nytimes.com - 5/1/2009
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The 2008 election ended the reign of junk science in our nation’s capital, and the chances of meaningful action on climate change, probably through a cap-and-trade system on emissions, have risen sharply. But the opponents of action claim that limiting emissions would have devastating effects on ...
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Drumbeat: May 1, 2009
The Oil Drum —
... have often moved out of step with glaciers in the northern hemisphere, pointing to strong regional variations in climate.
Freeman Dyson and the irresistible urge to be contrary about climate change
Dyson's purpose seems to be to throw out "heretical" ideas that can then spur further debate...
"I like to express heretical opinions," Dyson said, with an impish gleam in his eye. "They might even happen to be true."
Krugman: An Affordable Salvation
Yes, limiting emissions would have its costs. As a ...
Nobelist Krugman attacks “junk economics”: Climate action “now might actually help the economy recover from its current slump” by giving “businesses a reason to invest in new equipment and facilities”
Climate Progress —
... Nobel prize-winning NYT columnist Paul Krugman has an excellent piece on climate economics 101, “An Affordable Salvation.” It follows an economic lesson he gave on ...
More good news for climate protection: Study finds benefits swamp the costs
Switchboard, from NRDC —
... transformation, create millions of clean energy jobs, and protect itself from dangerous dependence on foreign oil, all while protecting the planet from the most dangerous impacts of global warming pollution. The American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), passed last June by the U.S. House of Representatives, will put us on a path of innovation and economic growth. That's the conclusion of some of the world's top economists, including two Nobel prize-winners (click here, here, and here--see page 10).
Yet whenever these opportunities are near, the debate ...
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