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Wikipedia actually has a great article about scientific consensus on climate change (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_opinion_on_climate_change). I wouldn't usually go to Wiki for scientific information, but you can find information on many different organizations that public climate change research, if you are interested. As you will see early on in the article, several international research organization as well as 32 national academies of science (including that of the US) have agreed that global warming is occurring, and that human CO2 emissions are certainly playing a significant role in it. I am a scientist myself, and I have never met a professor or colleague who did not believe that human activities were causing the planet to warm much more quickly than it has in the past.
I think it is important to examine the evidence before making blanket statements to the effect that this or that theory has been discredited. Media coverage is notoriously unreliable. How much better it would be to look at the actual science and decide for yourself how to interpret it!
@Lobelia and your anger about being made to feel guilty about your carbon footprint--I think this is a really important issue. I think a lot of environmentalists, climate change activists, and conservationists can be annoyingly smug, preachy, and judgemental. This is infuriating and ultimately counter-productive. Nobody likes to be told what to do, least of all by someone who thinks they're better than you. But I think rather than looking at this book as an instruction on what you SHOULD do, it would be better to see it as what you CAN do, if you want to. When faced with climate change and pollution, many people may feel helpless. The major culprits seem to be governments and corporations--what difference can an individual possibly make? It is easy to forget that countries are made up of millions of individuals who all make their own choices, and that corporations are ultimately beholden to the people who would buy their products. Consumer demand is an extremely powerful tool, and if people want to exercise that tool they have to be able to inform themselves about the choices they can make. Being able to make choices as a consumer that are in line with your belief system shouldn't be a burden or a guilt-trip--it should be empowering. We just have to be able to see it that way.

I grew up in Missouri and though my family never ate fast food, my dad used to take my sisters and me to Steak'n'Shake as a special treat. I still think they're the best chain-restaurant milk shakes in the world and I have a soft spot for the smashed "steakburgers" and shoestring fries.

They're delicious but I've heard they can really take over a garden so you might want to look into that first.

I'm so happy to find this! With tons of leeks and potatoes from our farm share, and no blender, I was hoping against hope that SE would have a recipe for non-pureed potato-leek soup. Saved again by serious eats!

The sausage recipe is great but I think the real star of this dinner is the lentil salad. It's delicious!

Tortilla espanola. My uncle is from Catalonia and he makes it for all our family events. Delicious!

We used to eat at Pizza My Heart when I was in college (in the south bay) and I always thought it was terrible. I think Pizza Orgasmica (in SF) deserves a mention as well. The Farmer's Daughter pizza (corn, broccoli, and bianca cheese) is worth the trip.

I use beer instead of water in my regular yeast bread recipes, it gives the same texture as normal yeast bread, but a richer, yeast-ier flavor. I think Guinness has made the best loaf, but I use whatever's around. I like microbrews and wheat beers, something with a stronger flavor than standard american lagers.

Chez Pim, Epicurious, and Cake Wrecks (does Cake Wrecks count as a food blog?)