I'd call it more of an enthusiasm gap than astroturfing. Most of us understand that the temperature is in fact rising, ice is in fact melting in record quantit

I'd call it more of an enthusiasm gap than astroturfing. Most of us understand that the temperature is in fact rising, ice is in fact melting in record quantities most summers, and ocean acidification is indeed happening. We also know that CO2 is a greenhouse gas. Those are all facts. If you think they aren't, re-check your facts. What's up for debate is how much CO2 is affecting the rising temperature. The so-called "skeptics" don't seem to be honing in on this, they're attempting broad brush methods to tar the facts and the uncertainties alike. So most of us don't bother to engage with those idiots. And you get what looks like astroturfing when in fact it's just a case of being louder.