2. Where did/does the author work, what else has s/he written about, and what are her/his credentials?
Paul Krugman is an American economist, Professor of Economics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, Centenary Professor at the London School of Economics, and an op-ed columnist for The New York Times. As of 2008, Krugman has written 20 books and has published over 200 scholarly articles in professional journals and edited volumes. He has also written more than 750 columns on economic and political issues for The New York Times. He is known in academia for his work on international economics (including trade theory, economic geography, and international finance), liquidity traps, and currency crises. He is the 20th most widely cited economist in the world today and is ranked among the most influential academic thinkers in the US.
3. What are the topics of the text?
The topics of the text is climate change and why legislation to limit it has failed.
4. What is the main argument of the text? The main argument of the text is that legislators did not fail to act because of legitimate doubts about the science, scientific misbehavior, or because they had reasonable concerns about the economic impact of climate legislation, but because of greed and cowardice.
5. Describe at least three ways that the argument is supported.
The economy as a whole would not be significantly affected if there was a price on carbon, just certain industries
Those industries are the financial supporters for the disinformation campaigns.
Cowardice - senators who deserted their posts to support disinformation in exchange for financial rewards).
6. What three quotes capture the message of the text?
Again and again, you’ll find that they’re on the receiving end of a pipeline of funding that starts with big energy companies, like Exxon Mobil, which has spent tens of millions of dollars promoting climate-change denial, or Koch Industries, which has been sponsoring anti-environmental organizations for two decades.
Or look at the politicians who have been most vociferously opposed to climate action. Where do they get much of their campaign money? You already know the answer.
There was a time when Mr. McCain was considered a friend of the environment. Back in 2003 he burnished his maverick image by co-sponsoring legislation that would have created a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions.
7. What three questions about environmental risk and precaution does this article leave you with?
Polarization has been widely cited as the most pertinent problem facing America today. Would the public receiving a general knowledge of environmental risk and precaution narrow the gap? How would this be applied?
Since McCain is no longer running for the presidency, has he returned to supporting pro-environmental legislation? What kind of stance does he have on environmental risk?
What, besides reducing car emissions, would be ideal ways to implement environmental risk assessment and precaution to combat climate change in the next 5 years? 10?
Krugman, Paul. "Who Cooked the Planet?", New York Times, July 25, 2010. <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/26/opinion/26krugman.html?_r=0>
2. Where did/does the author work, what else has s/he written about, and what are her/his credentials?
Paul Krugman is an American economist, Professor of Economics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, Centenary Professor at the London School of Economics, and an op-ed columnist for The New York Times. As of 2008, Krugman has written 20 books and has published over 200 scholarly articles in professional journals and edited volumes. He has also written more than 750 columns on economic and political issues for The New York Times. He is known in academia for his work on international economics (including trade theory, economic geography, and international finance), liquidity traps, and currency crises. He is the 20th most widely cited economist in the world today and is ranked among the most influential academic thinkers in the US.
3. What are the topics of the text?
The topics of the text is climate change and why legislation to limit it has failed.
4. What is the main argument of the text?
The main argument of the text is that legislators did not fail to act because of legitimate doubts about the science, scientific misbehavior, or because they had reasonable concerns about the economic impact of climate legislation, but because of greed and cowardice.
5. Describe at least three ways that the argument is supported.
6. What three quotes capture the message of the text?
7. What three questions about environmental risk and precaution does this article leave you with?