"...don't mistake for a moment, this is an industry with great profits at stake for both government researchers and private industries." Do you really think th

"...don't mistake for a moment, this is an industry with great profits at stake for both government researchers and private industries." Do you really think that there is a wide-reaching global conspiracy for environmentalists, researchers, and scientists to propagate a myth solely for their own well-being and job security? That no one would blow the whistle? "Simply put, we don't know all the variables and those who declare we do are more ignorant than those who deny any effect." Who has said "we know all the variables"? The current scientific consensus is: A) the climate is changing (you and everyone agrees) B) We're the most likely cause (most denialists and the IPCC conensus agree) ... and C) we have reason to believe that carbon dioxide / greenhouse gases are the leading contributor. "There are hundreds if not thousands of scientists who all apparently have different views on what contributes, how much it does, and so on." Wikipedia lists 27 scientists that have published studies claiming natural causes for climate change. (A very quick search shows that at least 2 of them were paid/funded by the Heartland Institute) A couple dozen others fall into "the concerns are overstated" or "we don't know the causes." On the other hand, the 2007 IPCC report had 619 contributors lending their support. A small amount of scientists working on different theories, or being paid to discredit others shouldn't negate a global scientific consensus.