iOS app Android app More  Sahil Kapur  Sahil Kapur  Posted:
December 16, 2008 01:43 PM  Global Warming Deniers: The New 9/11
Truthers  There is a resounding similarity between deniers of
anthropogenic global warming and 9/11 Truthers: the refusal to
let facts and reason get in the way of a preconceived, unfounded
conclusion. The science remains uncertain, the naysayers say,
even though their claims have been thoroughly debunked and the
consensus is overwhelming among just about every known
scientific institution on the planet. Virtually all have urged
immediate and decisive action led by governments to help contain
the problem.  There are a few brands of global warming deniers.
The first is the free-market fanatics. In the minds of these
McCarthy-lites, nothing, absolutely nothing, can get in the way
of unscathed market freedom, and any reality-based phenomenon
that warrants a moderating approach (such as rising inequality,
growing poverty and now global warming) is a ploy pushed by
Soviet-sympathizing commun