i f-ing knew it (climate-gate)

this is kind of an old story, but a good one.
everyone knows climate change seems a little to scary to be true, or at least as terrible as people like al gore say.
a few weeks ago a hacker broke into the computers at the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Group and released hundreds of personal e-mails between scientists as well as documents that suggested things like:
climate change isn't as dramatic as politicians say; scientists are harassed into making data seem worse than it actually is; scientists suppress data that would counter scary climate change propaganda.
people are calling it 'climate-gate' and everyone is wondering what the real data says and why this group of scientists weren't/aren't upfront about their data.

so whats up with climate change then?
are we all gonna drown in 10 years or not?
are all scientists just political pawns?
should i or should i not buy a blow-up pool for my rooftop in the expectation that next december will feel like august?
are all those cutesy polar bears really dying?
is it acceptable to suppress/alter climate change data, if in the end that suppression/alteration ultimately leads people to live a more 'carbon-free' lifestyle, and in turn prevents any further 'climate change'(whatever that means)?

still though, people who denying climate change even existing at all are kinda coo-coo. this isnt the issue, its how much change is actually occurring.

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