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Revision as of 18:15, 16 January 2002 by Ed Poor (talk | contribs) (stub)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Anthropogenic global warming refers to warming of the earth's atmosphere, caused by human activity. There is no scientific consensus on whether such warming is significant or harmful.
For scientific aspects, see global warming.
Political aspects
The U.S. Democratic Party considers anthropogenic global warming to be such a well-established danger to humanity that it supports the Kyoto Protocol. President Clinton and Vice-president Gore both stated repeatedly that "the science is settled", but Clinton refused to send the Kyoto treaty to the senate for confirmation. A senate resolution condemning Kyoto passed 95-0 (i.e., not a single Democratic senator voted for it).