Consider this: Earth has existed for hundreds of billions of years and it's land and sea masses are ever changing. Man has been industrialized for less than 200 years. Yet man is being blamed for the changing of the Earth.It's not just artic ice that's retreating. I've see first hand the Columbia glacier in Canada. Also in Patagonia the glaciers are retreating as they are in Glacier National Park.
I can't imagine why there would or could be a global conspiracy. It would be to complicated to co-ordinate.
Earth's glaciers have increased and decreased for longer than man has been around. The question is not whether it' happening. The question is whether man is to blame. Considering the evidence, I say no, because those changes are going to take place regardless of mankind's presence. Mankind doesn't have the power (nor have we ever) to effect the climates of this planet. If we did, we wouldn't be worrying about California not having enough water or other areas having too much. We'd have already changed the rain patterns to accommodate those respective ares. Nor would we be worrying about too much snow in the winter, heat in the summer, approaching hurricanes or tornadoes during the other seasons. We'd be controlling them to our own needs or possibly even military advantage.
To the crux: I don't care to continue to hear the hoaxers blame man for those things which we obviously have absolute zero control. It's your privilege to disagree. But if you want to show that I'm wrong, then show me that man can control the climates. Show me how we can make Alaska warm in the winter and Florida cool in the summer. If you can do that I'll be impressed.