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Links related to The Skeptical Environmentalist

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On Bjorn Lomborg and energy

When it comes to the world's energy problems, Bjorn Lomborg's unbridled optimism is quite enough to ruin anyone's day.

On Bjorn Lomborg and environmental hazards to human health

You know what they say about people who become statisticians? They lacked the personality to become accountants.

On Bjorn Lomborg's use of statistics

Extraordinary claims demand an extraordinary level of documentation and supporting analysis, and warrant the healthy skepticism of those who would review or pronounce judgment on them. Bjorn Lomborg's new book, The Skeptical Environmentalist, is missing the documentation and analysis, and the outpouring of media coverage the book has generated is missing the skepticism.