SF Environmental Policy Examiner: How climate change activists shoot themselves in the foot

Science is not a popularity contest. But, when one side is open and seems to be trying to engage, and the other is acting snobbish and refuses to share their data, it's fairly obvious where public sympathies will lie. Which does not establish who is right or wrong, of course. Could be that the elitist snobs are right, and it's just their communications strategy which is pathetic beyond description. But the skeptics have people who certainly say they care about the environment on their side. And as someone who has been really criticised for holding the opinions I do, it bugs me to see people say I am anti-science or on the payroll of energy firms--neither of which is true.

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Climate Change Skeptics To Be Targeted By Economists

In recent times, junk economics has replaced junk science as the cause of inaction on climate change issues. The case for inaction is no longer argued on the grounds of skepticism about the science; instead, some claim that it is too expensive to take more than token action on key initiatives.

In response to this trend, more than 100 of the country’s leading economists have banded together to launch RealClimateEconomics.org, an effort dedicated to using the weight of economic evidence to support effective public policy and business responses to the climate crisis. RealClimateEconomics.org is inspired by the success of RealClimate.org, a longtime effort by climate scientists to dispel the junk science popularized by climate skeptics.