[quote=“Fortigurn”][quote=“zender”]Excellent work, Fortigurn!
And I’d like to thank Vorkosigan for being the poster with the moster (up-to date, accurate, and clear information on climate change).[/quote]
Thanks zender. I would like to point out that Mick has for a long time been a tirelessly patient presenter of informed commentary on the subject, and has made many excellent posts which have condensed the issues for the benefit of the less technically minded, such as myself. I have learned a lot from Mick’s posts.[/quote]
Good job Fortigurn!
Unfortunately I think the AGW deniers will have a far easier time than the tobacco deniers.
The damaging effects of tobacco can easily be observed in individual smokers. People can see that if you smoke, it will damage your health.
Global warming is on the other hand imperceptible to most people. It is difficult to show in a simple way that it is the the result of human activity, because we cannot observe an alternative (it is easy to compare the health of smokers and non-smokers).Global warming science involves predictions that are easy for the anti-science crowd to deny. And because smoking mostly damages the health of the individual smoker, its negative effects can be prevented simply by quitting. Unfortunately, individual action against global warming will not by itself make any difference to the problem. The solution requires collective action which is much more difficult to coordinate. Finally, the vested corporate interests in the fossil fuel industry are much more powerful the tobacco industry.