In one sense, the blogosphere has reached a near - universal consensus on climate change. (johnquiggin.com)
The greenhouse effect, combined with increasing levels of greenhouse gases and the resulting global warming, is expected to have profound implications, according to the near - universal consensus of scientists. (livescience.com)
So we have a Senator - elect mistaking a near - universal consensus for a 50/50 debate, while her party leader thinks nature is mostly responsible for rising greenhouse gas levels when it isn't. (skepticalscience.com)