Monthly Archives : August 2012

A New Chapter in the Climate Debate?

A war on drugs whose objective is to eradicate the drug market “” to stop drugs from arriving in the United States and stop Americans from swallowing, smoking, inhaling or injecting them “” is a war that cannot be won. This is a statement that should surprise no one. It comes at the end of…Continue Reading…

The Conversion Meme

In a 2006 NYT op-ed, environment writer Gregg Easterbrook pronounced: based on the data I’m now switching sides regarding global warming, from skeptic to convert. In 2011, in an essay titled, “Confessions of a Climate Change Convert,” conservative blogger D. R. Tucker said: I was defeated by facts. While others have made similar conversions over the last…Continue Reading…

What If This Summer Isn't the 'New Normal'?

If you follow climate-concerned bloggers and tweeters, as I do, you probably have noticed there is frequent mention of weather that implies a connection to climate change. Otherwise, what’s the point, right? By way of example, browse Bill McKibben’s tweets. He’s become a dutiful chronicler of weather-related bad news. If you want to know that…Continue Reading…