Our economy is having to adjust to the earth providing linear rates of supply to satisfy our built - in exponentially growing demand. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
The authors also assume that the linear man - made warming trend which they've thrown into their model will continue at the same linear rate into the future. (skepticalscience.com)
Quite clearly the natural radiative forcing does not increase at a constant linear rate from 1850 to 2010, and thus the assumption which is the backbone of the L&S model is faulty. (skepticalscience.com)