Climategate- blown way out of the ice

I remember, a few years ago, walking around at one of those community gatherings and talking about climate change. A man came up to me and said that climate change wasn't real; in fact, he said, he had done some research and it was just a made-up scam by scientists. If I wasn't sure, he told me, I should look up Climategate.

Time went on, and although I knew 97% of scientists claimed climate change was occurring, I was always curious as to what this "Climategate" scandal really was. That's why I was thrilled the filmmakers of Thin Ice brought up the Climategate scandal. Turns out that the people who hacked on to Phil Jone's (the climate scientist) email, searched the word "trick." Sure enough, one email came up that matched the search with the phrase "clever trick." But this "clever trick," was not admitting that climate change was a made-up scam. Quite the contrary, he was emailing a pal to say that he had found a "clever trick" to solve one of the environmental hurdles he was facing. Oh, how things can be blown out of proportion.

The film, Thin Ice, does more than just that though. It explores Climate Change through some of the basic questions average humans ask. Does Climate Change exist? How do we know there is a correlation between CO2 and temperature patterns? How can we be so sure about the future?

If you have a skeptical nature or just want to learn more, this film takes a very humble and basic approach to what climate change is, and how we know it exists. Check out the website for more info.