Climate skeptics frame species extinction as acceptable natural turnover

Evidence

Ebell extends a harsh Darwinism to lower species as well. “If the oceans are warming, or the acidity is changing, that will benefit some species more than others” (Shnayerson, 2007a). He goes on to explain that the extinction of sea life is of little concern: “Some will take over, others will die out or move on somewhere else” (Shnayerson, 2007a). — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2790

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2790
• XREF: connects to: Climate skeptics extend denial rhetoric to species extinction — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2790; Selectively framed benefits let climate skeptics dismiss the harms of warming — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2788; Prominent climate skeptics frame global warming as net beneficial — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2788 (+1 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Climate skeptics extend denial rhetoric to species extinction — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2790; Selectively framed benefits let climate skeptics dismiss the harms of warming — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2788; Prominent climate skeptics frame global warming as net beneficial — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2788 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Climate skeptics extend denial rhetoric to species extinction #expands (0.94) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2790