[MelBridgeman]

Originally Posted by Stimpy

This is misleading and out of touch with reality. The proof that the planet is warming to dangerous levels because of the amount of greenhouse gases that humans are pumping into the atmosphere is overwhelming.

"Climate-gate" and other so-called investigations have been pushed forward by the denialosphere: a hodge-podge of industry front groups, fake scientists, conservative activists, deniers, and cranky, contrarian journalists who've decided to set reason aside and go on constant attack mode despite the facts.

Yes, there are probably a couple mistakes in the thousands upon thousands of pages of scientific reports. No, not a single one of them undermines the research. Hell, the phone book has more typos than the IPCC report.

Here's the big green truth: our addiction to fossil fuels is destroying our planet and wrecking our economies. The BP oil disaster is the most visible evidence of why we need to transition to a clean energy economy. The 21st century will be lead by the nations and industries that embrace a low-carbon future.

It would be great to see the Atlantic feature more articles that cover these exciting developments that could get our country going again, rather than giving a soapbox to deniers who want to continue to chain us to the dirty energy and toxic politics of the past.

Reads like some eco-boy with a huge agenda