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UCS Examines 'The Skeptical Environmentalist' (729 words) |
 | He concludes that population growth is not a problem, that there is plenty of freshwater around, that deforestation rates and species extinctions are grossly exaggerated, that the pollution battle has been won, and that global warming is too expensive to fix. |
| His consistently flawed use of scientific data is, in Peter Gleick’s words "unexpected and disturbing in a statistician". |
| These reviews show that The Skeptical Environmentalist fits squarely in a tradition of contrarian works on the environment that may gain temporary prominence but ultimately fail to stand up to scientific scrutiny. |
| Environmentalist Nonsense (1084 words) |
| This is fitting, for a near- spiritual fervor certainly possesses the worshippers of the environmentalist movement. |
| Environmentalists, to be true to their cause, ought to have the courage to call it the way they see it. |
| According to the environmentalists’ own rhetoric, the chief goal is to raise CAFE standards for all personal vehicles. |
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