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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]

  • Beating a dead horse

    This interview went nowhere fast, and I quit reading after the first page. According to this interview, he is only saying we need to prioritize spending to the most effective strategies. There is only so much money to go around. Much like it is better to spend money on safety where it gets the most bang for the buck -- if vaccination saves one life per $10 and airplane seat belts save one life per $1000, which is a better value? (I made up those numbers out of thin air.)

    What I digressed from is that the interviewer spent the first page beating this dead horse, trying over and over to trick the interviewee into saying the opposite of what he had already said. It was obvious the interviewer wasn't interested in what the interviewee said, and one page of that is enough.

    Next time listen the your subject and respond to what he says. Stop pushing your own agenda -- you are interviewing him, not vice versa.

    -- Felix
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    Tuesday, August 28, 2007 08:42 PM
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