Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Is environmentalism bad for fighting climate change? « The Berkeley Blog

But when it comes to fighting climate change, a movement designed to stopping things is counter-productive.  We need the opposite dynamic, because our task now is to build our way toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions.  That means building a significant amount of new housing, services, and job centers in urbanized areas near transit; building renewable energy facilities both locally and in rural regions; building new rail and busways through developed cities and towns; and fostering a regulatory environment where innovation in clean technologies can take place without years of delay and uncertainty brought on by often well-intentioned environmental laws.

Depolarizing Climate Science - Science News

Global warming has become a hot-button topic, and some analysts think they’re beginning to tease out why

On Alex Trebek's Jeopardy, Global Warming Skeptics Test Better In Science Than Alarmists - Forbes

Alex Trebek: “The answer is, “Railroad engineering and astronomy.”

Jeopardy champion: “What is the training of the top ‘scientist’ overseeing the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the top ‘scientist’ overseeing official U.S. government temperature compilations?”

Alex Trebek: “That is correct! Congratulations, you are our new Jeopardy champion!”

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