selling books predicting famine and death in America due to overpopulation, studied butterflies. Ralph Nader, the Green Party candidate for president, is a lawyer. Dr. Helen Caldicott, who speaks out on nuclear power and environmentalism, is a pediatrician. When the National Resources Defense Council manufactured a scare about the preservative Alar, the spokesman was actress Meryl Streep. 17 And the great green hope for some years was Al Gore. He wrote a book promoting the doomsday environmental position, yet he learned his views on science in a theology course and then became a journalist and then a politician.
In reading Lomborg’s book, one can easily see why the environmental activists are in such a frenzy. He asks if the accepted statistics support or refute the environmentalists’ claims. Most of the time it appears the greens have intentionally twisted the facts to support their predicted disasters.
Lester Brown argues that Lomborg’s thesis (and Simon’s) could be easily tested. “A serious test of this hypothesis would require a systematic review of the research output of the leading environmental groups tabulating both the instances where they have overstated and where they have understated threats to the environment.” 18
That is exactly what Lomborg has done. All that his critics have found are minor errors that would be typical of a book this size. In a few places the translation from Lomborg’s Danish to English was imprecise and the meaning clouded or confusing. He openly acknowledges his errors on his website. 19 The fact remains that the book, with 2,930 endnotes, has to be one of the most meticulously researched volumes in history.
Denis Dutton accurately summed up what has happened: “an army of angry environmentalists has been crawling all over the book, trying to refute it. Lomborg’s claims have withstood the attack.” 20
Notes
- See Julian L. Simon and Herman Kahn, The Resourceful Earth (New York: Basil Blackwell, 1984); Julian L. Simon, The Ultimate Resource (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1981), and The Ultimate Resource 2 (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1998); Julian L. Simon, Population Matters (New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 1996); Julian L. Simon, ed., The State of Humanity (Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell, 1995).
- Quoted in Bjørn Lomborg, The Skeptical Environmentalist (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001), p. 359, n. 249.
- Denis Dutton, “Greener than You Think,” Washington Post Book World, October 21, 2001,.
- Lomborg, p. 32.
- Ibid., p. xix.
- Mikael Skou Andersen, “Book Review,” Politica 1 (1999);.
- Edward Flattau, “Simon Déjà vu,” Global Horizons, August 22, 2001; posted at.
- Ibid.
- Lester Brown, “Bjorn Again: On Bjorn Lomborg and Population,” Grist Magazine, December 12, 2001;.
- Martin E. Marty, “Faith-based Energy Policy,” University of Chicago Divinity School;
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- Jonathan Leake, “Eco-Heretic Beset by Hate Campaign,” Sunday London Times, January 13, 2002; posted at.
- All quotations in this paragraph are at.
- Alex Kirby, “Bjorn Lomborg’s Wonderful World,” BBC News, August 23, 2001;
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- Ibid.
- “Letter from Jonathan Lash to the Society of Environmental Journalists,” November 6, 2001;
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- World Resources Institute and World Wildlife Fund, “Nine things journalists should know about The Skeptical Environmentalist,” at.
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- Reed Irvine, “Confessions of a Radical Disinformer,” AIM Report (Accuracy in Media), XVIII, no. 20, (1989), p. 2.
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This is a reminder to Year 5 parents, that the school will be hosting an information session to share with you the resources and session details of the upcoming lessons on Puberty. The meeting will be held in the School Hall on, Tuesday 17th May at 9.00am to 9.30am.
HCMC – Four high school students in the northern province of Bac Giang experienced anaphylaxis, a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction, after being vaccinated against Covid-19 on the morning of November 24.
Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, deputy director of the provincial Department of Health, confirmed yesterday, November 26, that the four cases of anaphylaxis were high school students of Son Dong District.
According to the health official, the reason behind the anaphylactic reactions was the physical characteristics of those vaccinated. Two students had anaphylactic reactions at Level 3 and were immediately given first aid by the Son Dong District Medical Center. The provincial health authority also dispatched medical workers of the Bac Giang General Hospital to support them.
The two were then transferred to the Bach Mai Hospital in the capital city of Hanoi for further treatment. They are under treatment at the Intensive Care Unit and require ECMO support.
As of yesterday afternoon, the health condition of one student had improved while the other is reportedly serious, according to the Bach Mai Hospital.
As for the remaining two, their health has become stable and they are being monitored at the Son Dong Medical Center, Huong said.
Earlier on November 24, the local health authorities organized a vaccination drive offering the first dose of the Pfizer Covid vaccine to students of two high schools in Son Dong District. The four students had anaphylactic reactions of dizziness, shortness of breath, chest pain, nausea, and pale skin following the vaccination.
Regarding the vaccination rollouts in Bac Giang, the province launched a vaccination campaign for children aged 12 to under 18, with nearly 174,000 children expected to get vaccinated.
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For the 14-year-old defendant, it was a first taste of caveat emptor — buyer beware.
The diminutive figure in the dock at Westminster Magistrates’ Court yesterday afternoon bought a mobile phone last week for £15 on the street.
Yesterday he admitted handling goods looted by rioters from The 3 Store in Camden, where the phone retailed at £110. “Not only was it wrong and dishonest, but it was a very silly thing to do,” District Judge Susan Williamson told him sternly.
The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, left with a three-month referral order as the courts continued toPAVILION — The Caledonia-Mumford Raiders defeated the Pavilion Golden Gophers 73-46 for their third straight win.
The Raiders (6-1) were led by Eric Wilson who had 22 points, including four 3-pointers. Jon Boilard added 10 points.
Next up for the Raiders will be playing against the Geneseo Blue Devils at the Shrader Gym at SUNY Geneseo on January 5th.
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