# At what point will the Global Warming Debate be resolved?

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**Created:** [March 20, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-will-the-global-warming-debate-be-resolved/653473 "2013-03-20T17:52:36Z")
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### Author: ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-will-the-global-warming-debate-be-resolved/653473/39 "2013-03-26T01:32:28Z")

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> [@BrainGlutton](#):
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> How to compare them? Does grant money for scientific research go into the “pro” column? It’s mostly propaganda money in the “against” column. See [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_denial#Private_sector):
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> See also [here](http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/14/funding-climate-change-denial-thinktanks-network):

> [@GIGObuster](#):
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> BTW the Frontline documentary also touched on the funding.
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> [Climate of Doubt | FRONTLINE](http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/environment/climate-of-doubt/transcript-31/)  
> As usual, some do think that ignoring what cites already posted say would make them look as having a good argument.

So, a quick tally makes it 250 million dollars for about 100 institution in ten years for a grand total of 250,000 per institution per year, not exactly the Manhattan Project.  
“An inconvenient Truth” made 50 mill.  
NOAA’s budget is over 5 billion a year.  
C’mon

> [@Lightnin](#):
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> That’s what bugs me most about the skeptics’ insistence that the pro-AGW side is motivated by money. If a climatologist could prove that humans aren’t causing climate change, he/she would instantly be one of the most well-known scientists in the world and would be able to retire to their own private island.

What bugs ME is the warmists insistence that septics can only be motivated by oil money, evil , or ignorance.

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