Bret Stephens: Freaked Out Over SuperFreakonomics - WSJ.com

Suppose for a minute—which is about 59 seconds too long, but that's for another column—that global warming poses an imminent threat to the survival of our species.
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But when it comes to the religion of global warming—the First Commandment of which is Thou Shalt Not Call It A Religion—Messrs. Levitt and Dubner are grievous sinners.
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All these suggestions are, of course, horrifying to global warmists, who'd much prefer to spend in excess of a trillion dollars annually for the sake of reconceiving civilization as we know it, including not just what we drive or eat but how many children we have. And little wonder: As Newsweek's Stefan Theil points out, "climate change is the greatest new public-spending project in decades." Who, being a professional climatologist or EPA regulator, wouldn't want a piece of that action?

Part of the genius of Marxism, and a reason for its enduring appeal, is that it fed man's neurotic fear of social catastrophe while providing an avenue for moral transcendence. It's just the same with global warming, which is what makes the clear-eyed analysis in "SuperFreakonomics" so timely and important.

Global Warming Is a Myth James Altucher Says Invest for a Colder Planet: Tech Ticker, Yahoo! Finance

Global warming is a myth, or at least far from certain, according to James Altucher, managing director of Formula Capital.
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For investors, Atucher says the message is clear: Avoid solar stocks, since solar power is "never efficient" without massive government subsidies.

Insanity at Princeton dining halls: Will "going trayless" really prevent bad weather?

Despite initial concern over how students would react to the move to trayless dining, there have been few complaints. “I’m all for it,” Wilson College resident Erik Zyman ’12 said. “It may be slightly less convenient, but I think we can all take a hit for the environment.”

Acclimatizing to fighting climate change - The Daily Princetonian

Saturday afternoon I drearily trudged through the rain, thinking about all the studying I should be doing for my chemistry midterm on Monday and half-suspecting that no one else would be at Campus Club when I showed up. Happily, I was wrong.

Campus Club was full of students eating sustainably grown, local (free) food, watching various student groups perform and signing the USG’s sustainability pledge. Why? Because Saturday was the International Day of Climate Action.

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