Well, there are a couple culprits you can point your finger at. The Bush II administration was about as hostile to science as you could get and not go technologically backwards. Many right-wing Christian sects have an ideological investment in an unchanging world, particularly but not limited to the "Young Earthers". Acknowledgment of climate change could lead to regulatory changes that would cut into the profits of corporations whose activities are known or suspected to contribute to the change. Just to name a few possibilities.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.