An Open Letter to Climate Deniers

ZDH

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Friday February 26, 2010 · 8:10 AM PST

2010/02/26 · 08:10

Dear climate change skeptics,

There has been a lot of coverage lately that indicates your points-of-view are gaining traction in the general population. More and more, people are finding occasional holes in climate change theory as evidence for the complete falsehood of anthropogenic climate change. I understand your skepticism. If climate scientists are right about their theory, we are going to have to fundamentally change the way in which we live. Less stuff. Less frivolous usage of energy. It's hard to think about something that will so dramatically change your life, and it's natural to not want to believe it or even to fight against it. Not to mention, it's painful to grapple with the idea that we are responsible for destroying mother Earth. While all of this may be valid, there is one thing that the scientific community has not expressed clearly enough:

We hope you are right.

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What do you think is the best way to galvanize support for climate change theory?

34 votes Vote Now!

What do you think is the best way to galvanize support for climate change theory?

Stay the course. The data speaks for itself.

4 votes

Frame it in the context of national security/terrorists/foreign oil

9 votes

Stop arguing for the theory altogether and push for transition to renewable energy for our common benefit

12 votes

Give up. We're screwed at this point, anyway.

9 votes

Cap and Trade the Right Solution?

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Thursday February 25, 2010 · 11:03 AM PST

2010/02/25 · 11:03

I wrote this several weeks ago, but only now have had access to the diary function here. I hope you enjoy it and I appreciate any comments you are willing to share.

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