Vox
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Some people approach a problem as the need to justify their preconceived preference as to what they would like the answer to be. As a result, it is difficult to determine their facts from fiction. Anyone over the age of 50 has seen numerous causes du jour which have turned out to be scams designed to push a liberal political agenda (e.g., Doomsday Clock).
Global Warming seems to fit this pattern in that it's proponents use it as an argument for further government control of the U.S. economy while giving a pass to India and China. The fact that this terminology has now been replaced by the ridiculously nebulous term "Climate Change" further diminished its credibility.
Everyone knows that the Romans grew grapes in Britain before a thousand year cooling trend occurred. Whether we are experiencing a new trend is a legitimate area of study, but leaping to the conclusion that this is man-made condition that can only be remedied by government intervention casts doubt on the opinions of those who are are predicting this latest apocalypse.
one does not even have to be over 50 - in the early 90s it still was the whining about the "cooling and Ice Age". Then it was the hype about ozone holes - one more scam to regulate and profit.
Somewhere before that was the "oil peak" hysteria ( that one I do not remember, just read the remnants about it).
I used to believe it first - as anybody does. But when the "greens" just turned out to be an easy to sell scumbags with a lot of commie grabs and when one scare after the other turned out to be not true I became suspicious. After the Al Gore's shrieking for billions I am cynically sure - the scare is for money only and since I, personally, do not have any share in that profit - get out.
on a more serious note, though, "Cool It" describes the issue perfectly
Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia