Greenhouse effect and the prospect of global warming is the subject of scientific and political controversy. (scientificamerican.com)
But the prospect of global warming, together with the recent jolt in fuel costs, is bringing industry round to the idea that «we can not continue current levels of dependence on fossil fuels.» (sciencemag.org)
When people said that the prospect of global warming was «real» (or even «true»), they were implicitly promising some level of reliability. (history.aip.org)