The 37 percent Discrepancy
Well, this is interesting. Just could be a fuzzy math problem, I guess.
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Doomsday Chronicles, cont'd
This might be true: The United States continues to slumber while a catastrophe lies in wait. Increasing numbers of analysts and policymakers are warning of another super price spike for oil and the likelihood of “peak oil” more generally. But I wish the author good luck with this: It is time for public discussion of…Continue Reading…
Hydrocarbon Man
The sequel. It’s coming.
Climate Bridge to Nowhere?
It’s the bridge that everyone seems eager to build, from the oil & gas industry and Texas high-roller Slim Pickens to liberal think tanks and brainy MIT experts. Yes, I’m talking about that dreamy natural gas bridge to a “low-carbon future.” Hold on a minute, reports Pro Publica, or you might get a serious case…Continue Reading…
Was Carol Browner Another "Wind Dummy"?
In 2003, Christine Todd Whitman resigned as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). She lasted two years. In the Washington Post, a top EPA official–who had resigned a year earlier–lamented: Christine Todd Whitman’s tenure at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ended last month much the way it began, amid controversy over the Bush administration’s…Continue Reading…
Doomsday Chronicles, cont'd
Michael Klare sees a bad moon rising. I hope you got your things together:
Tale of Two ABC Climate News Reports
What a difference a year makes. Here’s Diane Sawyer on ABC News nearly one year ago, reporting on the connection between global warming and record snowfall: Here’s Sawyer on Friday, reporting on the connection between global warming and the “extreme winter” much of the nation is experiencing: The only difference I can tell is that…Continue Reading…
The Blame Game
A perturbed Joshua Green at The Atlantic pushes back at Brad DeLong. Green’s rejoinder seems convincing to me, except for this line: Unlike, say, health care reform, climate issues generally break down by geographic region rather than by party. That’s too sweeping a statement to make, especially with respect to specific legislation like the dead…Continue Reading…
Going Cheney on Climate Threat
There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about global warming being a “conflict accelerant” in volatile regions of the world. That discussion, which I’ve explored in articles and various blog posts, (see here and here) is focused on the potential geopolitical ramifications of climate change-related disasters (such as more frequent and severe floods,…Continue Reading…
Enviro China Lust
It just amazes me how some greens continue to entertain the notion that authoritarianism might be better for the future of humanity than democracy. Two years removed from a historic election, in which a black man was elected president of the world’s longest-lasting democratic government, try wrapping your mind around this question posed at Grist:…Continue Reading…