The AGW crowd may not have originated this idea, but you know they will parley it into “proof” of their unholy religion.
Of that there is no doubt. I've been fighting those people inside and outside of my field...for years.
When the average person finds out I am a meteorologist...one of the first questions I will usually get is about climate change. My favorite story is: I was at NORTHCOM at Petersen AFB a few years back and decided to get a one day lift ticket at the MWR place at the AFA...and went skiing at Breckenridge. I got on a lift (the long one...it's about 8-10 minutes long) with a couple from Connecticut. Within the first minute they made the mistake of asking about my profession...and then asked the AGW question. They were a VERY captive audience and for the remainder of the ride they got lectured about AGW and the lies involved. Never seen two people get off a lift and ski in the opposite direction so fast.