Joe Romm, deviating from his oeuvre, abandons science with this post. He begins: Three years ago, Climate Progress published “Should you or your kids keep a cell phone pressed against your heads for hours?” My answer back then was “no.” It still is. A year ago, I published, “Are cell phones safe? The verdict is…Continue Reading…
I’m confused. We have this news: Worldwide carbon-dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels reached a record 30.6 billion metric tons in 2010, an international energy group reports. And this admission: The shock rise means the goal of preventing a temperature rise of more than 2 degrees Celsius ““ which scientists say is the threshold for potentially…Continue Reading…
So it’s official: Germany is banning nuclear power. Those who applaud this decision are obviously taking the long-term view–they see a clean energy age on the horizon. But in the short term, let’s be clear-eyed about the tradeoffs. For starters, their are potentially huge climate consequences. I’m curious to hear what climate policy wonks and…Continue Reading…
A commenter (“Joshua”) at Climate Etc observes: How anyone can not see the tribal character of the combatants on both sides of this debate is astounding to me. Ensuing responses in the thread indicate that Climate Etc denizens don’t see this, so “Joshua” elaborated: My point is that a baseline assumption for everyone involved should…Continue Reading…