Carbon Dioxide Regulation Contradicts Stimulus Spending » The Foundry

[Ben Lieberman] The environmental movement itself is, by design, anti-growth. After all, these are the individuals and organizations that regularly fight to stop new factories, power plants, and construction projects. For them, environmental concerns, real or exaggerated, almost always trump economic ones, and it is rare for them to be lacking an excuse to oppose a project.

Overall, an economy that tries to operate to the satisfaction of environmental activists will be a substantially weakened one, and an attempt at a stimulus via a greening of the economy will always be self-defeating and a net job killer.”

Prometheus | Some background on Roger Pielke Jr

I strongly support Barack Obama, did so during the campaign, and will continue doing so. His election was a great moment not just for the United States, but for people everywhere.
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I have a Ph.D. in political science with specialization fields of public policy, American politics, and quantitative methods. I am currently a Professor of Environmental Studies. My expertise is in science and technology policy. So calling me a “political scientist,” “professor of environmental studies,” “expert in science and technology policy” are all fair.