At 12:41 PM 8/8/01, you wrote:
>--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >In the article, Lomborg says that he still considers himself
> > to be an environmentalist, and a leftist. He doesn't blindly
> > accept what organizations are stating, but takes the time to
> > check for himself. He's looking for facts, not hyperbole.
> > How does this harm the environmental movement?
>
>Additionally, his "conversion" came about when he challenged a
>Economist, Julian Simon, to a debate on the "state of the
>environment." In the process of preparing this challenge, however,
>he discovered that the evidence actually supported Mr. Simon's
>viewpoint. That viewpoint is now well-represented in the book, as
>well as a condensed version of the book in the article that I have
>recommended.
>
>JDG
It is also mentioned in portion I snipped from the NYT article: the
article was too long to post in its entirety, so I focused on the sections
that showed his positions on some of the issues we've been discussing here
and figured that anyone who was interested enough could follow the link to
read the entire article.
--Ronn! :)
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