
After reading this, even a science-denying cretin like Ken Cuccinelli should be convinced that urgent action is needed to prevent climate disaster. Of course, he won’t be convinced: as Upton Sinclair famously said, “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” In the case of Cuccinelli, substitute “campaign contributions” for “salary” and you’ve pretty much got it.
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After reading this, even a science-denying cretin like Ken Cuccinelli should be convinced that urgent action is needed to prevent climate disaster. Of course, he won't be convinced: as Upton Sinclair famously said, "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it." In the case of Cuccinelli, substitute "campaign contributions" for "salary" and you've pretty much got it.


