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Author To summarise the situation, Clive Hamilton, in his book ''Scorcher'', says that one can find the following arguments in the various papers promoted by climate change deniers:
There have been hundreds of arguments made attempting to refute the scientific consensus on global warming.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=grist.org |title=How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic |url=http://www.grist.org/article/series/skeptics |accessdate=2011-06-22 |author=Coby Beck }}</ref> All of these arguments have been refuted, as can be seen at sites such as [http://www.skepticalscience.com/ SkepticalScience.com].
==Most Common Climate Change Denial Arguments==
Hundreds of arguments were made by deniers attempting to refute the scientific consensus on global warming.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=grist.org |title=How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic |url=http://www.grist.org/article/series/skeptics |accessdate=2011-06-22 |author=Coby Beck }}</ref> All of these arguments have been refuted, as can be seen at sites such as '''[http://www.skepticalscience.com/ SkepticalScience.com]'''.
* There is no evidence of global warming.
* If global warming is occurring and it is due to human activity, then it is not going to be damaging.
* If global warming is occurring and it is due to human activity, and it is going to be damaging, then the costs of avoiding it are too high, so we should do nothing.
==Prominent Climate Change Deniers==
