I’m leaving for the East Coast tomorrow morning for a series of meetings, including what I call my “anchor appointment” (i.e., the one event that absolutely shouldn’t be postponed or conducted by phone/email), my interview with Dr. Raj Pachauri, one …
Tag: global warming
Are the Dangers of Climate Change Exaggerated?
Frequent commenter and all-around good guy Tim Kingston just sent me this wonderful article in Wired Magazine defending the oft-heard concept that modern society has greatly exaggerated the dangers of rising population, diminishing resources, climate change, etc. Obviously, I hope …
George Will on Global Climate Change
The rank and file tea party pretty much uniformly buys the idea that the theory of global climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the rising tide of socialist forces. Zzzzzzzzzz. Sorry, I must have dozed off there for a …
Energy Policy – Hitting the Broad Side of the Barn
I’ve been thinking about my up-coming meeting with Dr. Raj Pachauri, who, among other things, serves as the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Pondering this in advance of the meeting, I wonder what I would do, …
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How Ugly Are Wind Turbines?
My wife and I had dinner last night with fine friends, a married couple who never disappoint us with their conversation; they’re both extremely well-rounded and intelligent people who care deeply about the plight of their fellow travelers here on …
Yale University's Fantastic Report on the Politics of Climate Change
Here’s a report from Yale University that sheds light on the politics of global climate change. Highlights include: • “A majority of all registered voters (55%) say they will consider candidates’ views on global warming when deciding how to vote.” …
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Climate Change, the Drought, and Social Stability
I look at Michael Klare (Professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts) as a kind of Craig Shields on intellectual steroids. He and I agree on essentially everything; the only real difference is his …
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Drought, Extreme Weather, and Global Climate Change
Here’s another article by frequent commenter Glenn Doty on the drought in the United States. Its publication roughly coincides with physicist Dr. Richard Muller’s op-ed in the New York Times, in which he summarizes the work performed over the past …
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Michio Kaku on Global Climate Change
Here’s a video in which Michio Kaku, physics professor at City College of New York, talks on global climate change. I’ve read a couple of his books, and I have to say that he has a wonderfully accessible writing style, …
Solar Photovoltaics On Wheels In Haiti
Here’s another example of a portable solar photovoltaic solution, currently being deployed in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. There is no doubt in my mind that disaster relief is a great target segment for such a solution. The incidence of disasters is up-trending …
