Every penny that leaves the hands of consumers does so by design, the final step in elaborate and often brilliant orchestrations of public policy, all the more brilliant because the public, for the most part, does not know who is profiteering on … [Read more...] about Enron’s Other Secret
Climate & Climate Change
Relative Humidity has been Falling
Correlation is not causation. But it is always exciting to see a good correlation between two variables that one assumes will correlate because of some theory or other. According to the ‘Saturated Greenhouse Effect’, a controversial theory … [Read more...] about Relative Humidity has been Falling
Gaia – Saved by the Seas
THE idea that the earth’s physical and biological systems adjust to perturbation through feedback systems is central to James Lovelock’s Gaia theory. Let me declare upfront that I don’t subscribe to this theory because I don’t see the earth as a … [Read more...] about Gaia – Saved by the Seas
Archbishop Endorses ‘Heaven and Earth’
The tide on climate change is starting to turn. The Australian government is becoming more cautious. Read more from Cardinal George Pell. … [Read more...] about Archbishop Endorses ‘Heaven and Earth’
The Coming Ice Age
We have heard much of the dangers of global warming due to carbon dioxide. But the potential danger of any potential anthropogenic warming is trivial compared to the risk of entering a new ice age. Read more here. … [Read more...] about The Coming Ice Age
Business That Sees Only Profit In Environmentalism: A Note from Bjorn Lomborg
"SOME business leaders are cozying up with politicians and scientists to demand swift, drastic action on global warming. This is a new twist on a very old practice: companies using public policy to line their own pockets. "The tight relationship … [Read more...] about Business That Sees Only Profit In Environmentalism: A Note from Bjorn Lomborg