Forced Meds? Climate-change skepticism must be 'treated', says enviro-sociologist.

The Register ^ | March 30, 2012 | Lewis Page

[aruanan]

Climate-change scepticism must be 'treated', says enviro-sociologist

Dubious on warmo peril? You're the kind who'd own slaves

Scepticism regarding the need for immediate and massive action against carbon emissions is a sickness of societies and individuals which needs to be "treated", according to an Oregon-based professor of "sociology and environmental studies". Professor Kari Norgaard compares the struggle against climate scepticism to that against racism and slavery in the US South.

Prof Norgaard holds a B.S. in biology and a master's and PhD in sociology.

"Over the past ten years I have published and taught in the areas of environmental sociology, gender and environment, race and environment, climate change, sociology of culture, social movements and sociology of emotions," she says.

[grey_whiskers]

While you're at it, offer a petition up to St. Gabriel Possenti.

I just googled it.

I am *so* stealing that.

Cheers!

[Still Thinking]

I love how when a liberal compares one regulated activity with an unregulated one (and the comparisons in themselves are even sometimes valid), it's always immediately assumed that the UNregulated sphere is the wrong one, that its regulation has to INCREASE to harmonize with the regulated one.

It would seem to me the presumption would be for freedom, that if in two similar cases, one regulated and one not, neither is causing problems it proves the HIGHER regulation is unnecessary.

[County Agent Hank Kimball]

"It’s sad that Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney might agree..."

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Mitt? Yes. Newt? Nonsense. Watch this and telle me if that makes any sense:

www.youtube.com/watchv=44fPSn7VxKs&feature=youtube_gdata_player

You can fast forward to the last minute to see Newt vivisecting Pigman Waxman."

And please spare me the BS about Newt doing a PSA with Nazi Pelosi. I think congressional testimony trumps a stuipid PSA.

Hank

[GeronL]

I am eagerly awaiting (not really) his next book on global warming in November. nah.