{"id":252597,"date":"2023-04-12T18:07:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T16:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=252597"},"modified":"2023-04-12T18:08:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T16:08:02","slug":"oh-i-see-actually-we-need-scientists-who-believe-in-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=252597","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Oh I see.. actually we need scientists who believe in this.\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"429\" data-attachment-id=\"252601\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=252601\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00shutterstock-209487340.webp?fit=1650%2C980&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1650,980\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"00shutterstock-209487340\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00shutterstock-209487340.webp?fit=723%2C429&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00shutterstock-209487340.webp?resize=723%2C429&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-252601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00shutterstock-209487340.webp?resize=1024%2C608&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00shutterstock-209487340.webp?resize=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00shutterstock-209487340.webp?resize=768%2C456&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00shutterstock-209487340.webp?resize=1536%2C912&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00shutterstock-209487340.webp?resize=1200%2C713&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00shutterstock-209487340.webp?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00shutterstock-209487340.webp?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/JunkScience\">JunkScience<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <strong> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/Steve Milloy\">Steve Milloy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A reporter decides not to interview me about the effects of rice production on climate because she wants the narrative. 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