Patrick Michaels

Scholar, Cato Institute

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Scholar at the Cato Institute and author of Climate of Extremes: Global Warming Science They Don't Want You to Know; former Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Virginia

Patrick Michaels on KCRW

Is the seriousness of global warming exaggerated? When the Gallup Poll first asked that question in 1997, just 31% of Americans said "yes."

The Politics of Climate Change

Is the seriousness of global warming exaggerated? When the Gallup Poll first asked that question in 1997, just 31% of Americans said "yes."

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The Gallup Poll says Americans are increasingly skeptical about the dangers of global warming and the urgency of reducing the rate of climate change.

Political Change on Climate Change

The Gallup Poll says Americans are increasingly skeptical about the dangers of global warming and the urgency of reducing the rate of climate change.

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