Saturday, August 13, 2011

SongBird Survival is campaigning for high-quality science - FT.com
The RSPB even ignores its own research. Its own study with the University of East Anglia into the impact of climate change on the woodlark embarrassingly found that woodlark productivity had halved due to increased levels of predation.
A dim light on global warming - Lomborg - The Economic Times
The current attempt by Republicans in the US Congress to roll back America's effort to ban incandescent bulbs has revived this discussion. Many contend that the agenda is being driven by knuckle-dragging climate-change deniers. But it's worth taking a closer look at the premise that banning things is the smartest way to tackle global warming.

Let's be clear: we do need to tackle climate change.
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You might imagine that people could choose the right light bulbs for themselves. But proponents of phasing out access to incandescent bulbs argue that they know better. As US Energy Secretary Steven Chu put it recently, "We are taking away a choice that continues to let people waste their own money.

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