Sun Myung Moon, who benefited financially from questioning research on tobacco and global warming. It’s about not just the science of climate change but also the self-interested denier constantly working to undermine it — “more research is needed” is a central strategy — and inflicting long-term damage in the process. AdvertisementYou were working on a different book when you read about Roger Revelle’s 1956 research proving climate change and the work confirming it in the 1970s. There are only 25 professional climate deniers, according to one climate denier, but 25 people can frustrate the will of the world. He seems to understand what global warming is about, and he’s a professional politician who knows how to get legislation through.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 11, 2023 22:48 UTC