Category Archives: Environmentalism

“hubristic overestimation of human significance”

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Joel

Wow… there are certainly benefits to having a sick day… with all this extra time on my hands I just keep coming across polemic GEMS like this: Hubristic overestimation of human significance — in this case both for doing harm and … Continue reading →

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IPCC deniers

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Joel

Wow.  Clive Crook literally destroys the IPCC in on ‘The Atlantic’ Blog.  Kudos for his honesty: I’m also surprised by the IPCC’s response. Amid the self-justification, I had hoped for a word of apology, or even of censure. (George Monbiot … Continue reading →

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transparency?

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Joel

What is transparent about silencing global warming skeptics at the EPA? just asking…

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Dangerous Cars – WSJ

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Joel

Behold the folly of Central planning: In today’s automobile fleet, the majority of the pollution comes from the oldest, dirtiest cars. In fact, the dirtiest 10% of the cars account for more than 50% of smog and carbon monoxide. The … Continue reading →

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ethanol shmethanol…

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Joel

As usual… the “green” movement has some serious explaining to do: California regulators have apparently discovered it ain’t easy being green… “ethanol yields about 30% less energy per gallon of gasoline, so miles per gallon in internal combustion engines drop … Continue reading →

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aye, mayte!

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Joel

What he said: My current concern with the emissions trading scheme is that a religious fervour has built up around the altar of global warming. Those who serve at the altar have become ruthless in their denigration of alternate views. … Continue reading →

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wind energy has problems??? NOOOO.

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Joel

Windmills of Change, originally uploaded by red321. Expansive dreams about renewable energy, like Al Gore’s hope of replacing all fossil fuels in a decade, are bumping up against the reality of a power grid that cannot handle the new demands. … Continue reading →

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slow-bleed strategy

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Joel

Two things* have grabbed my attention this week. First, Stanford University has a really interesting interview with Christopher Hitchens, an interview which isn’t necessarily recent, but is nevertheless relevant. Secondly, I have been trying to understand the almost religious fervor … Continue reading →

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