An Inconvenient Truth at 20: A hoax in hindsight
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TL;DR
- A 2006 Denver Post column titled “Chill out over global warming” was unpopular with readers.
- The column interviewed meteorologists Roger Pielke Sr. and Bill Gray, who were skeptical of predictions in Al Gore's film, 'An Inconvenient Truth.'
- Bill Gray predicted that concerns about global warming would pass and could be seen as a hoax in 15-20 years.
- The author believes Bill Gray's assessment of 'An Inconvenient Truth' as agitprop appears accurate in hindsight.