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- 1 2 Lerner, Sharon (28 April 2017). "How a Professional Climate Change Denier Discovered the Lies and Decided to Fight for Science". The Intercept . Archived from the original on 23 July 2020.
- 1 2 Roberts, David (2015-05-12). "The arguments that convinced a libertarian to support aggressive action on climate". Vox. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ↑ Johnston, Ian (2 May 2017). "How climate change deniers' lies made a leading sceptic change sides". The Independent . Archived from the original on 11 May 2019.
- ↑ "Think tank president quits after domestic violence complaint". Politico. 2021-09-29.
- ↑ "Interview with Jerry Taylor". 2005-04-04. Archived from the original on 2006-05-03. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
