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  • Eco Doom & Gloom Predictions Usually Wrong

    Mr. Sptizer declares that the Chamber of Commerce ''has been wrong on virtually every major public-policy issue of the past decade''. Funny, but environmental activists have been wrong for the past FOUR decades yet Mr. Spitzer appears to feel they aren't to be questioned (in his view, this is apparently one of the Chamber's biggest sins). Back ...
    Posted to The Best Policy by TripodGirl on October 16, 2009

  • Re: What's the responsible way?

    The locals (I am an Albertan) are demanding that the issues be dealt with. The provincial government has set aside over a billion (Canadian) dollars to sequester CO2. The companies are required to find ways to reduce tailings ponds and water usage. The amount of water and energy consumption per barrel of oil has decreased a lot over the last 30 ...
    Posted to Green Room by aardvark77 on June 26, 2009

  • Re: What's really scary...

    Most eco-conscious people are not against fun. The bottom line of all ecological debate is that there are certain processes that are not sustainable. As it is, our Halloween culture is unsustainable. Most of the article is just pointing out that Halloween is a much more energy intensive holiday than most would think. I think the article is ...
    Posted to The Green Lantern by Careyagimon on November 1, 2008

  • Is Landsburg for real?

    As with any of Professor Landsburg’s arguments, the logic is impeccable, he’s a clever chap. But as with any logical derivation, it is the initial assumptions from which the conclusions are drawn about which we should be wary. In the case of this article, the implicit assumption revolves around just exactly who counts in future generations. The ...
    Posted to Everyday Economics by moresexplease on September 15, 2008

  • Rising Smugness Swamps all Reason

    Clearly - according to Fraywatch - all is well in the Eco-Temple. Hate to break-up the prayer circle, but - for the record - there is no scientific consensus on the catastrophic effects of climate change, and - actually - there can be no purely scientific consensus, because the effects will be in the space where the natural world, the economic ...
    Posted to The Spectator by Marcus61 on August 15, 2008

  • Re: A Response from Andrew Revkin

    Beautifully stated! The science issues are: i) whether or not we have anthropogenic CO2 mediated global warming (settled in the affirmative); ii) what the magnitude and varied impacts of this warming will be (not settled). The complementary policy issue is what - if anything - should be done about this. As a layman, I'd be happy to restrict my ...
    Posted to The Spectator by Marcus61 on August 11, 2008

  • Global warming consensus: bait and switch

    Whether or not we experiencing anthropogenic climate change is not the interesting or difficult issue; rather, what could or should be done to adapt to, or prevent global change - of all sorts, not just climate mediated change - is where we should have information, and debate. But the consensus-mongers among us are trying to push the view that ...
    Posted to The Spectator by Marcus61 on August 10, 2008

  • Comments on article and discussion

    Interesting discussion. I work in the field of computer modeling of nonlinear physical phenomena, although not in the particular field of climate modeling (my PhD is in physics). Every month or so I do a quick review of some of the literature concerning the climate debate. Thank you, Ron, for a nice article on the subject of reporting ...
    Posted to The Spectator by colorless.blue.ideas on August 9, 2008

  • Fat enough

    I couldn't even finish this article. I am sure that some people can't help being fat. All your science aside I have known many people that went from an active lifestyle to an inactive one and gained a lot of weight. Period. If you don't care enough about your own body to eat right, exercise, and generally take care of the one and only thing in ...
    Posted to Green Room by digitalmonkeys on July 11, 2008

  • Hybrids, not as good a move as you think

    Before you go out and buy a hybrid you may want to look into turning your current vehicle into a hybrid. In recent years many advances have been made towards using hydrogen in conventional gas burning engines. While some ideas seem to have been made by crack pot hippies or your neighbor experimenting in his garage some ideas will actually work. ...
    Posted to The Green Lantern by allanmain on July 8, 2008
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