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Sunspot activity may be a primary factor in climate fluctuations, according to Willie Soon, a researcher affiliated with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Harvard College Observatory. '''“The sun is a great driving force to climate change.”''' Soon said that there have been much greater temperature fluctuations due to sunspots in the past and that proponents of global warming need to consider the effects of sunspot activity on global temperatures. Brian Farrell, a Harvard meteorology professor, acknowledged a connection between sunspot activity and temperatures on the Earth, “A strong correlation between the amount of radioactive carbon and temperature from ice cores has shown that solar activity can affect temperature." <ref>[http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/42006/181/ Harvard astrophysicist: Sunspot activity correlates to global climate change] TGDaily.com, April 10, 2009</ref>
Sunspot activity may be a primary factor in climate fluctuations, according to Willie Soon, a researcher affiliated with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Harvard College Observatory. '''“The sun is a great driving force to climate change.”''' Soon said that there have been much greater temperature fluctuations due to sunspots in the past and that proponents of global warming need to consider the effects of sunspot activity on global temperatures. Brian Farrell, a Harvard meteorology professor, acknowledged a connection between sunspot activity and temperatures on the Earth, “A strong correlation between the amount of radioactive carbon and temperature from ice cores has shown that solar activity can affect temperature." <ref>[http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/42006/181/ Harvard astrophysicist: Sunspot activity correlates to global climate change] TGDaily.com, April 10, 2009</ref>
==Liberal claims of "Consensus"==
== Claims of Consensus==
[[Richard Lindzen]] wrote in 1992,
[[Richard Lindzen]] wrote in 1992,
The campaign to convince the public (and their elected representatives) that the "science is settled" began in 1988 or 1989.
The campaign to convince the public (and their elected representatives) that the "science is settled" began in 1988 or 1989.
From being a controversial issue back in the 90's, the amount of people that are convinced of the global warning effect have grown, and nowadays it's not only a part of the liberal agenda. Even some republicans, such as Arnold Schwartznegger are supporting the climate policy.
By the 2008 elections both candidates for the Presidency of the United States were proposing plans to mitigate climate change.
By the 2008 elections both candidates for the Presidency of the United States were proposing plans to mitigate climate change.