Environment & Energy

I've notice a few people who are quick to call someone a troll just because they disagree or because the other person demonstrates a lack of ideological purity.

Climate change is not an ideological issue. It is a matter of scientifically demonstrable fact. The science is on our side and we have a mountain of evidence, theory and experiments we can use to verify those facts.

Banning deniers only makes us look weak, ideological and scared. We should take every chance we get to change a denier's mind. On this subject, we don't get to hide behind "It's not my job to educate you." It IS our job to educate the ignorant.

Yes, there will be trolls but they will identify themselves by their behavior, not their ignorance. We can deal with trolls being trolls and ban trolls. But ignorant does not equal troll.