COLUMN: Myth trumps science

Has Cliff Harris heard of the Internet?

Presumably he has, because his latest piece includes an almost verbatim quote from Wikipedia about a certain Ian Rutherford Plimer, a well-known climate-change denier. Had Cliff read further into the Wikipedia topic, he might also have noted that Plimer’s claims about volcanic CO2 emissions have little standing in the scientific community.

While Cliff is on the Internet, he would do well to visit skepticalscience.com where he can review a whole list of other well-known anti-science myths about the climate. Perhaps he would like to share his views on those in his future “editorials” on science.

ANDREW BARROWMAN

Coeur d’Alene