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No doubt there are some who “deny” climate change.  However, I would 
suggest that the term “deniers” is prerogative and applied to anyone who 
dares question climate change aka global warming.

Before people jump, there is no doubt that pollution is bad. There is 
also no doubt that humans impact the environment. Do you live in a 
house? Use water, electricity, etc. If you do you impact the 
environment.

Some scientists used politics to further their viewpoints.  Some 
politicians used science to further themselves.  Both of these have 
caused people to question “the science”. These two groups, joined by the 
media and some educators have further muddied the waters by making 
misleading or fraudulent claims. E.g. Climate change is wiping out the 
polar bears.  Everything I have read indicates the polar bear population 
is near or at an all-time high since counting started.

Climate is an extremely complex issue. We do not fully understand all 
the factors that influence climate change, much less how much each 
factor influences change. Anyone care to discuss the extra-terrestrial 
factors that may impact climate change?

Even if everyone agreed that humans are the primary factor in causing 
global warming, it then becomes a societal/political question as to what 
we should do about it.

Ultimately and unfortunately, for a variety of reasons climate change 
has become a political issue not a scientific one.

Tom Lesser

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