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''The Deniers'' is a 2008 book by Lawrence Solomon, a Canadian environmentalist and writer. Subtitled "The world-renowned scientists who stood up against global warming hysteria, political persecution, and fraud," the book draws attention to a number of scientists and others who, according to Solomon, have advanced arguments against what he calls the "alarmist" view of global warming, as presented by Al Gore, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the mainstream media, and others. The book is based on a series of columns Solomon wrote for Canada's ''National Post''. ==Background== Solomon states that, as an environmentalist and active member of the Canadian environmental, anti-nuclear, activist organization Energy Probe, he did not originally question the mainstream opinion on global warming or views that sceptics of the climate change consensus were paid shills of the Energy Lobby. Solomon, however, states that he was aware, based on his experiences opposing nuclear power during the 1970s that it was possible, "that scientists with integrity can hold unconventional and upopular views," by dissenting with the conventional wisdom of the day. Solomon states that at a dinner in 2004, his friend and fellow environmentalist Norm Rubin remarked that the science on global warming was "settled." Solomon challenged Rubin to name three climate-change areas that he felt were settled and Solomon would try to find a credible dissenting opinion for each.〔Solomon, Lawrence, ''The Deniers'', pp. 3-6.〕 To Solomon's stated surprise, he was able to find reputable scientists who Solomon believed disputed conclusions contained in the IPCC's reports on climate change or media reports on global warming issues. Solomon began profiling these scientists in a series of columns for the ''National Post'' under the title, "The Deniers." The series began on November 28, 2006 with its debut article, ''Statistics needed'', describing Edward Wegman's report to the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the Hockey stick controversy.〔Solomon, Lawrence, ''The Deniers'', pp. 6-7; Solomon, Lawrence, "(Statistics needed )", ''National Post'', November 28, 2006.〕 By 2007 the series had grown to 38 separate articles.〔 Solomon states that he was frustrated with the limitations of newspaper columns, such as a limit on how much he could write, no footnotes, and no graphs. Thus, Solomon states that he decided to write a book expanding his columns on those he labeled "Deniers."〔Solomon, Lawrence, ''The Deniers'', p. 7.〕〔Nigel Weiss, who was profiled in one of Solomon's columns, "rebutted claims that a fall in solar activity could somehow compensate for the man-made causes of global warming"() and ''The National Post'' retracted the allegation and published an apology.() Weiss is not mentioned in the book.〕 Three of those profiled by Solomon in his "Deniers" columns disputed his portrayals of their opinions and/or research. Sami Solanki stated on his personal website that Solomon's article was a misleading account of his views and reiterated his belief that manmade greenhouse gases are responsible for global warming and their effects would continue to be felt as concentrations increase. Solanki also stated that he felt that ''The National Post'' had similarly misquoted other scientists regarding the topic. Nir Shaviv disputed Solomon's 2007 ''National Post'' profile of some of his opinions and research findings. Shaviv stated on his blog that he was never interviewed by Solomon and that there were inaccuracies in Solomon's article, but Shaviv did state that global warming happened but he does not believe that it is caused by man.〔Shaviv, Nir, "(On the IPCC's summary for policy makers, and on getting interviewed without noticing )", ''ScienceBits'', February 5, 2007, accessed 14 May 2010.〕 Nigel Weiss, "rebutted claims that a fall in solar activity could somehow compensate for the man-made causes of global warming" and ''The National Post'' retracted the allegation and published an apology. Solanki and Shaviv were included in Solomon's subsequent book; Weiss was not. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Deniers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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