Climate change deniers are an alliance of contrarians, vested interests & those in denial who just don't want to face the responsibilities inherent in climate change. One more example:
http://theconversation.com/an-insiders-story-of-the-global-attack-on-climate-science-21972
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchants_of_Doubt / recent headline failed doubters trust taxpayers six-figure loss six figure loss secretly funded secretly-funded climate denial deny denier harassment harass scientists science scientist tying-up valuable government resources New Zealand familiar story scientist colleagues around the world who to believe global warming greenhouse green house gas climate change New Zealand fight climate data ongoing war against evidence-based science evidence based number crunching controversy produced seven station 6 7 seven-station New Zealand temperature series 7SS monitor historic temperature trends vary variation variations Auckland south Dunedin southern New Zealand NZ Meteorological Service revise revised homogenisation homogenisation approach temperature records more accurate adjusting adjust adjustment temperature gauges moved move new sites site 1928 Wellington’s Wellington temperature gauge relocate relocated nner suburb near sea level into the hills at Kelburn where higher cooler location recorded cool temperatures temperature city before statistical analysis work out how much Wellington’s temperature gone up or down city’s temperature records began 1862 change gauge being moved uphill examine re-examining NZ temperatures controversy controversial uncontroversial government-owned government owned research organisation National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research updated seven stations across the country Auckland Dunedin 1909 2008 warming trend 0.91 degrees Celcius heat heated New Zealand Climate Science Coalition global climate change denial group International Climate Science Coalition contact contacting explanation of the science determined conspiracy shonky claims attack science MP free market ACT New Zealand party Rodney Hide claim claimed NZ Parliament February 2010 NIWA raw data official temperature graph shows no warming NIWA shifted the bulk of the temperature record pre-1950 pre 1950 post downwards bulk of data post-1950 upwards produce sharply rising trend argument for warming result adjust adjustment adjustments data which can’t be justified checked Mr Hide’s attack continued more than 80 parliamentary questions NIWA between science minister asked NIWA re-examine temperature record methodology reviewed endorsed Australian Bureau of Meteorology warming trend of 0.91 degrees High Court Justice Geoffrey Venning delivered a 49-page ruling NZCSET challenges against NIWA NZCSET Trustee Terry Dunleavy’s lack of scientific expertise tediously lengthy particularly unsuited taxpayers foot the bill appeal withdrawn at the last minute NIWA $NZ89,000 in costs from the original case plus further costs from the appeal /
