MGBGT, nice post, and very informative graph.

I was also surprised to see Hot_Georgia's statement that 50% of leading scientists dispute anthropogenic global warming. A 5 minute search of Google is enough to show that is complete bunk.

The NAS (National Academy of Sciences) and AAAS (American Academy for the Advancement of Science) are the two most prestigious and leading scientific organizations in the US. Both have published concensus statements that leave no doubt regarding the serious nature of anthropogenic global warming, and the need to act now. The IPCC is the leading international scientific statement on global warming, and their concensus statement is similar.

We may listen to different people. I prefer expert opinion: PhD's who are researchers in this field, and publish actively in the leading peer reviewed journals. Propaganda pieces does not cut it. The opinion of politicians, the clergy, or the oil lobby is mixing ideology and special interest into what is a pure scientific question that has been answered. What to do about the problem is a social question, and everybody's opionion -- no matter how shortsighted or stupid -- should be heard.