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Saturday, December 22. 2007

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Much of climate debate is exactly backwards. Advocates are spending far too much time arguing over how important that it is that others change their behavior, usually in ways that those doing the advocating would want regardless of climate change. In this way climate change becomes not a problem to be solved but a political weapon in service of other goals.

R. Pielke, Jr., via Flares

Posted by Bird Dog in Politics, Quotidian Quotable Quote (QQQ) at 10:50 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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Precisely. It is a culture war, to punish those who have the temerity to have more money or status than the Arts & Humanities tribe.

Working in human services, you get to see this up close. The contempt the A&H crowd has for us simpletons is appalling.
#1 Assistant Village Idiot (Link) on 2007-12-22 10:55 (Reply)
Can you expand on that?
#1.1 BD on 2007-12-22 11:06 (Reply)
Re: regardless of climate change

MorMitt calls one such political weapon, Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan, a "no-regrets" policy.

"If climate change is happening, the actions we take will help," Romney wrote. "If climate change is largely caused by human action, this will really help. If we learn decades from now that climate change isn't happening, these actions will still help our economy, our quality of life, and the quality of our environment."

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/05/07/romney_hedges_on_global_warming/

Ain't him slicker than a greased hog on Friday.
#2 Leag on 2007-12-22 11:41 (Reply)
I don't know if I agree with much of what Roger Pielke Jr. has to say. Much of it is just nonsense.
#3 mike (Link) on 2007-12-22 16:35 (Reply)

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