Why climate-change denial matters
Re: "The world is warming? Show me the proof", Letters, July 22.
Whose proof should we believe? At least 97 per cent of the international scientific community – climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus – or some guy who is either a stooge or a pawn of the global petrochemical oligarchy and who is committed to disseminating disinformation about climate change for their own environmentally short-sighted economic purposes (www.climatesciencewatch.org/2007/01/03/new-report-from-union-of-concerned-scientists-documents-exxonmobils-disinformation-campaign).
For anyone who still believes in science, there is ample proof that the globe is warming. Given the much-reported scientific estimates of a minimum rise in sea level of 1.5 to 3 metres by 2100, Thailand has a lot to lose by listening to those who would have us do nothing to abate climate change. What kind of Thailand do you hope to leave for your grandchildren?
Jaime ona Pangaia
Portland, USA
