Comments on: Levitt and Dubner Continue Misleading the Public on Geoengineering

By: Pwn-Fest continues despite Superfreaks PR spin attempts « Greenfyre’s

Pwn-Fest continues despite Superfreaks PR spin attempts « Greenfyre’s — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:07:32 +0000

[...] well Enviroknow also posts/reposts (Who’s on first?) Levitt and Dubner Continue Misleading the Public on Geoengineering, a nice [...]

By: Non-stop Silliness « Cruel Mistress

Non-stop Silliness « Cruel Mistress — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:45:58 +0000

[...] what I can tell, it has nothing to do with climate science, but okay. Deltoid has the full scoop on why it’s a terrible comparison.* I’ll just mention a few [...]

By: Wonk Room » Inslee Slams SuperFreakonomics For ‘Absolute Deception’ On Climate Science

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:54:29 +0000

[...] since repeatedly said he was misrepresented in multiple ways, the SuperFreakonomics authors have continued their deception, joining the billion-dollar effort by fossil-fuel companies and the radical right [...]

By: Brian Schmidt

Brian Schmidt — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:14:53 +0000

That seatbelt analogy is telling, I wonder if Caldeira knew about this:

"Since arriving at Harvard in June last year, he has been consultant to several members of Barack Obama’s administration, including Hillary Clinton, and is a member of Richard Holbrooke’s special committee for Afghanistan and Pakistan policy. “I do a lot of work with policymakers, but how much effect am I having?” he asks, pronging a mussel out of its shell.

“It’s like they’re coming in and saying to you, ‘I’m going to drive my car off a cliff. Should I or should I not wear a seatbelt?’ And you say, ‘I don’t think you should drive your car off the cliff.’ And they say, ‘No, no, that bit’s already been decided – the question is whether to wear a seatbelt.’ And you say, ‘Well, you might as well wear a seatbelt.’ And then they say, ‘We’ve consulted with policy expert Rory Stewart and he says …’”"

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c7414148-7d60-11de-b8ee...