Global Warming and Science
7 February 2007
Editor, The Washington Times
To the Editor:
Re Helle Dale's "Just the facts" (Feb. 7): Let's grant (if just for the sake of argument) that environmental scientists have proven that the earth's ideal average temperature was reached about a century ago, and that that temperature now is rising because of human activity.
The truth remains that these scientists have no expertise to judge whether or not government can be trusted with the power and resources to "combat" global warming. Nor can these scientists tell us how a free market would likely deal with global-warming's consequences.
Contrary to widespread belief, environmental scientists can legitimately say nothing about whether, or how, to respond to global warming.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Editor, The Washington Times
To the Editor:
Re Helle Dale's "Just the facts" (Feb. 7): Let's grant (if just for the sake of argument) that environmental scientists have proven that the earth's ideal average temperature was reached about a century ago, and that that temperature now is rising because of human activity.
The truth remains that these scientists have no expertise to judge whether or not government can be trusted with the power and resources to "combat" global warming. Nor can these scientists tell us how a free market would likely deal with global-warming's consequences.
Contrary to widespread belief, environmental scientists can legitimately say nothing about whether, or how, to respond to global warming.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Monday October 15, 2007 at 12:27pm