[Pollinator] Re: A rosy view of climate change and butterflies

[Matthew Shepherd (Xerces Society)]

After sending out the brief email yesterday (see below) about the article from CO2 Science, I've had several responses from people concerned that I might be supporting the opinions expressed in the article. I sent the email in what I hoped was a tongue-in-cheek style, but even some people who know me well didn't catch that when they saw the message. Comments lose their subtlety when typed; humor doesn't travel well by email. My comments, intended to be ironic, could well be read as being supportive of the views expressed in the article.

To be plain, I do not support the opinions of CO2 Science. Neither does the Xerces Society.

Sorry if I caused confusion. I hope that this email will clear away any concerns or misunderstandings.

Matthew

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On 12/13/2005 at 4:17 PM Matthew Shepherd (Xerces Society) wrote:
For an up-beat view on the impact of increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 on butterflies, read the article on the CO2 Science web site at http://www.co2science.org/scripts/CO2ScienceB2C/subject/i/summaries/butterflies.jsp. It seems that climate change will only bring good things for butterflies.

Matthe
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