Serten, NewsAndEventsGuy: I have been looking at all Wikipedia articles of the notable people currently in this category, and am one-third complete (more to come). Immediately below are those currently in this category whose public skepticism on the mainstream assessment of climate change appears to have been sufficiently noted in reliable secondary sources, sorted by their profession:
Claude Allègre (geochemist and politician), Timothy Ball (professor of geography), Robert Balling (professor of geography), Sallie Baliunas (astrophysicist), Robert M. Carter, (geologist and palaeontologist), John Christy (atmospheric scientist), Petr Chylek (atmospheric scientist and researcher), Chris de Freitas (professor of climatology), David Douglass (professor of physics), Don Easterbrook (professor of geology), Ivar Giaever (physicist and Nobel Prize winner), Fritz Vahrenholt (chemist and politician)
Joe Bastardi (meteorologist), David Bellamy (botanist), Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen (professor of geography)
Michele Bachmann (U.S. House of Representatives), Maxime Bernier (Canadian Minister of State), Marsha Blackburn (U.S. House of Representatives), Paul Broun (U.S. House of Representatives), Douglas Carswell (U.K. Member of Parliament), Nigel Farage (U.K. party leader)
Joseph Bast (think tank founder), Glenn Beck (commentator), Christopher Booker (journalist and news magazine founder), John Coleman (weathercaster and Weather Channel founder), Piers Corbyn (weathercaster and WeatherAction founder), Ann Coulter (commentator [note: secondary sources on her skepticism of climate change exist and need to be added to her article]), James Delingpole (journalist), Myron Ebell (think tank director), David Evans (mathematician, engineer, think tank member), Ray Evans (think tank founder)
Immediately below are those currently in this category who do not have reliable secondary sources noting their skepticism:
I believe the following is starting to emerge: (1) Consensus is favoring opposition to this proposed category deletion. (2) The notable people in this category have reliable, secondary sources stating their climate change skepticism, even if not all are scientists appearing in the above list article. (3) If any are found to not have these reliable sources, they should be removed from the category. (4) The above list article may have been somehow linked to this category at one point, but today that article is increasingly irrelevant to the contents of this category. (5) If reliable sources for inclusion are being followed, there is no issue with WP:COP, WP:LISTPEOPLE or WP:BLPCAT.
Note: Recently, Category:Climate change denial was merged into Category:Climate change skepticism, which was a fine idea. Category:Climate change skepticism does not contain any people. This category under discussion, Category:Climate change skeptics, contains only people and is a subcategory of Category:Climate change skepticism, which is good structure.
Thoughts: (1) Perhaps the scientists in this category not appearing in the above list article should be added to that article. (2) Perhaps this category should become three categories: Category:Climate change skeptics (scientists), Category:Climate change skeptics (politicians), Category:Climate change skeptics (other public figures), each a subcategory of Category:Climate change skepticism. Please provide your thoughts below. Prhartcom ( talk) 17:29, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
Serten, NewsAndEventsGuy: I have been looking at all Wikipedia articles of the notable people currently in this category, and am one-third complete (more to come). Immediately below are those currently in this category whose public skepticism on the mainstream assessment of climate change appears to have been sufficiently noted in reliable secondary sources, sorted by their profession:
Claude Allègre (geochemist and politician), Timothy Ball (professor of geography), Robert Balling (professor of geography), Sallie Baliunas (astrophysicist), Robert M. Carter, (geologist and palaeontologist), John Christy (atmospheric scientist), Petr Chylek (atmospheric scientist and researcher), Chris de Freitas (professor of climatology), David Douglass (professor of physics), Don Easterbrook (professor of geology), Ivar Giaever (physicist and Nobel Prize winner), Fritz Vahrenholt (chemist and politician)
Joe Bastardi (meteorologist), David Bellamy (botanist), Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen (professor of geography)
Michele Bachmann (U.S. House of Representatives), Maxime Bernier (Canadian Minister of State), Marsha Blackburn (U.S. House of Representatives), Paul Broun (U.S. House of Representatives), Douglas Carswell (U.K. Member of Parliament), Nigel Farage (U.K. party leader)
Joseph Bast (think tank founder), Glenn Beck (commentator), Christopher Booker (journalist and news magazine founder), John Coleman (weathercaster and Weather Channel founder), Piers Corbyn (weathercaster and WeatherAction founder), Ann Coulter (commentator [note: secondary sources on her skepticism of climate change exist and need to be added to her article]), James Delingpole (journalist), Myron Ebell (think tank director), David Evans (mathematician, engineer, think tank member), Ray Evans (think tank founder)
Immediately below are those currently in this category who do not have reliable secondary sources noting their skepticism:
I believe the following is starting to emerge: (1) Consensus is favoring opposition to this proposed category deletion. (2) The notable people in this category have reliable, secondary sources stating their climate change skepticism, even if not all are scientists appearing in the above list article. (3) If any are found to not have these reliable sources, they should be removed from the category. (4) The above list article may have been somehow linked to this category at one point, but today that article is increasingly irrelevant to the contents of this category. (5) If reliable sources for inclusion are being followed, there is no issue with WP:COP, WP:LISTPEOPLE or WP:BLPCAT.
Note: Recently, Category:Climate change denial was merged into Category:Climate change skepticism, which was a fine idea. Category:Climate change skepticism does not contain any people. This category under discussion, Category:Climate change skeptics, contains only people and is a subcategory of Category:Climate change skepticism, which is good structure.
Thoughts: (1) Perhaps the scientists in this category not appearing in the above list article should be added to that article. (2) Perhaps this category should become three categories: Category:Climate change skeptics (scientists), Category:Climate change skeptics (politicians), Category:Climate change skeptics (other public figures), each a subcategory of Category:Climate change skepticism. Please provide your thoughts below. Prhartcom ( talk) 17:29, 26 November 2014 (UTC)