The Skeptical Environmentalist Responds
24 January 2003 - 11:00am
Author Bjorn Lomborg, a former environmentalist who exposed the failures of the environment movement, responds to attacks on the science of his work.
"I'm the author of "The Skeptical Environmentalist," a work that grapples hard with our pessimistic view of the environment. It's a serious book on a serious subject. But it has now been denounced by the Danish Committee for Scientific Dishonesty--yes, such a body exists!--in a manner reminiscent of medieval book-burnings. And many environmentalists have cheered from the side, world-wide.How did this happen and what are the consequences?"
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Wall St. Journal, January 23, 2003
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