Don't be fooled by this astroturf debate.
Experts believe global climate change is real, that human production of greenhouse gases is likely to be disastrous, and that we need to drastically reduce emissions-something that will require courage and creativity.
Some corporations will be winners, and some-like Exxon- will be losers.
Fortunately for Exxon and unfortunately for us, they don't need to prove that global warming isn't a problem, they only need to spread the idea that there is some sort of "debate". Then, any real solution to the problem like Cap and Trade or a carbon tax will seem extreme. (Same tactics used by Tobacco companies at the expense of thousands of lives-but this time many more people will die and the price tag will be beyond calculation)
A quick web search will help you connect the dots from the Marshall Institute to Exxon.
Again: As close as consensus gets; scientist believe man made climate change is happening, and it will be a disaster if we don't act.
What Exxon and the Marshall Institute are up to is not "conservatism" or the defense of the free market, it is pure self interest at the terrible expense of humanity. Consider: If there was a 20 percent chance of a terrorist attack causing a fraction of the damage that experts tell us will happen due to climate change, shouldn't we act to stop it? The thing is, we should be much more sure of global climate change than a 20 percent possibility
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