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Whatever the cause(s), this warming is not the dire situation that Hayhoe paints. As John Adams said, “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”

Global warming is the gradual heating of Earth's surface, oceans and atmosphere.

Global warming is the gradual heating of Earths surface, oceans and atmosphere.

Natasha Sistrunk Robinson will present the IFC’s Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr Lecture, A Sojourner’s Truth: Choosing Freedom and Courage in a Divided World, at 7 p.m. on Monday at

David Marchese is the “Talk” columnist for the New York Times Magazine, a convenient avenue for the newspaper to sneak in snobbish liberalism under the guise of “celebrity” interviews -- the term clearly being loosely defined, as in the most recent round of conservative Christian-bashing: “An Evangelical Climate Scientist Wonders What Went Wrong.” (Photo from public television WGBH, via the NYT.)

David Marchese is the “Talk” columnist for the New York Times Magazine, a convenient avenue for the newspaper to sneak in snobbish liberalism under the guise of “celebrity” interviews -- the term clearly being loosely defined, as in the most recent round of conservative Christian-bashing: “An Evangelical Climate Scientist Wonders What Went Wrong.” (Photo from public television WGBH, via the NYT.)

Katharine Hayhoe doesn’t see the love in many of her fellow Christians. She still has hope we can all do better.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned global leaders Tuesday of the looming risk of the world splitting in two, with the United States and China creating rival internets, currency, trade, financial rules and their own zero sum geopolitical and military strategies.

COMING back from a trip to Europe suggested to me that the United States-China rivalry was not headline news within Europe.

For many years, the climate scientist has been speaking plainly about what needs to be done to slow and ultimately stop human-caused warming.