Ok, that's not really true, but now that I have your attention, why are we so married to that term?
That term served its purpose very well when the issue was first on the public stage. It worked. It got our attention. That's great.
Now I think it hurts the cause more than helps it.
We now lable people "Global Warming Deniers" and fight tooth and nail on this complicated and hugely important issue. But you know what? There really aren't that many people that deny that the earth is warming. Even AEI, the biggest "Denier" doesn't really deny that the earth is warming. Just the cause of it.
I say we do a disservice to the cause by providing the other side the chance to say, "They call us Global Warming Deniers, but we don't deny the earth is warming and they know it. They even misrepresent that! What else do they misrespresent?" "Record low temperatures last year? Global Warming. What a joke!"
I don't know why so many people refuse to recognize that this term no longer serves it purpose. This is a confusing issue. Too many people don't have a really good understanding of the science behind it. Why do we want to confuse them more?
It's Climate Change. Ya gonna deny that?