MikeR on Aug 22 2008 | Filed under: Economics, MikeR's Page
The Economist
Interesting article about the roots of the problem. What I found fascinating was this root cause.
the historical accident of a very low loss rate during the early history of subprime mortgage foreclosures in 2001-2002.
This is the reminder that “accidents” continue to happen and that our best models are always suspect. Lesson learned [...]
Peg on Aug 01 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Environment, Peg's Page, science
Do you ever find yourself holding views that are mutually exclusive? If so, do not despair. My experience is that virtually all of us do this, even if very rarely. With the thousands of issues and millions of details pertaining to those issues, it would not be shocking to note that at times, some [...]
Lance on Jul 28 2008 | Filed under: Economics, Environment, Lance's Page, energy
I know that many of you think that global warming, at least anthropogenic global warming, is a fraud. I am not so sure. Either way though, I think Peter Huber has the broad contours of any attempt to address it correct.
So does the climate computer have a real audience, or is it really just another [...]
Keith_Indy on Jul 10 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Yep, there sure is consensus about global warming…
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MichaelW on May 15 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Environment, Law, MichaelW's Page, energy, regulation, science
The march of the watermelons towards control of US policy continues apace:
Polar bears will now be listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act.
But in announcing the listing, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne said the decision should not be “misused” to regulate global climate change.
“Listing the polar bear as threatened can reduce avoidable [...]
Lance on Apr 25 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Environment
Over at Green Tech we get some figures that should be rather sobering for those who wish for alternative energy to be a significant source of energy in the near future:
Put another way, we’d need to equip 250,000 roofs a day with solar panels for the next 50 years to have enough photovoltaic infrastructure to [...]
Lance on Apr 19 2008 | Filed under: Environment, Lance's Page, Technology, energy
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ChrisB on Apr 04 2008 | Filed under: Chris' Page, Environment, Humor
Pirates Take French Cruise Ship and Gobal Temperatures to ‘Decrease’
It seems we have more correlation between pirates and global warming now. It may be time to update this graph with a downward and backward turn.
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Keith_Indy on Feb 26 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Environment, Keith's Page
Brrrr… it sure is cold out there. And now the data is in to prove it.
Over the past year, anecdotal evidence for a cooling planet has exploded. China has its coldest winter in 100 years. Baghdad sees its first snow in all recorded history. North America has the most snowcover in 50 years, with [...]
Peg on Feb 13 2008 | Filed under: Environment, Peg's Page
Please, if you have any humanity in you - do your part to add just a bit to global warming today.
It’s important.
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Lee on Feb 12 2008 | Filed under: Election 2008, Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
photo: Chris Dunn
Spiegel has a typically aggressive (and aggressively European) interview with John McCain today. In many ways it’s an interesting yet disappointing exercise, due to its focus on the perceived past sins of the Bush administration. While much ground is covered, a little too often Spiegel essentially asks “Bush did XYZ, which is bad. [...]
Lance on Jan 24 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Environment, Lance's Page, Media
Some highlights:
We have covered Antarctica many times in past essays, and despite literally thousands of websites claiming that some calamity is occurring in Antarctica related to global warming, we side with the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in this matter. Magazine covers have wonderful pictures of melting of the Antarctic, but IPCC [...]
Keith_Indy on Jan 11 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
One has to wonder if these newly discovered facts will be made part of the equations and modeling used to study global warming…
“Giant glaciers formed about 90 million years ago during a warm period when alligators thrived in the Arctic, researchers said Thursday, calling into question the belief that all ice melts in a “super [...]
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