Naturalist David Bellamy writes:

"I am quite happy to be branded a heretic because throughout history heretics have stood up against dogma based on bigotry.

"I don’t like being called a denier because deniers don’t believe in facts. There are no facts linking the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide with imminent catastrophic global warming there are only predictions based on complex computer models.

Name calling may be acceptable in political circles but it has no place in the language of science, indeed what is happening in the annals of global warming smacks of Macarthyism complete with witch hunts.

Robust science is carried out in a robust way through reasoned argument based on well researched data and although it may dent the ego of the loser it does not smear the name of science."

This excellent article can be found at: The New Zealand Climate Science Coalition website.