Getting Past the Argument

This essay by Bill McKibben is getting a lot of eyeballs. Originally published yesterday in The Washington Post (where it was among the most widely read articles for part of the day), it has since been reproduced in Salon and The Huffington Post. At the Washington Post, the piece thus far has generated over 1200 comments, more than 700 tweets, and been recommended nearly 10,000 times via Facebook.McKibben's piece is also the subject of an informal email dialogue between a group of journalists and science writers, which I am part of. One response by David Ropeik, author of a new book called, How risky is it really?: Why our fears don't always match the facts, has jumped out at me. With his permission, Ropeik has given me permission to reproduce his email below. McKibben's writing, and this discussion, seem to be about winning "THE ARGUMENT" "“ is climate change real ...