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…
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…
Michael Klare sees a bad moon rising. I hope you got your things together:
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…
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…
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…
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…
Did you hear the story about how your zodiac sign supposedly changed? It set off a panic not seen since War of the Worlds. Although it was a false alarm, astrology buffs were still on edge this week, so it makes sense that The Huffingwoo Post would try to calm their nerves–not once, but twice.
At the end of the day, it wasn’t the lefty/socialist/Marxist world domination cabal that got to Jeff Id: The idiots pushed me over the edge tonight. So Jeff’s turning his blog spurs in. I will miss him. Really. I need good foils. Seriously, I’ve read Jeff’s blog enough to know he has a young family,…Continue Reading…
America’s most famous mob family may be gone, but who is anyone kidding here, with this “biggest Mafia takedown ever”? Wise guys are like zombies. One gets whacked or goes to jail and another takes his place. But oh, those names: By early Thursday, TV stations showed some of the suspects “” mainly middle-aged or…Continue Reading…