Claims about consensus 

 What are the arguments about consensus? 

 Over 31,000 scientists signed the OISM Petition Project 

 The Petition Project features over 31,000 scientists signing the petition stating "there is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide will, in the forseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere" 

 b: http://www.petitionproject.org/ 

 The 'OISM petition' was signed by only a few climatologists. 

 http://www.skepticalscience.com/OISM-Petition-Project.htm 

 Less than half of published scientists endorse global warming 

 While only 32 papers (6%) reject the consensus outright, the largest category (48%) are neutral papers, refusing to either accept or reject the hypothesis. 

 http://www.dailytech.com/Survey+Less+Than+Half+of+all+Published+Scientists+Endorse+Global+Warming+Theory/article8641.htm 

 b: Around 97% of climate experts agree that humans are causing global warming. 

 http://www.skepticalscience.com/klaus-martin-schulte-consensus.htm 

 500 scientists refute the consensus 

 According to a report in the WorldNet Daily, more than 500 scientists have published evidence refuting the current man-made global warming scare, according to a new analysis of peer-reviewed literature by the Hudson Institute 

 http://www.americanconservativedaily.com/2007/09/500-scientists-debunk-global-warming/ 

 a: Around 97% of climate experts agree that humans are causing global warming. 

 http://www.skepticalscience.com/500-scientists-global-warming-consensus.htm 

 There is no consensus 

 97% of climate experts agree humans are causing global warming. 

 http://www.skepticalscience.com/global-warming-scientific-consensus.htm 

 over 31,000 scientists signing petition  

 http://www.petitionproject.org/