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Entries from March 2019

Does the grass get greener when a ‘lukewarmer’ is in your backyard?

March 22nd, 2019 · 3 Comments

When it comes to climate discussions, a “Lukewarmer” represents a dangerous portion of the climate discussion spectrum. While stringent climate denial, like Donald Trump’s, can be quickly pigeon-holed as yet another ignorant absurdity from someone who is poorly acquainted with truth and knowledge, Lukewarmers can easily confuse the situation through their seeming reasonableness and superficial […]

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Tags: anti-science syndrome · climate delayers · global warming deniers · science · Science Communication · science denial

How could 3300 economists be wrong? (The Dismal Science & Carbon Dividends statement)

March 7th, 2019 · 1 Comment

Over 3300 economists around the world have signed the Economists’ Statement on Climate Dividends. Original co-signatories include Nobel laureates (27!), former Chairs of the Federal Reserve, former Treasury Secretaries, … Let us be clear, upfront, that it is important that so many credentialed, prominent economists have come together to call for action to address climate […]

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Tags: analysis · carbon tax · climate change · economics