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A child dies in Rio in a storm: your and my responsibility.
Archive for the ‘Climate change’ Category
March 4th, 2010
Brazil, where I´m currently living, has greatly improved its environmental policies recently under President Lula. His government took on and defeated the Amazonian rancher lobby, and deforestation has slowed. Lula does not seem to have paid a political price for this – most Brazilians live on the coast or in the south, and don´t [...]
February 25th, 2010
Category: Climate change, Energy and Environment
A simple beekeeping analogy to precaution in climate change.
February 25th, 2010
Yippee!!
The environmental benefits of this move are clear, but it will also make the roads safer.
Next up, SUVs? We can hope.
February 21st, 2010
Category: Climate change
I’m not sure what the right GHG tax is, but it sure ain’t zero.
January 20th, 2010
Category: Climate change
It’s the right approach to both health care and climate change.
January 5th, 2010
Category: Climate change
Bush forbade the intelligence community to provide satellite imaging to climate modelers; Obama reversed the decision. Makes sense if both of them think that the imaging will support global-warming claims.
December 23rd, 2009
Category: Climate change, Uncategorized
Not a silly idea. But who’s going to manage it?
December 13th, 2009
Category: Climate change
The big difference between a 2 degree and 3 degree global warming target.
December 10th, 2009
Category: Climate change
If anyone tries to tell you that uncertainty about climate change is a reason for inaction, he’s either a fool or a scoundrel. Probably a bit of both.