Absolutely, that's the genius of the whole thing.
First, GW is a fabulous marketing campaign. "YOU - and only YOU - can save the planet by polluting less! So buy your hybrids and CFLs today! (this message brought to you by the GE Lighting Divison and Toyota...)"
Second, it doesn't really matter if they're right or wrong, because the average American has a gnat-sized attention span and will forget all of the claims that were made.
And Finally, most of all, if GW turns out to be real...all of the AlGore acolytes will say: "See, I told you so, and you didn't do enough!". And if it turns out to completely fake, the AlGore acolytes can say: "See, I told you so, and it's a good thing that you listened!"
Brilliant. Underhanded, sneaky, completely unethical, but brilliant.
He's playing on our fears.
The Left demonized the HCUA and McCarthy (who came into the investigations into Communist influence when they were already in progress). They called it a "Red Scare".
This is a Global Warming Scare and it is a tool, an excuse to usher in societal reforms and limits on personal liberty. Our standard of living is "too high". We are the envy of the world.
Barack Obama has already said that we can't just set our thermostats at whatever we'd like, we can't eat certain foods, we can't...
The golden era of America is "over" and we need to accept legislated behavioral "CHANGE".