R Gates,
This is so much bs. The fact that I have a “horse in the race”, to use your terminology, has no bearing on what I believe or not believe with regard to global warming. What bearing it does have is to make me want to be sure that when I fork over my dollars, it is for valid reasons. I don’t deny anything. I simply ask for evidence. And when it isn’t forthcoming, I say bs.
I know better than to buy miracle cures from snake oil salesmen or to send money to Nigerian “bankers” holding millions of dollars for me.