New York Magazine: Over the last couple of years, the conservative movement, which loves science, has had a completely scientific-based reason for skepticism about climate change. The Earth's temperature seemed to be rising at a slower rate than scientists had predicted. The global warming "pause,' as it was inaccurately called -- it was actually "getting warmer at a slower-than-expected rate,' rather than an actual pause -- served as grist for a massive flow of coverage expressing skepticism about scientific models...