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'''Dr. Patrick Michaels''' (February 15, 1950 – July 15, 2022) was an American agricultural climatologist. Michaels was a senior fellow in environmental studies at the [[Cato Institute]] until 2019. Until 2007, he was research professor of environmental sciences at the University of Virginia, where he had worked from 1980. | '''Dr. Patrick Michaels''' (February 15, 1950 – July 15, 2022) was an American agricultural climatologist. Michaels was a senior fellow in environmental studies at the [[Cato Institute]] until 2019. Until 2007, he was research professor of environmental sciences at the University of Virginia, where he had worked from 1980. | ||
Starting in 1991, he collaborated with [[Fred Singer]] to attack the scientific consensus on ozone depletion. He joined the Cato Institute, a libertarian think-tank. He described policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as "Obamunism". | Starting in 1991, he collaborated with [[Fred Singer]] to attack the scientific consensus on ozone depletion. He joined the Cato Institute, a libertarian think-tank. He described policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as "Obamunism". He wrote a number of books and papers denying or minimizing climate change. | ||
Michaels died on July 15, 2022, in Washington, D.C. at age 72. | |||
==Early Life== | ==Early Life== | ||
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In 1991 and 1992, Michaels collaborated with Fred Singer in writing articles for the Washington Times rejecting the scientific consensus on ozone depletion. He advanced arguments on the subject as late as 2000. | In 1991 and 1992, Michaels collaborated with Fred Singer in writing articles for the Washington Times rejecting the scientific consensus on ozone depletion. He advanced arguments on the subject as late as 2000. | ||
==Climate Change== | ==Climate Change== | ||