Some have admitted that they lied and fudged data...or didn't ask or answer questions that would challenge the desired conclusion. I read a piece a few weeks ago where the guy actually apologized. If you want proof, find it. If you think I'm lying, I can live with that.
The general consensus isn't fact. It's a general consensus. Further, I have explained why I believe that consensus exists. I'm not sure if I shared it on this board but my dad (who is a retired scientist) has a very good friend who was in a senior leadership position with NASA. He was forced into retirement because he wouldn't toe the line re: Global Warming. It made national news. To be clear, he was forced into early retirement for denying the religion. He isn't an unreasonable man. He didn't say global warming did or didn't exist. His position was that the debate had not been settled on whether man was the cause.
You're convinced and that's fine. I'm not convinced, either way ftr (which is why these are my first posts ITT), and to spend the kind of money we're talking about, and to upend human lives like we're talking about and to do the kind of damage to the American and world economy that we're talking about, I would need to be ENTIRELY convinced.