Reply #57: You asked who you can trust

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Paul Krugman trusts Joe Romm on climate.
Do you trust Paul Krugman?
Joe Romm predicts US emissions peaked in 2007:

http://climateprogress.org/2009/05/11/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-peaked-in-2007/

May 11, 2009

I am predicting that U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions will never exceed 2007 levels. We have peaked.

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So you see, what looks like a bold prediction is not terribly bold at all. I think this is much more of a sure thing than, say, my standard bet that the Arctic will be 90% ice free by 2020.

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