Why are we still having a debate over global warming? Most of the world’s scientists agree that it’s happening. Geological data tell us that it is normal for the climate to change, so it is certainly possible that it is changing right now. And it is possible that we’re contributing to that change by altering our atmosphere.
If you don’t believe we’re altering the atmosphere, just try running your car in an enclosed space. What? You don’t want to do that? Because it would kill you? Yeah, it would. And all that deadly gas spewing from your car’s tailpipe is going into the atmosphere, along with the emissions from billions of other cars, power plants, furnaces, fireplaces, and God-knows-what-else.
But I’m going to cut you a deal, naysayers. Let’s just ignore this whole global warming thing. It is, in a way, irrelevant. The real problem is pollution. We all agree that we’re polluting the earth, right? So let’s try to stop that. In the process, we’ll limit our emission of greenhouse gases, cutting back on that which would contribute to global warming (if it did actually exist), but we’re only going to worry about keeping our earth clean. Deal?