Dr. Hertzberg is exposing his own naivete here. OF COURSE the New York Times understands that "global warming" is a con job, just as the UN does. "Global warming" has nothing to do with global warming - - it's all about global socialism. The New York Times is neither negligent, nor illiterate - - it is simply pushing the political agenda of the political party it represents.
Here is what James M. Taylor, senior fellow for The Heartland Institute, explained back in December, 2007:
"It is not surprising the UN has completely rejected dissenting voices. They have been doing this for years. The censorship of scientists is necessary to promote their political agenda. After the science reversed on the alarmist crowd, they claimed 'the debate is over' to serve their wealth redistribution agenda."
Unfortunately for that argument, in no way whatsoever has the science reversed on the “alarmist” crowd. That’s pablum and snake oil that FReeper ClimateDepot.com and the Heartland Institute want you and other like-minded conservatives to believe. They are misleading all of us on the actual state of the science to serve their own political ends.