Getting Real on Climate Change

American Prospect by Ted Nordhaus, Michael Schellenberger | Dec. 1, 2008 (Special Report)

Obama faces the deepest recession the United States has seen in decades, a failing health system, and a crumbling infrastructure. His top priority will be to get the U.S. economy back on its feet. Yet there is little evidence that greens have come to terms with this reality. Like conservatives who see tax cuts as the solution to all problems, greens are now offering carbon auctions and energy taxes as the answer to the economic crisis. "Capping global ... Full Story »

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Subjects: Politics, U.S., Sci/Tech, World
Topics: Obama Administration, U.S. Congress, Climate Change, Global Warming
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Dec 1, 2008 - 8:22 AM PST
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Dwight Rousu (review), George Blahusiak (review), Norman Rogers (review)
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 by Dwight Rousu - Dec. 1, 2008

The article advocates some major mind-shifts in what energy policies are politically practical in the current timeframe. It is interesting and thoughtful.

I do not go along with nukes or ethanol, and the economics and technology of carbon sequestration makes it unlikely. The taboo topic of ... More »

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 by George Blahusiak - Dec. 1, 2008

Politics. No detail on how to solve the problem.

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Dec. 1, 2008
Kaizar posted this story.
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 by Norman Rogers - Dec. 1, 2008

These guys are right that carbon reduction is going no place because raising the price of gas is not good politics. Investing in research can easily be overdone. They seem to think the more money the better. That they are so quick to abandon CO2 reduction shows they don't really believe in global warming.

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