Letter to the editor:
USA TODAY shouldn’t have run Weather Channel founder John Coleman’s opposing view criticizing the Paris climate agreement as a purely political document. Coleman's article reveals that he is nothing more than the climate equivalent of a Holocaust denier and does not understand the urgent need to stop climate change (“Get politics out of climate debate: Opposing view”).
Reuters reported in 2013 on a study that revealed that 97% of scientists agree humans are the main cause behind warming that puts the Earth in peril. Why does USA TODAY give editorial space to people who have so little scientific credibility?
John Kovacs; Golden, Colo.
More than 130 nations signed the Paris climate accord Friday at the United Nations in an effort to combat man-made climate change. Comments from Facebook are edited for clarity and grammar:
Changes in climate are normal, natural and likely beyond our ability to control. Liberty is rare, precious, hard-earned and within our ability to preserve. If you don’t know by now that climate change alarmism is about wealth redistribution, you’re just not paying attention.
— Felipe Gonzales
I’m not a denier. I’m not even a doubter. But I am extremely skeptical of any “science” that asserts it should never be challenged nor met with any degree of skepticism. It’s reminiscent of the old fable “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”
— Stan Gahpa
A reasonable person looking at average global temperatures over the last 100 years should admit Earth is warming. I think it is also clear mankind is contributing to it. The only question is how much is due to mankind and how much is cyclical. Regardless, it is a problem that we have to deal with. Maybe we can’t stop it, but we can adapt.
— Bob Rejefski
We asked followers what they thought of world leaders signing the Paris climate accord, which aims to slow a rise in greenhouse gases. Comments from Twitter are edited for clarity and grammar:
Something like this should have been done years ago, but better late than never.
— @Newsguy50
A waste of ink. They produced how much carbon flying there? #Hypocrisy
— @presleygroupmk
We shouldn’t talk about protecting the Earth, rather respecting the Earth. Humans have selfish needs.
— @DB2FL
I think it’s really cool.
— @Bloviatorium
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