Let’s begin with the obvious: It’s hard to believe that Canada will suffer from rising temperatures. It’s cold much of the year in Canada (average annual temperature, averaged across the country, is 22F.) But the Canadian government says climate change will hurt the nation’s economy by reducing labor productivity (even though it will increase tourism)….
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Cashing In on Climate Change Subsidies: It Helps to Be Rich
Somini Sengupta of the New York Times has candidly shared an analysis of “how to get government aid to ditch fossil fuels.” Here’s a sample (Sengupta cites research by two colleagues). “How do you cash in?” she asks. Her answers: “For those of you who own a single-family home, if you can fork out the…
A Gardener’s View of Climate Change
While the discussion of climate change often takes place on a global scale, I’ve come upon a refreshing review on a local basis, written by a North Carolina gardener with no axe to grind. Tom Packer has published a remarkably thorough examination of local historical climate trends. He observes that as recently as 2015 the…
Climate Change Policies on the Farm: ‘Excessive Spending in a Shotgun Approach’
Did you know that the recently passed IRA (“Inflation Reduction Act”) authorizes nearly $38 billion for agriculture, much of it to address climate change? (Keep in mind that the next farm bill, to be enacted in 2023, will also authorize billions for ag—$428 billion in the 2018 act.) The farm provisions of the IRA will…
‘Media Lying about Hurricanes and Climate Change.’ Michael Shellenberger Names Names.
Michael Shellenberger calls out the Financial Times, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and ABC News for misleading information about the frequency and intensity of hurricanes. He compares their often hyperbolic statements with actual facts and graphs from the National Oceanic and Aerospace Administration (NOAA). There has been little or no change in either…
The Absurdly Sad Furor over World Bank President David Malpass’s Views on Climate Change
It started September 20. The New York Times wrote: “President Biden should work for the removal of the head of the World Bank, former Vice President Al Gore said on Tuesday, calling him a ‘climate denier’ at an event coinciding with the United Nations General Assembly. “Hours later, David Malpass, the development bank’s president, defended…