CNBC caught soliciting essay that would call global warming a ‘hoax’

An editor for business-friendly CNBC — which has featured climate-change denialists in the past — was caught trying to solicit another skeptic for an op-ed on its website.

According to the progressive blog Republic Report, CNBC.com sent an invitation to retired economist Alan Carlin to give his opinion regarding “Risky Business,” a study commissioned by a group headed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I), former Treasury secretary Henry Paulson, and former hedge fund entrepreneur Thomas Steyer.

“Given this new report on the cost of climate change, wanted to extend an invitation to Alan Carlin to write an op-ed for CNBC.com,” commentary editor Cindy Perman wrote. “Can be on the new report or just his general thoughts on global warming being a hoax.”

As the Los Angeles Times reported, the study found that communities along the Gulf Coast and Eastern seaboard could see the costs of storm-related damages increase by at least $3.5 billion per year. Temperatures across the U.S. could increase to the point that the country would experience two or three times the amount of days with highs over 95 degrees.

But Perman mistakenly contacted another site, DeSmogBlog, which focuses on media coverage of climate change. DeSmogBlog forwarded the email to The Raw Story on Thursday.

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