FR has turned into an echo chamber of people parroting the company line. You should always take the right side, even if the mass of parrots disagree.
Everyone loves the charm of Venice...whats the problem?
In the case of the elevation, I was just pointing out the possibility that the aluminum foil hat wearers aren't lying about one small item. Most of the article is the standard "sky is falling, we're all going to die, no scientific evidence" garbage.
On human-caused global warming, since I've done my own extensive research, I'm solidly in the "there isn't any consistent scientific evidence and I remember the global cooling scare 30 years ago so let's don't panic" camp. I always post what I believe is true, no matter the consequences. I've been flamed more than a few times.