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The Lomborg chill effect hits again

October 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

Bjorn Lomborg is eloquent, articulate, suave, debonair and recklessly dangerous. Lomborg’s disingenous truthiness provides a fourth category to “lies, damned lies, and statistics” which might referred to “Lomborg statistics“. He struck again with a Times opinion piece calling into question UK investment plans to fight global warming. It is hard, almost, to account for all […]

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Tags: analysis · bjorn lomborg · carbon dioxide · climate change · climate delayers · Energy · truthiness

Calculating John’s Housing Carbon Footprint …

August 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

John McCain makes much noise about his concern for Global Warming, that he views it as real and something that requires action (even if his actions don’t match his words, also). A more prominent activist on Global Warming, Al Gore, has been hit hard for his supposedly excessive energy use at his home being at […]

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Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · 2008 Presidential Election · analysis · carbon dioxide · climate change · Energy · energy efficiency · Global Warming · green · john mccain

A Prosperous, Climate-Friendly Society

July 25th, 2008 · 9 Comments

  Peak Oil. Gas Prices. Global Warming. There are real problems and real threats with terrifying implications that merit response.   Yet, threat and crisis creates opportunity. We have, before us (and the US), an opportunity for transformation. For responding to threat and handling crisis to create something better, to turn to a better path. […]

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Tags: carbon dioxide · climate change · environmental · Global Warming

Throw off complacency: 100% renewable electricity

July 17th, 2008 · Comments Off on Throw off complacency: 100% renewable electricity

Al Gore has set a challenge: 100% clean electricity, 100%! Get us (the US, and eventually, all the globe) off coal. And, determine to do this within a decade. People are going to scream that this is impossible. They will be wrong.  This is possible, difficult to do in the timeline perhaps, but possible. They […]

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Tags: Al Gore · carbon dioxide · carbon neutral · Energy · environmental · government energy policy · green · politics · pollution · renewable electricity standards · renewable energy

The power of 350 … spreading the word

June 17th, 2008 · Comments Off on The power of 350 … spreading the word

Prior to the industrial era, the atmosphere was at about 280 parts per million of carbon dioxide. Now, we are about 387 and growing at nearly 2 ppm per year. The ‘old’ (a few years ago) scientific consideration was that it seemed we could stabilize, without utterly catastrophic risk, at 450 ppm or below. This […]

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Tags: carbon dioxide · climate change · emissions · environmental · Global Warming · green · jim hansen · political symbols · politics · pollution · Uncategorized

Truthiness into the inbox …

June 4th, 2008 · 6 Comments

It had seemed that ABEC had bit the dust, having been transformed into ACCCE. But, it seems that obituary might have been a bit too soon as my in-box just was filled with truthiness and deception from the astroturfing Americans for Balanced Energy Choices. Let’s take a brief look at this material from America’s coal […]

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Tags: cap and trade · carbon dioxide · carbon tax · climate change · climate delayers · coal · Congress · environmental · Global Warming · global warming deniers · government energy policy · politics · pollution · truthiness · Uncategorized

Waving a white flag … Samuelson and Global Warming

June 4th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Robert J. Samuelson simply doesn’t believe in America, in American ingenuity, in Americans ability to rise to challenges and solve problems. From an acquaintance, This week’s Newsweek magazine carries a column by Robert Samuelson, titled Just-Call It Cap-and-Tax. Samuelson likes to say he’s not an economist. In this column, he certainly showed that to be […]

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Tags: analysis · carbon dioxide · carbon tax · clean emissions · climate change · climate delayers · Congress · emissions · Energy · environmental · Global Warming · global warming deniers · lieberman-warner

Boxer’s Radio Jab on Global Warming

June 1st, 2008 · Comments Off on Boxer’s Radio Jab on Global Warming

Saturday, Senator Barbara Boxer gave the Democratic Radio Address. She spoke about the urgent need for our nation to act on global warming before it’s too late. This talk has material that merits cheering and other parts that merit groans. Join me after the fold for an examination of why Senator Boxer merits some Cheers […]

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Tags: analysis · cap and trade · carbon dioxide · Congress · emissions · Energy · Global Warming · global warming deniers · government energy policy · lieberman-warner · Uncategorized

Chambering a round against future commerce

May 9th, 2008 · 6 Comments

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce continues its deceptive campaign tour to fight any meaningful efforts to deal with Global Warming. Last week, the USCOC joined up with Senator George Voinovich in Columbus, Ohio, for the session deceptively entitled “Comprehensive Approach to Energy and Climate Change“. From the speech by USCOC President Thomas J. Donohue, he […]

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Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · 2008 Presidential Election · analysis · astroturfing · carbon dioxide · climate change · climate delayers · commerce · Congress · emissions · Energy · environmental · financial policy · Global Warming · global warming deniers · government energy policy · lieberman-warner · politics · pollution

Obama Message Coopted by Pollution Front Group

April 28th, 2008 · Comments Off on Obama Message Coopted by Pollution Front Group

The Astroturf Organization Formerly Known As ABEC has come out with a doozy of a first ad. In the battle to protect our future, the alphabet list of astroturf organizations working to undercut a habitable tomorrow is an ever-growing soup.  Tracking the  $35 million+ associated with “Americans for Balanced Energy Choices provided easily full-time employment […]

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Tags: astroturfing · carbon dioxide · coal · Energy · environmental · Global Warming

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