On Tuesday, NewsBusters exposed the New York Times using the death of a highly-regarded American scientist, Dr. Robert Jastrow, to advance global warming alarmism.

In response to my e-mail message concerning the matter, Dr. Albert Arking, the former colleague of Jastrow's quoted in the piece, stated, "The NY Times article came out of a long conversation (initiated by the writer, John Schwartz), and it may not have conveyed my thoughts precisely."

What follows is Arking's full answer to my query concerning this Times article, with emphasis added to highlight important points for the reader: