A new anti-capitalist movement: ‘Degrowth’. The success and failure of Earth Day 1970, by Steve Hayward. Forest Service returns to quick fire suppression policy due to coronavirus. New GMO rice resists high heat, produces more grain.
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The Environmental Impact of Coronavirus
The World Meteorological Organization said the coronavirus pandemic is expected to push carbon dioxide emissions down by 6 percent this year, which would be the largest one-year decrease since World War II. WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said in a virtual briefing that the drop could be traced to the “lack of emissions from transportation and…
Coronavirus Models and Climate Change Models Have Limits
Coronavirus models and climate change models both have their deficiencies. Here are excerpts from Ken Haapala’s latest thoughts on the topic, from the SEPP website (Science and Environmental Policy Project): In the midst of the lock-down of much of the U.S. public and the collapsing economy; some Americans are learning a few important lessons….
New Links: Fuel Efficiency Standards, Nondisposable Waste, Bugs That Eat Plastic…
Life-saving benefits from less rigid fuel efficiency standards. ‘Bugs that eat plastic.’ NASA still says 97 percent of climate scientists accept human-caused warming; rejects request for modification.
What do radical environmentalists really think about saving lives?
What do radical environmentalists really think about saving lives.? Fred Singer, ‘Dauntless Purveyor of Scientific Truth,’ dies at age 95. Another view of the plague of locusts in Africa. Surviving the crisis? Thank fossil fuels.
A Property Rights Solution to Endangered Salmon
Writing for PERC, R. David Simpson gives an intriguing example of salmon preservation: Native American tribes in Oregon considered bidding on a dam license (to change its operations in ways that would protect salmon). The result: a productive relationship with the dam owners—a cooperative effort to protect salmon. Here is an excerpt from Simpson’s paper:…