The climate change screamers are getting a little prickly.

Golly, it's almost like arguing with someone about their religion, except at least in that case you can argue  the ludicrous nature of religion in general without being attacked as being a neo-Neanderthal. You might be threatened with "hellfire and brimstone" in the imaginary afterlife, but that's about it (unless the religion you ridicule is Islam, but that's another story).

But just try to be skeptical about this "climate change as THE greatest threat to the world" industry. And oh yes, it is an industry.

For example, we are told to prepare to lose Vancouver to sea level rise ( A Globe article from a few months back said just that - Vancouver's "viability" was in serious question due to projected sea level rise - an outrageous display of hyperbolic fear mongering).

But have no fear, Canada to the rescue. We've seen the error of our ways and will now wear a hair sweater to atone. We have been bad, so tax us. Hard.