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Free-market fans hate climate science, heart conspiracy theories
2013-04-24 13:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Why do a determined minority -- often in positions of power - refuse to accept that climate change is happening despite the overwhelming scientific evidence? A new study may provide a clue. Researchers at the University of Western Australia found that people who expressed faith in free-market ideology were also likely to reject scientific consensus that climate change is happening and that burning fossil fuels helps to cause it. Free-market philosophy makes the case that the market operates...
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