It is unfortunate that this has come to be perceived as a left/right issue, rather than a question of science, as it was scientists, not politicians, who first raised the concern several decades ago. When Al Gore appointed himself spokesman for this issue, he unfortunately turned an important policy issue into a political issue, and it has yet to recover. Would we be responding to this issue differently if Mother Teresa had made "An Inconvenient Truth"?
A recent poll found that a majority of those polled opposed a "cap and trade" program for carbon emissions but then admitted that they did not know what "cap and trade" meant. A pretty clear indication that this issue has totally succumbed to politics.
Sorry to preach but like most of the issues being "debated" these days, the debate is all about politics and not the facts/science.
I disagree. The debate is over what the data means and just how much data from the initial study was altered. You have to wonder if Mother Teresa heard from both sides of the scientific community if she would have reached the same conclusions as AL Gore. She certainly could have fed and provided services for a a hell of a lot needy with the money Al's made from this issue.
