The Angst of Wal-Mart

BusinessWeek has an article about the problems facing Wal-Mart as it tries to regain its reputation with Wall Street. I don’t shop at Wal-Mart that often, in fact months can go by without me setting foot in there. I go there if it seems to be the most likely place for me to find something [...]

Is Richard Lindzen Credible?

Newsweek gave prominent AGW denier Richard Lindzen a platform to make some of his usual claims. When the letters objecting to those claims came pouring in they posted them with a reply from Lindzen and called it a forum.
Here are some links to various articles and opinions about Lindzen from Wikipedia, SourceWatch, Environmental Economics, Logical [...]

If She Meant It

So I’m listening to NPR’s Talk of the Nation Science Friday. They’re discussing how to reduce your carbon footprint. I’ve done a bit and have lots more to do in that area so I’m listening and feeling a bit sheepish. Then a woman comes on and talks about how she moved from an urban area [...]

Appearance, not substance

…is apparently all that matters to this administration. Ethanol is only good if a way is found to produce enough to make a difference without wreaking havoc in the corn market. They trumpet a fuel standard but refuse to consider CAFE standards.

Things are rarely simple

In another article related to global warming it seems that it isn’t always good to plant trees. Remember, location, location, location. Trees in the subarctic would apparently seem to reduce albedo in areas that do still have snowpack and therefore be a negative for helping with global warming.

It’s Not Just the Polar Bears

Polar bears aren’t the only arctic species threatened by global warming. National Geographic reports that the arctic fox is also threatened with extinction.

Useful Info about cars

When you think about cars and their effect on the environment here’s some useful information from howstuffworks.com. Remember, CAFE standards matter too.

A Really Big Book

I’m currently re-reading Pandora’s Star by Peter F. Hamilton before proceeding to read it’s sequel, Judas Unchained.

It would make for a great class.

The New York Times’ region section tells a wonderful story about someone who tells stories. To young people it often doesn’t take too many years for something to have moved into ancient history that they feel has no relevance to them. An 81 year old substitute teacher who combines more standard instruction with oral history from [...]

Multiple Government Disorder

I am always somewhat puzzled when I read of people speaking of how everyone needs to reason with Iran. While it is most certainly true that there is no justification for the use of military force in the near future I question how much attention the people who make these statements are really paying to [...]