About 10 years ago some activists published a list of about 40 things that Rush Limbaugh had said that were on the surface "incorrect", and loudly proclaimed him a grand liar.
The fact is that Rush says a great many things, and the 40 or so inaccuracies were easily explained. Rush debunked all of them, most because he had quoted MSM articles that were themselves incorrect.
Similarly, Crichton has an entire book that contains hundreds, perhaps a thousand or more "facts" on the environmental situation. And if this is all they can find to critique, then Crichton did a great job fact checking his work.
Crichton isn't perfect. But he's still obviously correct.
I can't go to Rush for scientific accuracy. I heard him last year talking about atmospheric ozone, clearly based on his own understanding of it, and he was way off.
You got the first part right but missed on the second. Crichton has not devoted his life to the study of environmental science and there were several substantiated errors cited in his book. If Crichton and Rush are wrong, by the time that becomes obvious, it will be too late to correct it. If Dr. Romm is wrong, we will have a cleaner environment and be less dependent upon forign energy sources.
Regarding your "source" of Rush, he still has not accepted the fact that sucking tobacco smoke into your body (via cigar or whatever) will pollute your body sufficiently to cause health problems and premature death. Great source.