claim: "the weight of the evidence (on global warming) is that most of it, maybe all of it, is because of natural causes ... it’s fair to say the science is in dispute."
author: tim pawlenty
evidence_1: there is no consensus. 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 ...". (petition project). science achieves a  consensus ...
evidence_2: aug 22, 2011 ... ... of global warming? we looked at this question in some detail in a previous fact- check on candidate tim pawlenty, who has since dropped out of the race.  pawlenty said, "the weight of the evidence is that most of it, maybe all of it, is  because of natural causes ... it's fair to say the science is in dispute.
evidence_3: in an interview earlier this year, he said “the weight of the evidence is that most  of it, maybe all of it, is because of natural causes.” the truth: in a well-known  paper ... the truth: actually, rick perry is correct when he says that greed is  having a strong influence on the climate change debate. he just identified the  wrong side.
evidence_4: global warming is defined by the american heritage dictionary of science as “an  increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere,” either by “human  industry and agriculture” or by natural causes like the earth has “experienced  numerous” times “through its history.”[1]. * some writers use the phrases “global ...
evidence_5: when the issue is of a political or social nature, fairness—presenting the most  compelling arguments of both sides with equal weight—is a fundamental check  on biased reporting. but this canon causes problems when it is applied to issues  of science. it seems to demand that journalists present competing points of view  on a ...