How is it that an article on climate turns into a slug fest built on character assassination and innuendo that actually has nothing to do with the subject at hand? Just as belief is for church, facts are for science and arguing about which is more pertinent in this case is not helping resolve the problem. Science is not something you get to pick and choose what you like- it is all or nothing and if you are reading this on a computer then you obviously have seen the benefits of science in your life. In this matter, no matter what you believe, the science is clear: climate change is not going to go away on its own and is -in fact- going to continue getting more extreme in large part because of our greenhouse gas emissions. The consequences are becoming clearer by the day and continuing denial verges on - well I don't know what exactly but while education is the only known remedy for stooopid, encouragement from some apparently self-interested parties is limiting its effectiveness.