Journalist Chris Mooney suggests that if you "understood the science" like he allegedly does, you'd believe in an obvious scientific fraud

Bill McKibben on the New Denialist GOP | The Intersection | Discover Magazine

Republicans were always pretty bad on global warming–but at least there used to be moderates one could point to who understood the science, even if they weren’t running the show. Nowadays, though, it seems even that is vanishing.
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It’s really incredible to think we’ve reached this point. McKibben chalks it up not to fossil fuel money, but to deep seated conspiratorial thinking, driven of course by ideology and resentment of intellectual elites.

Chris Mooney (journalist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Christopher Cole Mooney (born September 20, 1977) is a U.S. journalist who focuses on science in politics.