[25 December 2011] The decision makers don't want to have truth constrain their decisions: “We are changing the large-scale properties of the atmosphere — we know that beyond a shadow of a doubt ... You can't engage in this vast planetary experiment — warming the surface, warming the atmosphere, moistening the atmosphere — and have no impact on the frequency and duration of extreme events.” This is a quote from today's article in the New York Times, which reports that Benjamin D. Santer, a leading climate scientist who works at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, made this statement. The article indicates that decision makers in politics are not supportive of science in underpining this statement. Read the article ...