The definition they use is so incredibly broad as to mean anything. If you think man-made climate change is real but doesn’t take a higher priority than the activities causing climate change, you’re a climate denier. If you think man-made climate change is real but aren’t sure that natural disasters are increasing in frequency or severity because of that, you’re a climate denier. Both of these types of people believe in man-made climate change yet are said to deny it.

Does that even make sense? This article is trying to drive a wedge between people and foment hate, as is anyone using the term “climate denier”, whether they know it or not. It’s not productive.

The readers of this article could be talking to people, learning their nuanced views, exchanging ideas, and finding common ground with the so-called “climate deniers”, but instead they’re reading a hit piece that makes them think Republicans are going to cause the literal end of the world.