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The word “science,” according to Wikipedia, is derived from the Latin verb “scire, meaning ‘to know,’ specifically its present participle sciens, meaning ‘knowing.'” The root word scire is also connected to English words like conscience — shared knowledge of right and wrong — and omniscient — all-knowing. My, how times change. Today, in the world of MAGA maniacs, a scientist is someone who sucks precious funds out of the federal budget in order to write learned treatises on the economic importance of protozoa while eating bonbons in St. Tropez.
It is common knowledge that the Earth has grown significantly hotter since the beginning of the Industrial Age. Why, is the question. If you are reading CleanTechnica, you probably know the answer — carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels and methane pollution. But if you are a fossil fuel company, that conclusion is terrifying because it could lead to a.) an end of obscene profits, and b.) financial responsibility for the damage your products have caused.
