The End of Global Warming: How to Save the Earth in 2 Easy Steps - Noah Smith - The Atlantic

Within the decade, solar could be cheaper than coal. Within two decades, cheaper than gas. When that happens, assuming we also have electric cars, it is game over for carbon emissions.

Am I being optimistic? Wildly. Global warming might still destroy the world. But technology has given us a fighting chance...Natural gas is the temporary ally. Cheap solar is the cavalry that will ride in to finally save the day.

Preventing catastrophic global warming might still be a long shot. But if we do the right things now, we just might make it.

Noah Smith - Authors - The Atlantic

Noah Smith is an assistant professor of finance at Stony Brook University.

New Energy ‘Problem’ – Gas From Shale Is Making Texas Schools Rich | The Global Warming Policy Foundation

Eight rural South Texas school districts helped by tax revenues from the Eagle Ford shale energy boom have been designated under state standards as “wealthy,” meaning they may have to surrender some of that money to poorer districts.

Unscripted with Davis Guggenheim and Laurie David - YouTube

[2006:  Starting around the 3:00 mark, Guggenheim talks about how CO2 allegedly caused Katrina, and how it also allegedly caused polar bears to drown in significant numbers.   Also amusing is his description of Hollywood actors and directors getting all excited when Gore walked into a party at Sundance]  Director Davis Guggenheim and producer Laurie David discuss their documentary on global warming, An Inconvenient Truth.