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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 "Pat" 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". He wrote a number of books and papers denying or minimizing climate change. | 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. | ||