Scientific evidence becomes politically fashionable again
Blessed are the geeks, for they shall inherit the Earth
ONE of the stranger beliefs of some politicians is that if they treat nature like a troublesome opponent and ignore it, it might go away and stop bothering them. In the opinion of many scientists George Bush, America’s retiring president, was just such a politician. It would be one thing, for example, to argue that it is too expensive to stop climate change and that adapting to such change is a better course of action. It is quite another, as White House ... Full Story »
Posted by Peter Barnett
