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'''Arthur B. Robinson''' is one of the three co-founders of the [[Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine]], a group best known for organising a petition disputing the scientific evidence for human-induced global warming.<ref>[http://www.oism.org/s32p21.htm "Arthur B. Robinson"], Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine website, accessed November 2008.</ref>

On January 7, 2009, the Willamette Week reported that Robinson is  "in the vanguard of a [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Climate_change_skeptics/common_claims_and_rebuttal small but vocal and persistent collection] of scientists, industry advocates and commentators who dismiss human culpability for [[climate change]].  ...  Robinson’s critics say his analysis is simplistic, but it remains persuasive a decade later with powerful policymakers like U.S. Senator [[James Inhofe]] (R-Okla.), a visible and effective player in blocking a bill to limit greenhouse-gas emissions last fall.  'The influence Robinson and the others have is to muddy the waters and delay action on global warming,' says [[Sheldon Rampton]], research director for the Center for Media and Democracy, a nonprofit organization that promotes media literacy.  'I thought he was thoroughly discredited years ago,' Rampton says. 'But the global-warming skeptics certainly haven’t given up. And they seem willing to promote anyone who can be half-plausibly sold as an expert.' Robinson’s views have been cited on [[Fox News]], MSNBC and other national newscasts, such as <em>[[Exposed: The Climate of Fear]]</em>, an hourlong special report in 2007 by CNN Headline News’ [[Glenn Beck]]. The report relied heavily on Robinson’s findings to attack former Vice President [[Al Gore]]’s [[An Inconvenient Truth]]." [http://wweek.com/editorial/3509/12060/]

==Articles and Resources==
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* {{cite web
|publisher=Deltoid
|title=Art Robinson interviewed
|url=http://scienceblogs.com/deltoid/2010/10/art_robinson_interviewed.php
|accessdate=2010-12-04
|author=Tim Lambert
|date=2010-10-15
|quote=[In this classic interview of Robinson by MSNBC's Rachel Maddow,] rather than elaborate on his views on hormesis (radioctive waste is good for you!) he just insisted that quotes from his own writing were lies in some unspecified way.
}}
====Articles and Presentations by Robinson====
* Art Robinson, [http://www.heartland.org/bin/media/newyork09/PowerPoint/Art_Robinson.ppt "Nobel Prize for Death"], Presentation to the Heartland Institute's [[International Conference on Climate Change (2009)]], March 9, 2009. (PowerPoint) ([http://www.heartland.org/bin/media/newyork09/keynotes/030909LunchRobinson.flv Download Video]) Questions and Answers ([http://www.heartland.org/bin/media/newyork09/keynotes/030909LunchQA.flv Download Video])

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