‘Climate Anger’: Last Refuge of the Alarmists

For purveyors of climate alarm, emotional displays of intolerance are increasingly crowding out reasoned argument. But remember the adage: “Hate hurts the hater more than the hated.”
‘Climate Anger’: Last Refuge of the Alarmists
People protest for greater action against climate change during the People's Climate March, in New York City, on Sept. 21, 2014. Andrew Burton/Getty Images
Robert Bradley
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For purveyors of climate alarm, emotional displays of intolerance are increasingly crowding out reasoned argument. But remember the adage, “hate hurts the hater more than the hated.”

Consider President Obama. At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25, 2015, the president used the lighthearted occasion to shout at those who doubt his climate-change narrative. “It is crazy! What about our kids? What kind of stupid, shortsighted irresponsible bull,” said the president before a comedian jokingly cut him off.

The current elephant in the room for climate alarmists is the “pause” or “hiatus” in global warming.

The current elephant in the room for climate alarmists is the 'pause' or 'hiatus' in global warming.
Robert Bradley
Robert Bradley
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Robert L. Bradley Jr. is the founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy Research and a senior fellow of the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER). He is author of eight books on energy history and public policy and blogs at MasterResource. Bradley received a B.A. in economics from Rollins College, an M.A. in economics from the University of Houston, and a Ph.D. in political economy from International College. He has been a Schultz Fellow for Economic Research and Liberty Fund Fellow for Economic Research, and in 2002 he received the Julian L. Simon Memorial Award for his work on energy and sustainable development.
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