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> The official position of organizations like Heritage Foundation is not to deny that climate change is happening. This is a flat-out false representation. Th

> The official position of organizations like Heritage Foundation is not to deny that climate change is happening. This is a flat-out false representation. The Heritage Foundation has sown the seeds of denialism many times. https://www.heritage.org/environment/report/how-the-scientific-consensus-global-warming-affects-american-business-and https://www.heritage.org/environment/report/how-the-scientif... https://www.heritage.org/environment/report/congress-should-stop-regulations-greenhouse-gases https://www.heritage.org/environment/report/congress-should-... (section titled "climate change realities") https://www.desmogblog.com/heritage-foundation https://www.desmogblog.com/heritage-foundation Some of the problematic articles are from years ago, you say. Well, where is the retraction? The damage of denialism (and their credibility) has already been done... Redemption would not be trivial.

tzs 7y ago
...and if it does happen, they say [1], worst case estimate is 7 F increase in the global average temperature. Dubai is about 35 F above the global average, and they do fine by using their abundant fossil fuels to power air conditioners. A globalized market in cheap fossil fuels will let other countries do that so 7 F is nothing to worry about. [1] https://www.heritage.org/environment/commentary/how-fossil-fuels-will-help-us-confront-climate-change https://www.heritage.org/environment/commentary/how-fossil-f...
- dwaltrip 7y ago
  Yeah, no biggie, let's just run the air conditioning 24/7/365 for 10 billion people. And it's not like we should expect any other severe worldwide impacts from the rising temperatures, so we can all be relieved about that.
  - kgwgk 7y ago
    Currently more energy is used for heating than for refrigeration.
- polotics 7y ago
  There is your answer courtesy of the OECD a month or so back: https://youtu.be/vwwvZ8g5eHE https://youtu.be/vwwvZ8g5eHE

tzs 7y ago

...and if it does happen, they say [1], worst case estimate is 7 F increase in the global average temperature. Dubai is about 35 F above the global average, and they do fine by using their abundant fossil fuels to power air conditioners. A globalized market in cheap fossil fuels will let other countries do that so 7 F is nothing to worry about. [1] https://www.heritage.org/environment/commentary/how-fossil-fuels-will-help-us-confront-climate-change https://www.heritage.org/environment/commentary/how-fossil-f...

dwaltrip 7y ago
Yeah, no biggie, let's just run the air conditioning 24/7/365 for 10 billion people. And it's not like we should expect any other severe worldwide impacts from the rising temperatures, so we can all be relieved about that.
- kgwgk 7y ago
  Currently more energy is used for heating than for refrigeration.
polotics 7y ago
There is your answer courtesy of the OECD a month or so back: https://youtu.be/vwwvZ8g5eHE https://youtu.be/vwwvZ8g5eHE