[EggsAckley]

I read this speech some where a few weeks ago. Not only is Crichton a great writer, he also pretty much nails environmentalism. Great speech.

[Benrand]

he really is good. I thought he was more a pop writer, but there is a depth to his writing that is really good. I love this excerpt. I have always cast a suspicious eye towards this magazine.

Worst of all was the behavior of the Scientific American, which seemed intent on proving the post-modernist point that it was all about power, not facts. The Scientific American attacked Lomborg for eleven pages, yet only came up with nine factual errors despite their assertion that the book was "rife with careless mistakes." It was a poor display featuring vicious ad hominem attacks, including comparing him to a Holocust denier. The issue was captioned: "Science defends itself against the Skeptical Environmentalist." Really. Science has to defend itself? Is this what we have come to?

[bootless]

I love Chrichton's environmental speeches, esp. his Commonwealth Club speech. I'll post it as soon as I get some coffee.

[dennisw]

Not only is Crichton a great writer, he also pretty much nails environmentalism. Great speech........

I read all his books when they come out. The last one about rouge nano-bots was very good. Here's one I must re-read.


http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060509058/102-9379793-5270529?v=glance

[StopGlobalWhining]

For a neutral, easy-to-read, well-sourced global warming article that I found to be a very interesting and fact-filled, I suggest http://www.clearlight.com/~mhieb/WVFossils/Carboniferous_climate.html

Hot link is Climate and the Carboniferous Period