Posted on May 31, 2012 | Comments Off on Legislating Sea Level Rises Out Of Existence
Hey, if the California Air Resources Board can create an entire cap and trade industry just by inventing emissions 340% higher than any actual evidence, it can go the other way. Science is all postmodern and relative that way - once you let people you agree with make stuff up, anyone can do...
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Posted on May 31, 2012 | Comments Off on Legislating Sea Level Rises Out Of Existence
Hey, if the California Air Resources Board can create an entire cap and trade industry just by inventing emissions 340% higher than any actual evidence, it can go the other way. Science is all postmodern and relative that way - once you let people you agree with make stuff up, anyone can do...
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Posted on May 31, 2012 | Comments Off on Farm Schism: Can You Be Successful And Still Be Called Fair Trade?
The fair trade movement is in its seventh decade but has an internal problem. Fair trade, as a concept, sought originally to make sure small people got a fair deal - a Mennonite visiting Puerto Rico saw the poverty levels of people there and decided to help them make more money, rather than advocating to give them government handouts (I know, I know, zany religious types)....
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Posted on May 31, 2012 | Comments Off on Why Everyone Should Love a Carbon Tax
Even during a time of national concern over the economy, a recent study published in Nature Climate Change concluded that the average American would be willing to spend up to 13% more on electricity bills to support clean energy. In the past several decades, Americans have shown a willingness to help the environment if they know new laws will actually help. And today, they especially like the...
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Posted on May 31, 2012 | Comments Off on Why Everyone Should Love a Carbon Tax
Even during a time of national concern over the economy, a recent study published in Nature Climate Change concluded that the average American would be willing to spend up to 13% more on electricity bills to support clean energy. In the past several decades, Americans have shown a willingness to help the environment if they know new laws will actually help. And today, they especially like the...
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