I keep hearing statements such as "it's all about money" (it's a diversion) in believing that warming is a farce. This is rather confusing in that isn't everything, even the status quo "all about money". Wouldn't it be as true that the powerful that don't want change are equally incented to keep things the way they are, as are those that would make lots of money on a warming scenario? I understand the initial statement, and agree doing something about the warming would not be free, but I don't understand why those same folks don't complain about the current direct and external costs related to those activities related to contributing (or causing) global warming. Either way it is all about the money. It always has been. Is this simply ideological bias or blindness, believing what one wants to believe rather that a rational balanced approach to thinking about this? Can we as the most intelligent species on this planet be that simplistic in our biases?
I've heard multiple Congressmen state that "I'm not a scientist, but..." in dismissing human impacts to global warming. I very sure those same Congressmen would also say "I'm not a doctor, but I don't believe this large growth poking out of my neck is anything to worry about". He sees the problem, but he doesn't believe it exists because the doctor's assessment would be "all about the money", which is then good enough to dismiss the real risk. If you're not an expert, why dismiss the expert's opinion (the vast vast majority)? I seriously suspect that even if there was 100% consensus by the scientific community (which there never is), these same folks would still deny human impact. Once again, rational thought is defeated by ideological beliefs. My dog's fear response is more rational than most human survival behaviors I've observed. How is it we've survived as long as we have?