Why the Vitriol in the Climate Change Debate?

摘要

An indignant or incensed letter from a reader is a rare occurrence for the editorial staff at BUILDINGS. Most letters and comments we receive are requests for amplification or information. I can think of only one topic that is likely to provoke an angry response - climate change. Last month we published an article in The Energy Manager e-newsletter entitled "Climate Change Kills Coal, Vaunts Solar Power." Although the primary focus of the article is on the changing economics of solar vs. coal, it's also clear that its author, Eric Woodroof, believes that global warming is taking place and that it is at least in part a man-made trend. His statement that "Every national academy of science in the world endorses that climate change is real and man-made" elicited this response from a reader.