They have their own FatCat republican $$$$ Agenda, Inc. based on core republican lies.

republican lies on climate change are dangerous for America.
republican lies on climate change are dangerous for America.
republican lies on climate change are dangerous for America.
republican lies on climate change are dangerous for America.
republican lies on climate change are dangerous for America.
republican lies on climate change are dangerous for America.
republican lies on climate change are dangerous for America.
republican lies on climate change are dangerous for America.
republican lies on climate change are dangerous for America.
republican lies on climate change are dangerous for America.

And the world.

Climate denial is one of the things ripe for them to do that with.

and used the same techniques, and often people, that tobacco did from earlier still. Russian trolls might be joining in now for shits and giggles, but those two huge business sectors have been funding denial, to protect their profits, for decades.

so, yeah, they're probably playing that card now, too.

It seems apparent by now that Russian intelligence has carefully studied the existing schisms in our culture: race, income inequality, gender, fears of terrorism, firearms ownership/use, and a desire to punish political opponents well after their terms of service, etc.

They will capitalize on ANYTHING that chops us up into ever-smaller blocs, so that there's no longer a cohesive whole.

As we see right this moment, our country is boiling down into some weird soupy consistency, losing its footing, shape and predictability.

That phrase is, as this article points out, seriously misleading.

It is cyber-warfare and we (and other countries) are under direct attack.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/17/opinions/stop-calling-russian-operatives-troll-farms-geltzer/index.html

"The Agency itself was tidily organized into divisions that included a management group, a data analysis department, a graphics department, a search-engine optimization department, an information technology department, and a finance department."

So they have reason to sow doubt on climate change.

Qui bono.

Civil Rights
United Nations
All the Free Trade agreements
Immigration
Hmmmmmmmm sounds like tRump

Climate change denial is funded by American oligarchs: oil and gas companies who make more money frr doing nothing.

and make a lot of money off of oil