The man has no scientific training whatsoever. He's a TV guy. Who cares what he thinks about global warming?
But Mark, of course the world is cooling, now. Obama was elected!
Its no coincidence that he was elected and the Arctic ice shelf began to repair itself this winter.
He predicted the world would heal itself once he was elected, and it's begun. 
It reminds me of theology. A lot of it comes down to which tradition do you trust. The only difference with politics is there is no infallible church. Given how badly I did at finding true doctrine (before I discovered the church) I am quite pessimistic about being able to find much solid truth in the political mass of contradictory assertions.
You know, Mark, the decade is almost up.
Can we vote on your next world-historical blunder?
I have no problem believing scientists when they talk of the trouble many of the artificial emissions (which result from inventions by scientists) cause our climate. I have no problem believing in climate change - it's been happening since recorded time. I also think some good has come from it in terms of getting us to think more about the world we live in. But it seems like during the 90s and first years of this decade, when winters were warm, snow seldom fell where it was supposed to, and summers were blistering hot and hundreds died every year due to heat, Global Warming was an easier sell.
Now, going into the fourth year of mild summers, long springs, late frosts, and brutal, record breaking winters, cold spells, snow falls, and ice storms, the Global Warming phrase is starting to be hard to take - especially when, in the because of the proof outside our windows, the weather of the day was proof enough when all was hot and muggy.
Each time a scientist (or anyone) brings out suggestions that not all is right with the whole GW thing, he or she is smacked down for any one of a hundred reasons. Just like those promoting GW information were a decade ago. It's just that now, with the 'weather' being what it is, the ball is in the court of the skeptics. Randy is right, at this point, it’s what you are willing to believe in the first place.
The man is a meteorologist. He has, in fact, scientific training. A person does not need to be hunched over in a lab to be considered a scientist. A person also does not need to be a published PhD to be very intelligent and insightful or to know his stuff.
Michael - he is not a meteorologist. His degree is in journalism. Reading weather reports in front of a camera does not make a man a meteorologist.
Cyprian,
Whether the man has a degree/training in meteorology or underwater basket weaving, does that make him unqualified to research the history and people behind the history of Global Warming? In fact, if, as you say, he's got a degree in journalism, doesn't that make his investigation and essay even more credible?
Cyprian,
Though my knowledge of him is limited to internet searching, it does indicate that he holds degrees in both meteorology and journalism. That information could be incorrect.
In January in Wisconsin, global cooling seems the more credible trend!
Climate change is just around the corner. It mysteriously happens each March and April, sometimes lingering into May. I'm not saying we should panic, but the only way to stop it is to burn incansescent light bulbs and drive our cars a lot.
Smoke a lot too. Good for the digestion.
I dunno - Houston has hit 100+ degrees for the past week.
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