In this past Saturday's Toronto Star, there is a profile of a professed "climate skeptic."

The article was riddled with phrases that ought to irritate anyone who understands the power of language. Of course, the erroneous phrases used are not endemic to this particular column.

So let me briefly address the words, incorrectly employed, by the mainstream media to foment climate change debate. And I should state that I welcome and encourage debate as long as it's open, honest, and the rules and words of engagement are clear.