Editing Patrick Michaels (section)

==Early life==
Born in [[Berwyn, Illinois]], Michaels obtained an A.B. in biological science in 1971 and an S.M. in biology in 1975 from the [[University of Chicago]], and in 1979 he obtained his Ph.D. in ecological climatology from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/sites/default/files/documents/MICHAELS.CV_.2009.02.12.pdf |title=C.V. Patrick J. Michaels |publisher=[[United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce]] |date=February 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203144532/http://democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/sites/default/files/documents/MICHAELS.CV_.2009.02.12.pdf |archive-date=February 3, 2011}}</ref> His doctoral thesis was titled ''Atmospheric anomalies and crop yields in North America''.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Michaels, Patrick J. |year=1979 |title=Atmospheric anomalies and crop yields in North America |publisher=[[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]|oclc=6464506 }}</ref>

In 1991 and 1992, Michaels collaborated with [[Fred Singer]] in writing articles for the ''[[Washington Times]]'' rejecting the scientific consensus on [[ozone depletion]]. He advanced arguments on the subject as late as 2000.<ref name="Merchants" />