If they can understand Greenspan then they have attained the next dimension.
RE: “wonder just how many American business executives harbor the same opinion about global warming, but are too cowardly to utter the words in public?” - about the same number that have turned around and launched massive ‘green’ programs to sell their products (think HP, BP, ‘environmental’ law firms, all the brokerage firms that are just dying to trade energy and carbon credits, ‘green’ politicians, teachers and teacher unions, the list goes on and on.)
These executives and pros didn’t get to the top of their firms by not recognizing a real profit opportunity. If ‘smoke and mirrors’ will sell, it’s a lot cheaper to produce and the profit margins are far bigger! Why spend the time and effort trying to teach math, critical analysis or independent thought - when ‘group think’ is easier and it all FEELS so much better.
If they can understand Greenspan then they have attained the next dimension.
It’s even sunk to the local level. One of our local auto dealers is running commercials saying they will plant trees in the rainforest when you buy your car from them. How nice of them provide free salve for the soul when you purchase your petroleum-gobbling, environment-destroying vehicle.