Claim that the Earth has cooled since Medieval or Roman times is contradicted by available data

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Peer-reviewed studies, geologic records, and all the studies have shown that we have actually cooled since the Roman Warming Period, and likely since the Medieval Warming Period.

SOURCE: Marc Morano, TFP Student Action

Published: 09 Sep 2019

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Claim of no US warming since 2005 is directly contradicted by the data it is based on

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the U.S. Climate Reference Network[...] finds there has been no warming for the past 14 years at least

SOURCE: James Taylor, John Hinderaker, WND, Powerlineblog, Real Clear Energy

Published: 06 Sep 2019

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Earth’s orbit cannot explain modern climate change

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changes in the solar orbit of the earth, along with alterations to the earth’s axial tilt, are both responsible for what climate scientists today have dubbed as “warming”[...]. In no way, shape, or form are humans warming or cooling the planet

SOURCE: Ethan Huff, Natural News

Published: 03 Sep 2019

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Prediction by Extinction Rebellion’s Roger Hallam that climate change will kill 6 billion people by 2100 is unsupported

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I am talking about the slaughter, death, and starvation of 6 billion people this century—that's what the science predicts.

SOURCE: Roger Hallam, BBC News

Published: 22 Aug 2019

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Rick Perry’s claim that US is “leading the world” in emission cuts is misleading

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I think about all the 194 [countries] that signed onto the Paris accord, the U.S. is the one that's leading the world in reducing emissions

SOURCE: Rick Perry, Fox News

Published: 20 Aug 2019

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CO2 caused warming during past climate changes, notably as a feedback amplifying other factors

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CO2 does not cause climate change, it RESPONDS to it [...] temperature always changes first, and CO2 follows

SOURCE: Robert W. Felix, William Happer, Ice Age Now

Published: 14 Aug 2019

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Claim that cosmic rays are a crucial player for current climate change is unsupported

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Based on the increase of solar activity during the twentieth century, it should account for between half to two-thirds of all climate change

SOURCE: Cap Allon, Nir Shaviv, Electroverse

Published: 13 Aug 2019

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Express article falsely warns of a solar-induced “ice age”

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The current solar minimum could last for more than three decades which could lead to temperatures plummeting across the globe, scientists have warned.

SOURCE: Sean Martin, Express

Published: 06 Aug 2019

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Research does not show a Medieval Warm Period warmer than the present day

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18 proxies tell us the world was the same or warmer 1,000 years ago

SOURCE: Joanne Nova, joannenova.com.au

Published: 05 Aug 2019

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Hosted by former Australian senator, Tony Heller repeats false claim that scientists fake the warming trend

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[T]he raw data, the actual thermometer data[...] shows that the US has been cooling for 80 to 90 years. But the graphs they release to the public show warming trend, and it's all because they've altered the data.

SOURCE: Tony Heller, EXOMATRIXTV

Published: 05 Aug 2019

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