Broadening the Climate Coalition

David Roberts of Grist is determined to puzzle out the obstacles to action on climate change. Last week, he argued that a fierce column of hairy-chested conservative white men (CWM) blocked the path to victory. If climate activists wanted to win the war against climate "deniers" (the rationale being that "deniers" are the main impediment to political action and wider public acceptance of man-made climate change), then climate concerned folk needed to stop acting like a wimpy 97 pound weakling.