Part 2 on the NY Times op-ed on climate change. Denial is evolving, and it’s even more dangerous.
The New York Times has given a climate denier a megaphone. His straw man arguments are weak and dangerous.
The New York Times’ Ross Douthat relies on a set of arguments against the pursuit of a clean economy that have little basis in fact and mainly defend the untenable status quo. The overall pitch has two main parts: (a) promoting a clean economy through the use of market mechanisms like cap-and-trade is a perversion of free markets…(b) going green will cost jobs and hurt the economy. Let’s look at both ideas.
‘Is the World Better Off Because Your Company Is In It?’: Examining Corporate Climate Responsibility
