The Global Warming Culture Wars | The Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media

So it’s understandable that some science-based climate skeptics are peeved to find themselves lumped in with the Marc Morano/Heartland Institute/James Delingpole camp, but here’s the thing: those three are representative public voices of climate skepticism, just as James Hansen, Al Gore, and Bill McKibben are representative public voices of the climate-concerned community.

These are, in effect, the widely recognized captains of the two opposing teams. They are the ones that draw the battle lines, lead the charge, wage the war of words. (There are other high-profile figures that eagerly join the fray, of course.) And so many with an interest, or say, in this issue choose which side they want to be on and fall in behind the putative leaders. They do so based not on the science, asserts Yale’s Dan Kahan, but according to which side they identify with.

Twitter / @keithkloor: Many climate skeptics insi ...

Many climate skeptics insist their beef is with the science. They are in denial. I state my case @Yalemediaforum bit.ly/IgHDMJ

Sorry, Keith:  Our beef IS with the science.  You are in denial.

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Keith Kloor is a freelance writer who lives in Brooklyn New York City.^[1] He teaches magazine article writing for the Arthur L. Carter journalism institute at New York University^[2] and is a former fellow of the Center for Environmental Journalism