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2011

March (2011)

Smackdown: climate science vs. climate economics

Smackdown: climate science vs. climate economics

As I see it, there are two incommensurate stories being told about climate change. I’m not talking about the largely fake debate between those who say climate change is happening and human-driven (scientists) and those who say it isn’t (the GOP).

Source: Grist (2011) Read More

February (2011)

The top five stories of the year for climate hawks

The top five stories of the year for climate hawks

Cap-and-trade is deader than dead. Everyone in Washington officialdom knows that. Virtually no one in Washington officialdom understands how it would work or how much economists think it would cost, but they’re certain it’s bad, bad, bad and had to die.

Source: Grist (2010) Read More