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Bjørn Lomborg feels a chill
Global warming doesn't faze the infamous author, who argues that polar bears are doing fine and Al Gore is way too hot under the collar. But can the "skeptical environmentalist" back up his rosy views?
By Kevin Berger [2007-08-29]

  • Hmm

    It is very refreshing to see a scientist who does not deny that global warming is happening, but who says that we need to think more about how we attempt to solve the problem. I think a dissenting voice can help the debate tremendously, as long as the dissenting voice is not saying the problem does not exist.

    Unfortunately, I don't know enough of the science to make any decisions about the solutions. I find the Copenhagen Consensus Center's approach of trying to find the value in each dollar spent on each of these problems to be novel and interesting. I just have no way to assess the applicability of this approach.

    The worst part about Lomborg is the way that disgusting liars like Jim Inhofe distort his views. But this is not Lomborg's fault. Inhofe et al are going to find bases for their lies no matter whether Lomborg writes a book or not.

    I am glad Lomborg is out there.

    -- farnsworth
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    Tuesday, August 28, 2007 07:55 PM
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