It is utterly amazing to me that some people
deny human influences on climate while others profess that political events influence plate tectonics, i.e. earthquakes.
According to DeSmog research, Mont Pelerin members have ties to a wide range of conservative think tanks, many which have consistently
denied the human influence on climate change.
One quote in the paper caught my attention: «Striving for balance in reporting, US journalists have given equal prominence to voices confirming or
denying the human influence on the climate, thus putting dis - proportionate emphasis on doubt about anthropogenic climate change ``.
Not exact matches
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Denier» suggests someone sticking his / her head in the sand and ignoring the data in order to justify a pre-conceived irrational notion (there can be no
human influence on our
climate so no action is required).
But it is surely likely that, in a sample of scientists that contains a minority that outright
denies the major
human influence on climate, there may also be a few who are genuinely uncertain about it.