“The Population Bomb” is number three on Daniel Drezner’s top ten worst books in international relations. First, he [Ehrlich] was wrong on the specifics. Second, by garnering so much attention by being wrong, he contributed to the belief that alarmism was the best way to get people to pay attention to the environment. Third, by…Continue Reading…
Building on recent concerns, the U.S. Navy is mulling climate change a lot lately. (H/T, The New Security Beat.) Memo to Romm and other catastrophe-mongers: instead of conflating every major flood or wildfire with global warming, which is not credibly supported by science, why not talk more about the increasing apprehension within the U.S. military…Continue Reading…
Folks over at Oil & Gas Investor are finding consolation in the latest James Bond movie. And pretending to learn something new about the role oil plays in geopolitics. After seeing “Quantum of Solace,” Stephen Payne got to thinking about the world we live in and writes that, “unfortunately,” politicians need to have a sort…Continue Reading…
Remember the good old days? Well, according to Current Archaeology, The perception that much of prehistory was relatively peaceful is changing. I happen to think that Stanley Kubrick, in one indelible scene 40 years ago, already dispensed with that perception.
Over the years, anyone involved in Everglades restoration has alternately cheered and jeered the Miccosukee Tribe (unless, of course, they are on the tribe’s payroll). This is the latest (and to many Everglades advocates, most important) chapter in a long-running saga that seems beyond resolution.
As the newspaper industry continues to crumble all around us, as papers continue to slash staff and/or close down entirely, the burning question remains: During the time it takes to create a new sustainable model, who will cover your community, your local government, the people that fall between the cracks of society, the agencies and…Continue Reading…
Just what you want, pothunters made more effecient by meth. Jeez, archaeology can’t catch a break.
Oil and gas companies are understandably shrewd. If it’s not profitable to drill, they won’t drill. They’ll wait. They know the sun will rise again. As one economist puts it, the gas will be there when the economy recovers and prices improve. So if industry can pull up stakes and wait out the recession, why…Continue Reading…
You Rommians must be gluttons for punishment. Jacob Weisberg spent 105 words speculating on the merits of Freeman Dyson’s controversial climate change perspective. Romm countered with 1,154 words of same old, same old. That’s a crying shame.
The thing you have to respect about Thomas Friedman is that he does halftime adjustments as well as Bill Belichick. So climate activists would be wise to pay special attention to today’s column, because Friedman lays out the best game plan I’ve seen yet on how they can get their team back in the game….Continue Reading…