He argues that in the US, climate issues have become highly politicised and it is hard to separate these political leanings from people's views on the science of climate.

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The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) cited the Stern Review extensively in the Fourth Assessment Report, which purported to present the consensus views on climate-change science and mitigation options in 2007.

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DiZerega, who has lost touch with Charles, eventually abandoned right-wing views, and became a political-science professor.

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If scientists want their views to be accorded the respect due to science, then they must speak as scientists, not as lobbyists.

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Lysaght, who says that he thinks the essay is "a masterpiece, " says that he views it more as a work of philosophy than of science, as well.

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However, 73% of the people who said that they were aware of the "science flaws" stories stated that the media coverage had not changed their views about the risks of climate change.

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"It's a heavily Democratic state in which liberal political views really do prevail, " says Marc Landy, a professor of political science at Boston College.

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We also continue to examine the way that statistical evidence is used in government policy making - or not, and conclude that quite often the evidence is as likely to give as much weight to the views of the bloke in the pub as to the standards expected by social science.

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