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Banging the Drum on Science When It Fits Your Tune

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When Political Sensitivities and Science Collide with Religion

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On Economic Growth, the Environment and Climate Change

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The Media and Conventional Wisdom

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Why Must the Media Supersize Everything?

An emerging scandal–no matter how trivial or short-lived–is often sensationalized with the “gate” suffix. A similar hyping tendency is perhaps now on display with large, powerful storms. The hurricane that developed in the Caribbean in 2012, before weakening and making landfall in New York and New Jersey, was christened Superstorm Sandy. A year later, the tropical cyclone…Continue Reading…

Severe Weather = the New Normal is a Fraught Meme

This week NPR asks: When can a big storm or drought be blamed on climate change? If you have been nodding in approval to everything that Bill McKibben and his fellow climate concerned advocates say on this subject, then you already have your answer. And if you are familiar with the “new normal” meme, which I…Continue Reading…

A Climate Debate I Would Like to See

Of the all the famous names associated with climate change, there are two I would love to see headlined in a debate–against each other. Both of these individuals believe global warming presents an existential threat, both believe Big Green is part of the problem, and both offer a radically different path to decarbonization of the…Continue Reading…

India and the Iron Law of Climate Policy

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Distilling the Essence of Climate Change Complexity

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