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Those people are smart
Robert J. Shapiro of the The American Consumer Institute favors a carbon tax (PDF) over emission trading:
Based on recent economic analyses and evidence, it is clear that carbon taxes are the more effective and efficient strategy for addressing climate change, and provide stronger incentives to develop alternative fuels and more energy-efficient technologies.
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The latest from the makers of The Meatrix
The latest from Free Range Studios, makers of The Meatrix:
The DaVersity Code. Check it.
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A radio debate
Some people think that solar is too expensive to justify public spending. Put your public funds into energy efficiency now, which is much cheaper, and wait for solar's costs to come down. Severin Borenstein, Director of the University of California Energy Institute, is one such person.
Others think that the best way to have cheap solar in the future is to invest in building a market now -- if there is a market, private money will flow into R&D, ecomonies of scale will develop, and costs will come down. JP Ross of Vote Solar is a member of this camp.
On Saturday, they went mano-a-mano on Air America's EcoTalk. Listen to the fireworks here.
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First human-gene-containing rice gets initial approval, London hatches ambitious climate plan, and m
Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: CSI: My Apiary If At First You Don’t Secede But Wait, There’s More Carry On My Wayward Gene Yes We Ken Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: Something in the Way She Movies Blowing It Cleaning House
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Watch him dance
Watch as Multiple-Choice Mitt tries to say sensible things about energy independence without taking a stand on any particular scientific or policy issue: (via Hugg)
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Take a magical tour of discovery!
Ugh. I’ve got about 50 things stacked up to write about, but I’ve finally been struck by the illness that’s been floating around Seattle. I can’t breathe, my muscles ache, and my head is … fuzzy. I feel stoopid. Anyway, here’s a bunch of random stuff: I giggled and clapped so much my wife came […]
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Expressing energy consumption
A while back, I mentioned this idea of expressing energy consumption in "cubic miles of oil." I was not impressed. I feel better now that Engineer-Poet has expressed (far more intelligently) his own dissatisfaction:
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I’m sure this will get old someday
Inhofe at the Conservative Political Action Conference, quoted in the Washington Post: "I have been called — my kids are all aware of this — dumb, crazy man, science abuser, Holocaust denier, villain of the month, hate-filled, warmonger, Neanderthal, Genghis Khan, and Attila the Hun," he announced. "And I can just tell you that I […]
