| Some people believe that the rather | | | | Those who claim that global warming is a |
| "heated" issue of global warming is | | | | hoax think that environmentalists that |
| nothing more than a hoax sprung on the | | | | fight to expose human-caused global |
| American people, "The biggest hoax ever | | | | warming to the public have another |
| perpetrated on to mankind", some say. | | | | agenda in mind, although what sort of |
| Those who believe that global warming is | | | | alternate agenda is not made very clear. |
| in fact nothing more than a hoax think | | | | They also claim that the oceans are |
| that there are more natural cycles at | | | | another significant source of greenhouse |
| work in the environment causing the | | | | gases, as are trees. These organisms |
| heating of the earth, rather than | | | | give off compound gases such as methane |
| man-made creations such as air | | | | which are major greenhouse contributors, |
| pollution. They believe that by global | | | | as well as decaying vegetation giving |
| warming dictating major policy mandates, | | | | off large amounts of methane gases. |
| it will send the country into a deep | | | | These supporters of the global warming |
| economic recession or even depression. | | | | hoax claim that human-caused greenhouse |
| These believers of the Global Warming | | | | gas emissions only account for 1% of the |
| Hoax also believe that recent research | | | | global emissions and that reducing |
| actually shows a great deal of proof | | | | literally all human-caused greenhouse |
| that human-caused global warming is more | | | | gas sources such as SUV's, would have |
| and more of a unlikely factor and claim | | | | absolutely no affect at all on the |
| that there is not enough science to | | | | global mean temperature. It would also |
| justify the Kyoto Accords and other | | | | supposedly reduce global greenhouse gas |
| policies that's basis is tied in with | | | | emissions only by less than 0.2%. |
| human-caused global warming. They also | | | | The basic belief of these "hoax" |
| claim that global warming was much worse | | | | fanatics is that global warming is not |
| years and years ago, before | | | | human-caused and rather is just a |
| industrialization even began. | | | | natural part of the earth's cycle that |
| Regarding the melting of the polar | | | | has fluctuated through out history and |
| icecaps, some who believe this elaborate | | | | is not something to worry about. They |
| hoax note that while some of the polar | | | | support their theories by examining |
| icecaps are melting, others are | | | | global warming and greenhouse gas |
| thickening, and that those who support | | | | emissions over the course of history and |
| the idea of human-caused global warming | | | | claiming that it has been something that |
| are afraid to admit that. They also | | | | has gone up and down over the course of |
| blame the heating and cooling of the | | | | the history of the earth and that there |
| earth's atmosphere on other, not | | | | are many more natural factors at work |
| human-caused occurrences such as the | | | | rather than the popular belief that we |
| eruption of a volcano. They claim that | | | | are causing the rise in temperature on |
| the amount of ash or dust in the earth's | | | | earth by driving gas-guzzling SUV's and |
| atmosphere can vary the heating and | | | | using aerosol spray cans. While those |
| cooling temperatures of the earth's | | | | who support the hoax may have a small |
| atmosphere. They blame the ejections of | | | | amount of scientific data and theory, |
| large amounts of what environmentalists | | | | the mainstream belief that we are |
| call "greenhouse gases" on the gases and | | | | causing our own environmental problems |
| compounds expelled from the eruptions of | | | | has a heavier stack of statistical data |
| volcanoes, such as the famous eruption | | | | and reasons. |
| of Mt. St. Helens. | | | | |