Global warming is real. But climate activist Bjorn Lomborg says it’s not so bad and Al Gore is an inconvenient truth-stretcher. Yes, we need to do something about it--but will manufacturing millions of compact fluorescent bulbs really help? How about trashing our conventional cars in favor of Priuses? Not really. Lomborg’s controversial perspective is featured in a new documentary, Cool It, by award-winning filmmaker Ondi Timoner. The film makes the point that fear of global catastrophe has distorted the climate change debate and driven political leaders into an environmental frenzy. As a result, says Lomborg, our policies are out of whack. But does the documentary really provide the answers, or just cloud the issue?
Guest:
Bjorn Lomborg, co-writer on the film “Cool It” based on his book by the same name.