Paul Ehrlich Claims Vindication for his Climate Catastrophe Prediction
“…Serial doomsday prophet Paul Ehrlich admits he got it wrong on mass starvation, the green revolution (agricultural) boosted yields and fed the world. But this hasn’t discouraged Ehrlich from making more predictions of mass doom – he claims his 1968 climate catastrophe predictions are still on track…”
60 Minutes interview. Why do liberals love this stuff? Is liberalism a mental disorder?
In 2020, "60 minutes" cut off Trump when he tried to say something true. CBS claimed, "we can't verify" the Hunter Biden laptop, a bald-faced lie.
On Sunday, "60 Minutes" let Paul Ehrlich make multiple false claims that not only can't be verified but can be debunked in minutes. pic.twitter.com/cXMMJnRoeq
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) January 4, 2023
Ehrlich in 1970: “The oceans will be as dead as Lake Erie in less than a decade … America will be subject to water rationing by 1974.”
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 2, 2023
On CBS "60 Minutes," biologist Paul Ehrlich claimed global warming would result in mass famine
But archival footage shows Ehrlich claimed global *cooling* would result in famine in the 1970s
His goal has always been to shut down the oil & gas industryhttps://t.co/38w4FrpzRF
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) January 3, 2023
Ehrlich claimed, "We're losing 10 to 20 million people a year to starvation right now. That's a big disaster already. And that will inevitably increase."
In truth, life expectancy increased by 10-20 years around the world, including in Africa and Asia. pic.twitter.com/d9Ezgy0ZAJ
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) January 3, 2023