Patrick Michaels
Patrick J. 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.
Patrick Michaels | |
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Michaels in 2016 | |
| Born | February 15, 1950 Berwyn, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | July 15, 2022 (aged 72) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Work on global warming |
| Spouse |
Rachel Schwartz (m. 2010) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Climatology, ecology |
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| Thesis | Atmospheric Anomalies and Crop Yields in North America (1979) |
| Website | Patrick J. Michaels, Cato Institute |
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.
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