spin
one of the problems with this whole global warming fiasco is spin. politicians want you to be afraid. frightened people vote. whichever pol can make you the most afraid wins. the media sells sensationalism. a consensus is boring. peace is boring. no one buys that crap. conflict sells. the more lurid the better. and if there isn't any, create some. and joe public provides his own spin. he'll believe whatever he wants to believe. like consensus means unanimous. like warming and rising mean he should be able to go to the beach and watch the seas rise and feel the heat on his skin. he doesn't want to wait 100 years.