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Bjørn Lomborg
Bjørn Lomborg is the author of The Skeptical Environmentalist and Cool It, subject of the film Cool It, director of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, and adjunct professor at Copenhagen Business School.
Articles By Bjørn Lomborg
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Someday, Electric Cars Will Be Great
Right now, they are expensive, inconvenient, and not very good for the environment.
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Earth Hour Is a Colossal Waste of Time—and Energy
Plus, it ignores how electricity has been a boon for humanity.
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The Deadly Opposition to Genetically Modified Food
Vitamin A deficiency has killed 8 million kids in the last 12 years. Help is finally on the way.
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Pass the Linguine
Newsweek fears global warming means the end of pasta. It’s just more scaremongering.
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Preventing the Next Sandy
Environmentalists are worrying about reducing CO2. It’s cheaper to build seawalls and protect the subways.
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When Good Intentions Go Bad
Two studies—one on genetically modified corn and one on climate change—demonstrate how scare tactics can backfire.
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A Fracking Good Story
Carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. are at their lowest level in 20 years. It’s not because of wind or solar power.
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How "Policy By Panic" Can Backfire for Environmentalists
Saying that droughts are caused by global warming leads to public distrust and disengagement when the rain starts to fall.
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The Problem With a “Green Domestic Product”
Environmentalists want a better standard to measure a nation’s wealth, but their propoal falls short.
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The Folly of Rio
This week’s Earth Summit will try to tackle global warming. Meanwhile, poor people are dying from air pollution and dirty water.
