Climate Denialism’s Stupidity Is the Point — And Its Weakness

Opponents of climate-change action depend on the kind of word salads and magical thinking Trump displays

Bloomberg Opinion
Dec 3, 2018 · 5 min read
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On a rain-soaked day, thousands marched on Washington DC to fight for science funding and scientific analysis in politics. Photo: Vlad Tchompalov

By Liam Denning

One problem I have with “climate denial” is the name. Nobody denies there’s a climate (not yet, anyway). I guess it fits better into a tweet, but…

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