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'''Bjorn Lomborg''' is a Danish professor of [[statistics]], best known for his book ''The Sceptical Environmentalist'' which points out a number of exaggerated claims and outright [[scientific]] errors made by [[environmentalist]]s. | '''Bjorn Lomborg''' is a Danish professor of [[statistics]], best known for his book ''The Sceptical Environmentalist'' which points out a number of exaggerated claims and outright [[scientific]] errors made by [[environmentalist]]s. | ||
| − | He suffered concerted efforts to discredit him (e.g., by ''Scientific American'' and ''Nature''), he was completely vindicated by the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. | + | He suffered concerted efforts to discredit him (e.g., by ''Scientific American'' and ''Nature''), and he was completely vindicated by the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. <ref>http://www.cdfe.org/London_telegraph.htm</ref> |
| − | Lomborg is openly [[gay]] and a [[vegetarian]]. | + | His more recent book, ''Cool It'', points out the exaggerated doom and gloom claims related to [[global warming]] are in many cases false, and that the proposed solutions, namely forced drastic cuts in [[carbon]] emissions, will cause far more economic damage and poverty than any global warming conceivably could. Accordingly, he opposes the [[Kyoto Protocol]] and calls for prioritizing issues that are far more important and pressing than global warming, such as [[AIDS]] and [[hunger]].<ref>Lomborg, Bjorn. ''Cool It''. New York: Vintage Books, 2008.</ref> |
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| + | Lomborg is openly [[gay]] and a [[vegetarian]]. <ref>http://www.newstatesman.com/200306300013</ref> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.cdfe.org/lomborg_cleared.htm Danish writer cleared of 'scientific dishonesty'] | *[http://www.cdfe.org/lomborg_cleared.htm Danish writer cleared of 'scientific dishonesty'] | ||
*[http://www.newstatesman.com/200306300013 The man who demands a recount] | *[http://www.newstatesman.com/200306300013 The man who demands a recount] | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT: Lomborg, Bjorn}} | {{DEFAULTSORT: Lomborg, Bjorn}} | ||
[[Category:Mathematicians]] | [[Category:Mathematicians]] | ||
Revision as of 11:40, February 1, 2009
Bjorn Lomborg is a Danish professor of statistics, best known for his book The Sceptical Environmentalist which points out a number of exaggerated claims and outright scientific errors made by environmentalists.
He suffered concerted efforts to discredit him (e.g., by Scientific American and Nature), and he was completely vindicated by the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. [1]
His more recent book, Cool It, points out the exaggerated doom and gloom claims related to global warming are in many cases false, and that the proposed solutions, namely forced drastic cuts in carbon emissions, will cause far more economic damage and poverty than any global warming conceivably could. Accordingly, he opposes the Kyoto Protocol and calls for prioritizing issues that are far more important and pressing than global warming, such as AIDS and hunger.[2]
Lomborg is openly gay and a vegetarian. [3]
External links
References and notes
- ↑ http://www.cdfe.org/London_telegraph.htm
- ↑ Lomborg, Bjorn. Cool It. New York: Vintage Books, 2008.
- ↑ http://www.newstatesman.com/200306300013