Just because science has been wrong about the coming Ice Age, the Spotted Owl, Ozone Hole, Acid Rain, DDT, Peak Oil, Continental Drift and Y2K doesn’t mean they are wrong about Global Warming or maybe it does.
Always assume the stastist is wrong. The odds of you being correct in that assumption, increase every day the Earth continues to rotate. Why are they wrong ? The issue is never the issue. The cause is the issue. Therefore CO2, a live giving gas, becomes a pollutant for the cause.