Rupert Darwall http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/24389/all en CNBC Host Blasts Climate Activists’ ‘Rich People Argument’ http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/cnbc-host-blasts-climate-activists-rich-people-argument <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> ‘Squawk Box’ interview with historian Rupert Darwall highlights climate politics’ attack on poor people and nations. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/sean-long">Sean Long</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr">Global warming activists’ arguments are for the rich and ignore harm to the poor, according to one CNBC host.</p><p dir="ltr">CNBC “Street Signs” co-anchor Brian Sullivan said on March 21 that climate activists constantly push for a shift to renewable energy, but they often forget the impact to poor communities and energy prices.</p><p dir="ltr">Sullivan and other CNBC anchors interviewed historian Rupert Darwall on “Squawk Box,” who explained the negative economict impact green policies have had on European economies in particular.</p><div class='signature'><p>— Sean Long is Staff Writer at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/@SeanLong717" target="_blank">Follow Sean Long on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/cnbc-host-blasts-climate-activists-rich-people-argument" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Brian Sullivan climate climate activist Climate Change CNBC energy policy energy prices Europe Germany Global Warming green energy green policies history natural gas politics Poverty Putin renewables Rupert Darwall rural poor Russia Squawk Box The Age of Global Warming Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:23:23 +0000 julia.seymour 45818 at http://archive2.mrc.org