Psychology professor Lewandowsky says CO2 is dangerous because tobacco

Superstorm Sandy and the climate debate surge - The Drum Opinion (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The tobacco industry claims that smoking does not cause cancer, preferring instead to think of medical science as an "oligopolistic cartel" that "manufactures alleged evidence" linking smoking to cancer.

Climate deniers likewise accuse climate science of being "riddled with corruption" and of manipulating or misrepresenting "real-world scientific observations."

Both claims smell of desperation and appear laughable to anyone who has only the slightest acquaintance with how scientific research is conducted.

Stephan Lewandowsky - The Drum Opinion (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Stephan Lewandowsky is an Australian Professorial Fellow and Winthrop Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Western Australia.