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A Dialogue on Global Warming

The world seems to be divided into two camps: Those who believe global warming is a dire catastrophe that requires urgent attention, and those who think it is a “scam” and excuse for government to raise taxes and impose more regulations. Sometimes it seems the two sides talk past each other, not really addressing the other side’s arguments.

We wrote the dialogue below, between an imaginary global warming believer and a skeptic, to address this concern. The skeptic “wins” this debate, as skeptics routinely do when an informed believer is pitted against an informed skeptic, because the skeptics have a better handle on the real science and economics of the issue. Unfortunately, few people get to see live debates between global warming believers and skeptics. We hope that being able to read an imaginary exchange will be almost as good.

Twas the Night Before Christmas, Global Warming-Style | Skeptics Global Warming

Mamma’s in her fleece
and Daddy’s in his coat
While Al is all toasty
in his 100 foot boat.
...
And out from his window
we heard a big shout
to all of his supporters
whose names he cried out.

On Hansen and Hansen
and Hansen and Hansen
on Obama and Obama
and Clinton and Clinton.