Was 2008 the year global warming died?

The writer the report at the link below says when he began writing about global warming (which turned into climate change) public outcry was tremendous.

Amid a sea of media stories about the sins of our wasteful lifestyle, no one wanted to hear about contradictory research, conflicting data, or skeptical scientists.

Now, over two years later, a funny thing has happened. The roles have shifted. My stories are the staid and ordinary ones. It's the fellows predicting flood, famine, and disaster who are generating all the controversy.

The entire report called A funny thing happened on the way to the (climate) forum can be found here.