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Should We Chill out About Global Warming?
From: "Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 16:35:09 -0500
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From: John Horgan <jhorgan () stevens edu> Date: March 8, 2018 at 3:28:18 PM EST To: Dave Farber <farber () gmail com> Cc: John Horgan <jhorgan () stevens edu> Subject: Should We Chill out About Global Warming? Dave, I thought your list might find this column interesting. Cheers, John Should We Chill Out about Global Warming? Two “ecomodernists” argue that continued progress in science and other realms will help us overcome environmental problems. I work hard to maintain my optimistic outlook. Wishful thinking works. The first step toward building a more healthy, peaceful, just world is to believe we can do it. So how do I deal with all the bad news about climate change? U.S. officials are rolling back regulations designed to curb global warming even as reports flood in about its scale and potential consequences. I have thus found solace in two new essays that offer upbeat takes on our environmental future. Both reflect the outlook of ecomodernism, a movement I have written about here and here. One essay, published in the ecomodernist Breakthrough Journal, is by mega-pundit Steven Pinker. I have knocked Pinker for his views on the roots of war and other matters, but in general I appreciate his empirically-based optimism.... Continue reading at https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/should-we-chill-out-about-global-warming/]
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