Climate Fatigue

Posted on November 22, 2009
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Climate fatigue. I’ve long thought that one of the biggest threats to educating on climate change some of the big proponents on the left. They are at least as damaging as some of the big denialists. Would it have been so politicized had Al Gore not become seen as the main spokesman?

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3 Responses to “Climate Fatigue”

1 Tim on November 23rd, 2009 3:08 am

Probably not. But remember the main parties trying to throw doubt into the equation–oil and coal companies and the men who lead them. With oil and coal companies involved, I think it likely it would’ve been politicized even without Al Gore.

2 Clark on November 23rd, 2009 9:02 am

While I think the oil and coal companies are doing something similar to what tobacco tried in the 70′s I don’t really think that explains most denialism. I really think that it was unfortunate how it got politicized with questions of solutions so conflated with the questions of the existence of global warming. But I also think how supporters dealt with the issue was often unfortunate.

3 Mark D. on November 25th, 2009 11:58 pm

The way the bill that passed the House stands now, if cap and trade ultimately passes, the oil and coal companies are going to make out like bandits, because they were granted massive exemptions (emission credits) to a steep marginal tax that is going to apply to everyone else. It is no accident that Duke Energy, one of the largest coal users in the world, is a big fan.

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