A "Contrarian" View

I have just read an editorial by John Rennie in Scientific American be-bunking seven myths about global warming. These seven concepts are offered by those who do not believe the current political solutions offered by government are appropriate answers to the problem. Few would disagree that Earth's climate is changing; we can see glaciers retreating in some areas and sea levels are rising causing problems in low-lying areas throughout the world. The arguments then are what impact human activity has upon climate change and whether the offered "political" solutions will have any useful impact on climate.
The now famous "climate-gate" e-mails from the summer of 2009 point out how politics have entered into what we hoped would be a scientific discovery process. Unfortunately, science has to be funded and the funding process requires scientists to compete for government and private money. If a field of study has interest for the political community, the temptation for researchers is going to be to "bend" the science to fit the politics involved. We have about 10,000 e-mails clearly showing how that temptation plays out. Grant money clearly follows favorable science. This is not going to work.
We are now left with some real doubts about what the truth is really going on. Surely, glaciers in North America are retreating while those in Russia and Asia are not. Some ice packs in Antarctica are growing in depth while others have broken off. Snow levels in Africa are nearly gone. As an individual, I now do not know how to form an opinion with so much conflicting evidence.
Traditionally, I would then turn to the government for the truth. I cannot believe some in government right now. We have now managed to collect a "Perfect Storm" of

1. Progressives who want to adjust the Constitution to fit their agendas
2. Former and current lobbyists who want some "green" obamamoney
3. Liberals who want to redistribute wealth
4. Low lifes who want that money (Venezuela's Chavez)

So, my vote on giving more money and more power to anyone to "solve" climate change has to be no. When I see science that makes sense or politicians that make sense I just might change my vote.