Environmental skepticism

Proposed article for political and other viewpoints on global warming theory and similar environmental concerns which run counter to environmentalism, balanced of course by criticism of these viewpoints.

The Skeptical Enviro, Misleading Math, and Lomborg articles would be more informative grouped together in one long article, where the impartial observer can get the full story.

There's something inherently wrong about the way this entry is constructed in my view, since it lumps such a wide swath of issues and motivations together into a single -ism. Is it more contrarianism than skepticism? Does it include Creationists, who question scientists? Are they trying to "evaluate concerns" or are they trying to challenge the consensus/official policy? Do they use statistical analysis or do they challenge statistical studies as not being "proof"? Just my $.02. --TheCunctator

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Environmental skepticism runs counter to the often alarming claims of environmentalists that people are irreversibly damaging the environment.

Skeptics use statistical analysis to evaluate concerns such as:

• asbestos fibers in building insulation (which may cause cancer)
• reductions in the ozone layer (which would allow more ultraviolight light to reach the earth's surface and increase the risk of skin cancer)
• global warming