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Feb. 04, 2011
Taking The Politics Out Of Climate Science
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| According to a 2009 Pew survey, 35 percent of Republicans say they saw solid evidence of global warming, the lowest number of any political group. Climate scientist and conservative Kerry Emanuel discusses why he thinks political views shouldn't sway scientific thinking. |
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
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Kerry Emanuel
Professor of Atmospheric Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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