Since others have brought up politics and agenda, I might suggest that climate-change deniers turn off conservative idiot AM hate-jock radio... quit listening to jackasses like "Rush Limbaugh" and Sean Hannity, laugh along with the rest of in Normal America (often referred to as "liberals" on hate-jock radio) and do a little research. It's happening, it's real, and Gore's movie simply put the facts on the table - clearly, and in lay-person terms.
Those with the "agenda" use their typical patterns of logical fallacy to refute an inconvenient truth.
1. Shoot the messenger/ad-hominem attacks against Gore (logical fallacy...)
(This one's a real laugh. I don't like Al Gore, therefore climate change isn't true...)
2. I remember some other false alarm back whenever, when they said blah, blah, blah... (logical fallacy)
(That incident, that has nothing whatsoever to do with this issue, was false... so this must be false too!)
3. Muddying the waters. There is overwhelming consensus among international scientists that climate change is real and the result of human activity. There are "a few" who disagree (most are paid by some Republican think-tank associated with big oil). The Right wing noise machine will profile these individuals on Fox Noise, to give the appearance that there is more of a legit debate than there actually is, hence muddying the waters.
Same tired rhetorical nonsense that's meaningless BS. It's amazing people will put forth this kind of "argument". It's all I can do not to laugh in their faces when they do. "Rhetoric" and debate - how to make a point, should be taught in grammar school in the US.
Here's a nice article that's spot on, if interested:
Republican Witch-Hunts Against Climate Change Scientists?
Apparently, Republican leaders have been singling out climate-change experts for special scrutiny and intimidation if they express views on global warming which are contrary to the administration's official line. This isn't the least bit surprising because Bush has demonstrated a repeated preference for ideology over science...
...Playing politics with science, though, is precisely what Republican leaders have consistently done because it’s so rare that genuine science supports the Republicans’ agenda.
http://atheism.about.com/b/a/200594.htm
It's really a shame that the big PR dollars and the Republican noise machine have swayed so many. We're talking about our planet here.
Undeniable Global Warming
By Naomi Oreskes
Sunday, December 26, 2004; Page B07
Many people have the impression that there is significant scientific disagreement about global climate change. It's time to lay that misapprehension to rest. There is a scientific consensus on the fact that Earth's climate is heating up and human activities are part of the reason. We need to stop repeating nonsense about the uncertainty of global warming and start talking seriously about the right approach to address it.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26065-2004Dec25.html
It's real, it's happening, and I wish more people wouldn't fall for the Rhetorical CRAP put out there by the big oil's puppet, the modern GOP.