"Game Over for the Climate"
I think it would be faid to say that James Hanson is not a tar sands advocate: Game Over for the Climate, by James Hansen, Commentary, New York Times: Global warming isn’t a prediction. It is happening. That is why...
Shale Gas Hype: Subprime 2.0?
If my RSS reader is any guide, most of the press about shale gas has focused on two issues. First, shale gas is in considerable supply, cheap to produce, and burns far cleaner than other fossil fuels. Second, shale gas does not look so hot environmentally, all in. Fracking can pollute ground water (and potable...
The Clean Water Act Worked
Pollution levels off the California coast have dropped significantly since the passage of the Clean Water Act (i.e., contra Repulicans, government is not always the problem): First evaluation of the Clean Water Act's effects on coastal waters reveals major successes,...
George Washington: 2 Years After the BP Oil Spill, Is the Gulf Ecosystem Collapsing?
The BP oil spill started on April 20, 2010. We’ve previously warned that the BP oil spill could severely damage the Gulf ecosystem.
Since then, there are numerous signs that the worst-case scenario may be playing out....
Lower Growth Can Be Better Than Higher Growth
Whenever the subject of carbon taxes is raised, the inevitable response from the political right is that such a tax would lower economic growth and employment, and therefore we shouldn't do this (the "it will kill growth and jobs" objection...
Links for 2012-04-08
Monetary Mandate Mischief - Paul Krugman Welfare Limits Left Poor Adrift as Recession Hit - NYTimes.com Causal realism and historical explanation - UnderstandingSociety The Ex Ante Game Versus the Interim Game - Leisure of the Theory Class Service export sophistication...
Dr Pepper Snapple resolution: “green” v. speed…
While for many, spring heralds the arrival of tulips and daffodils, we also look forward to the bloom of proxies and shareholder proposals. One new proposal that’s interesting is in the proxy that Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) filed on March 29. This measure is one of more than a dozen shareholder proposals that the...
"Why Gas Prices Are Out of Any President’s Control"
One more quick one from the airport -- Richard Thaler attempts to nudge people away from the idea that the president can control gas prices (and he calls for an increase in the gas tax): Why Gas Prices Are Out...
"Global Warming Close to Becoming Irreversible"
The skeptics have decided that evidence isn't really evidence -- it's a grand conspiracy of thousands to fool the public -- so no amount of evidence will matter. Nevertheless, this is worth noting: Global Warming Close to Becoming Irreversible, by...
"What Should Trade Negotiators Negotiate About?"
Robert Skidelsky: ...The target of all versions of fair trade is “free trade,” and the most damaging attacks on FAIRTRADE have come from free traders. In Unfair Trade, a pamphlet published in 2008 by the Adam Smith Institute, Mark Sidwell...
The Right v. the EPA
This Real News Network story describes how the EPA is under attack from a very specific group of right wing interests are suing to try to prevent the EPA from acting to implement anti-carbon measures as stipulated in a Supreme Court decision. The intriguing bit is the group one might assume would be most opposed...
"What’s Wrong with Climate Change Economics?"
John Whitehead defends environmental economists: What's wrong with climate change economics?, Environmental Economics: Er, nothing? Joe Romm: Last week economist William Nordhaus slammed global warming deniers and explained that the cost of delaying action is $4 Trillion. As I wrote,...
