The Age
Jo Chandler
May 28, 2011
In the foreword to a new book debunking scepticism of science - Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand - Oreskes argues that fear is the major driver of denial. ''Fear that our current way of life is unsustainable. Fear that addressing the issue will limit economic growth. Fear that if we accept government interventions in the market place … it will lead to a loss of personal freedom. Or maybe just plain old fear of change.''
As economist John Kenneth Galbraith observed, all great leaders share one common characteristic - ''the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time''.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/forget-facts-its-personality-that-rules-reactions-to-climate-change-20110527-1f8dl.html#ixzz1NcNKKSP9
As economist John Kenneth Galbraith observed, all great leaders share one common characteristic - ''the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time''.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/forget-facts-its-personality-that-rules-reactions-to-climate-change-20110527-1f8dl.html#ixzz1NcNKKSP9
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