Posts Tagged ‘ climate change ’

Cosmic Rays Still Changing Climate More Than Mankind Does

Sep 1st, 2011 | By | Category: Politics
I flippantly refer to my colleague Ray Blanco as "Cosmic Ray" for several reasons. One reason is that he built his own Wilson cloud chamber when he was a child. Cloud chambers detect ionizing radiation of the type that arrives on Earth from cosmic sources. I used to take a ...read more

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Blinder Understates Cost of Carbon Tax

Feb 4th, 2011 | By | Category: Economics, Featured
In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, Alan Blinder listed numerous alleged benefits of a phased-in carbon tax. Out of his entire column, he devoted a single sentence to the possible downside of his plan when he wrote, “No one likes to pay higher taxes.” A more balanced ...read more

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Gold, Climate Change and the Cap-and-Trade Revolution

May 28th, 2009 | By | Category: Energy, Featured, Gold
Last week, I spent a full day in a seminar on climate change. It was a totally sober and professional seminar, sponsored by a group that specializes in continuing legal education for attorneys. I heard talks by a variety of lawyers, academics and regulators, mostly about how “the train has ...read more

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The Direction of Energy Policy

Apr 30th, 2009 | By | Category: Energy, Featured
The other day I had lunch with a “brain trust,” of sorts.  Participants included a retired executive from an aerospace company.  This guy helped design and build many of the reconnaissance satellites that the U.S. has launched.  There was a senior executive from a large steel company.  There was a ...read more

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