WHAT GOOD IS A LIE IF YOU CAN'T REPEAT IT?

That's one of the guiding principles of wingnut philosophy. I found another lying reference to a 1991 Gallup poll on the Financial Post of Canada:


They call this a consensus?
Lawrence Solomon, Financial Post
Published: Saturday, June 02, 2007

(excerpt)

A Gallup poll at the time [1992] reported that 53% of scientists actively involved in global climate research did not believe global warming had occurred; 30% weren't sure; and only 17% believed global warming had begun.

As I noted previously, the Gallup poll found no such thing and in fact quite the opposite:

The Gallup organization said the poll was taken in October of 1991. It noted that some people, opposed to claims that human-induced global warming is occurring, "have used the study to support their position."

The statement from Gallup noted that when asked if they thought human-induced global warming was occurring, 66 percent of the scientists surveyed said yes.

UPDATE:

In addition to mailing Solomon and the Financial Post, I also posted a correction at 4 wingnut sites:
http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/06/03/consensus/
http://www.willisms.com/archives/2007/06/global_warming.html
http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/3962
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/188144.php