5e).

105,000-95,000 y.a. – climate warms slightly but still cooler and drier than present; strong fluctuations.

95,000 – 93,000 y.a. – another cooler phase similar to that at 110,000 y.a.

93,000 – 75,000 y.a. – a milder phase, resembling that at 105,000-95,000 y.a.

75,000 – 60,000 y.a. – full glacial world, cold and dry (the ‘Lower Pleniglacial’ or Stage 4)

60,000 – 25,000 y.a. – ‘middling phase’ of highly unstable but generally cooler and drier-than-present conditions (Stage 3)

25,000 – 15,000 y.a. – full glacial world, cold and dry; Stage 2 (includes the ‘Last Glacial Maximum’)

(This period includes two ‘coldest phases’ – Heinrich Events – at around 23,000-21,000 y.a. and at 17,000-14,500 y.a.)

14,500 y.a. – rapid warming and moistening of climates in some areas. Rapid deglaciation begins. [Without human interaction]

13,500 y.a. – nearly all areas with climates at least as warm and moist as today’s

12,800 y.a. (+/- 200 years)- rapid onset of cool, dry Younger Dryas in many areas

11,500 y.a. (+/- 200 years) – Younger Dryas ends suddenly, back to warmth and moist climates (Holocene, or Stage 1) [Without human interaction]

9,000 y.a. – 8,200 y.a. – climates warmer and often moister than today’s

about 8,200 y.a. – sudden cool and dry phase in many areas

8,000-4,500 y.a. – climates somewhat warmer and moister than today’s [Without human interaction]

Since 4,500 y.a. – climates fairly similar to the present

about 2600 y.a. – relatively wet/cold event (of unknown duration) in many areas

1,400 y.a. {536 – 538 A.D.} wet cold event of reduced tree growth and famine across western Europe and possibly elsewhere

700 – 200 y.a. (~1300 – ~1800 A.D.) ‘Little Ice Age’

200 y.a. – today – began gradual NATURAL warming from lows of ‘Little Ice Age’

1970′s – 1980′s “scientists” predict coming Ice Age is imminent

1990′s – 2000 same “scientists” predict catastrophic Man-made Global Warming.

Which era do we pick to try to recreate / maintain and spend $$$$$$$$$ with no real impact on nature’s climate whims?

Wow – 6 of 13 comments. That’s pretty impressive, Anne D. Do you usually comment so voluminously?