Jim Torson wrote:
> Hmmm... Does this mean that the skeptics are right when they
> claim there are a lot of climate scientists who doubt AGW but
> who are afraid to speak up about it?
>
> How widespread is this view? What are they afraid of?
> Should we begin to doubt the claims of scientific consensus?
I don't think there is more than a small minority who "doubt AGW" as
such. If there were, those of us who attend conferences would have at
least heard talk over coffee breaks and the like.
There is a larger body who are skeptical of some of the more extreme
contentions regarding the consequences of AGW or who have doubts on
specific aspects of model projections. (I'd include myself in this group.)
The idea of scientists being "afraid to speak up" perhaps applies to
some in private industry or government who have to stay in the good
graces of their superiors. It certainly doesn't apply in academia; if
anything very much the opposite.
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