And herein lies an important distinction: who gives you the tools to find and interpret for yourself the actual data and who really does demand you take their word on faith? That is an important distinction I left out.

And for the record, I frequently refer people to sources of more detailed info and I forgot to do so in this diary. So let me take yet another opportunity to direct our readers to:

The Union of Concerned Scientists, for a good summary of the science, and, for those who want the real, raw debate among scientists, go to Real Climate.