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Date Posted: 14:53:13 08/28/03 Thu
Author: Fibbi
Subject: Lomborgin roskaa
In reply to: TS 's message, "Re: Bj�rn Lomborgin "The Skeptical Environmentalist"" on 13:44:14 01/08/03 Wed

Puolueettomat tiedemiehet ovat todenneet Lomborgin ep�tieteelliseksi ja h�nen v�itteens� maailman tilan paranemisesta ep�ilytt�viksi.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=585&ncid=585&e=5&u=/nm/20030826/sc_nm/environment_denmark_dc

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A panel of independent Scandinavian scientists said on Tuesday that recent reports by a controversial Danish environmentalist were unscientific and of dubious value.

The Danish government asked the panel of five academics to evaluate reports from an independent environmental institute headed by Bjorn Lomborg, after a prestigious Danish scientific committee earlier this year accused the environmental maverick of scientific dishonesty -- a charge he dismissed.

The 38-year-old statistician, author of the controversial book "The Skeptical Environmentalist," enraged the scientific community by saying that the dangers of global warming (news - web sites) had been exaggerated and that trying to slow it was a waste of money.

"The panel must conclude that none of the reports represent scientific work or methods in the traditional scientific sense," the five scientists said in their report.

In his book, Lomborg said the world's forests are barely declining, few animals have become extinct lately and rivers and oceans are becoming cleaner.

Lomborg has also criticized the vast sums being spent on reducing pollution, arguing that the amount spent on reducing greenhouse gas emissions would be enough to provide every person in the world with access to clean water and sewerage.

The chairman of Lomborg's Institute for Environmental Valuation, created by the center-right government in 2002, said the board took note of the panel's evaluation, while the Danish opposition said the institute should be closed.

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Re: Lomborgin roskaa -- Mikael Vestama, 15:21:50 08/28/03 Thu