Earth Day taught us that we are interdependent. From John Baden. Coronavirus brings back plastic bags. From Sterling Burnett. Eco-reality strikes back on Earth Day. From Steve Milloy. The first human-caused megadrought? Anthony Watt says that claim is nonsense.
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….
A Laffer Curve for Pollution?
Most of us naturally assume that some pollution is the price we must pay for economic progress. That may be true, but studies show that more pollution is bad for health, IQ, productivity and employment. That means that pollution reduces human capital. There may be a “Laffer Curve” for pollution, just as there is for…
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.
Links: Coronavirus, Climate Change, Single-use Plastic
How coronavirus affects climate change: ‘Like someone standing on the beach worrying about sea level rise suddenly spotting a Tsunami.’ Coronavirus brings back the single-use plastic bag. How to stop poachers: Hire them.
Joe Bast Remembers Fred Singer
Excerpts from Joe Bast’s remembrance of Fred Singer, who died April 6 at the age of 95. On the Heartland Institute website: Fred Singer was a giant in the field of climate science. His careers in government, the academy, and then in think tanks gave him a breadth of knowledge and experience that mere specialists…