It's rude to say it at the moment, I guess, but perhaps worth remembering that the North Carolina legislature literally banned using the latest science on sea level rise for coastal planning.
It must be said! All of us will lose property and wealth to climate change, some of us will lose our lives. These people have no excuse. The science was there but their cowardice and greed got the better of them. They should be treated as cowardly traitors to mankind.
Personally I have made a promise to myself that every time I hear the names of two ex-heroes of mine, Freeman Dyson and Burt Rutan I will out them as climate change deniers. People should know about these cowards like people should know about great accomplishments like the Nobel Peace Prize.
You do not need a gun to kill people. As you know too well, Archimid.
Failure through ignorance is one thing, but the people forcing through changes on environmental protection know the consequences of their actions in weakening or even crippling response to climate change (being but one of a raft of measures being implemented by Trump's all too willing acolytes in the administration). Trumpistan has learnt from Obama how the greatly increased power of the Executive has given them so much more freedom to do what they will without reference to Congress.
It is not rude to hold your legislators and Government to account. It is one of the legitimate functions of a true democracy that needs all the help it can get in these not so good times.
There are days when I think "What a rotten century so far". But maybe things have got to be broken before they can be fixed.