Of all the things about the climate debate, the use of "denier" is the one I despise the most. It's very clearly meant to be pejorative and to up the political

Of all the things about the climate debate, the use of "denier" is the one I despise the most. It's very clearly meant to be pejorative and to up the political rhetoric level. It's taken directly from "holocaust deniers", and that's a shameful association to be making. I can't take anyone who uses the term seriously on the issue, it's just too much of political hack word.