Modern Climate Change: Analysis of Denial and Delay
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Dan Gilbert: Global warming, twiddling our thumbs, and the human brain: Informative, entertaining 14-minute video
While Washington Slept, Mark Hertsgaard (2006). How a virtual certainty was labeled a "liberal hoax."
An Inconvenient Assessment, Chris Mooney (2007). Infuriating exposé of the G.W. Bush administration's suppression of a federally commissioned report that was intended to clearly communicate climate science to the U.S. public. Unfortunately, I can't legally link to the PDF.
The American Denial of Global Warming, 58-minute presentation by Dr. Naomi Oreskes investigates reasons for the widespread mistrust and misunderstanding of scientific consensus and probes the history of organized campaigns designed to create public doubt and confusion about science (the tobacco industry makes a significant appearance).
Wandering Mind: Quixotic, impressive set of short videos by a geekily humorous high-school physics teacher; start with "How It All Ends." Links to many others at this site.
The lag between temperature and atmospheric CO2 level (RealClimate discussion)