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Copenhagen Climate Summit: A Scientific Step Backwards
By Carole on Dec 6, 2009
In the ancient world emperors and kings would rely on superstitions and the lies of self-proclaimed prophets to determine how to appease vengeful gods that threatened their world. Always driven by the desire to retain their political power, leaders forced their own people to sacrifice (sometimes even sacrificing the people themselves) in the name of some unproven, nonsensical fantasy. In light of the unfolding Climategate scandal, the beginning of the climate change summit in Copenhagen tomorrow proves that not much has changed since those ancient rulers' time.
