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→‎The Economics of Global Warming: Delete, as the supplied reference REFUTED the claim, saying that insurance companies were being pressurd to believe it, which implies that they don't
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There is widely held belief among the American public that global warming is a reality. A poll conducted March 11-14 of 2007 found that the majority of the American public (59%) believes we are already seeing the effects of global warming, an additional 3% and 8% respectively believe they will see the effects with in a few years or within their lifetime, and 19% believe that global warming will be seen, not in their lifetime, but in future generations—only a small minority (8%) believe that global warming will never happen. <ref>Poling report on Gallup poll for March 11-14, 2007[http://www.pollingreport.com/enviro.htm]</ref>.
 
There is widely held belief among the American public that global warming is a reality. A poll conducted March 11-14 of 2007 found that the majority of the American public (59%) believes we are already seeing the effects of global warming, an additional 3% and 8% respectively believe they will see the effects with in a few years or within their lifetime, and 19% believe that global warming will be seen, not in their lifetime, but in future generations—only a small minority (8%) believe that global warming will never happen. <ref>Poling report on Gallup poll for March 11-14, 2007[http://www.pollingreport.com/enviro.htm]</ref>.
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== The Economics of Global Warming ==
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Global Warming is apparently broadly believed in by insurance companies<ref>[http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2006/08/22/PM200608222.html Marketplace: Global warming insurance]</ref>, who have a great deal to lose if they guess incorrectly about future natural disasters. <ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1013/p01s01-usec.html Christian Science Monitor: New combatant against global warming: insurance industry]</ref>
      
== Scientists ==
 
== Scientists ==
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