Its religion. ============ By Eric McFarland April 27, 2015 7:11 p.m. ET The ghosts of Lenin and Mao might well be smirking. Communist and authoritarian nations are moving to take global leadership in, and profit from, the commercial use of nuclear power, a technology made possible by the market-driven economies of the West. New research and development could enable abundant, affordable, low-carbon energy as... Read more
Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category
Rethinking the U.S. Surrender on Nuclear Power
April 29 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Environment, The LeftFossil Fuel Free Is No Country for the Poor
March 28 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, EnvironmentAs I have posted before: Fossil fuels have done more to improve the lot of the poor than ANYTHING ELSE in the past, or ANYTHING proposed by the benevolent elite. ============ By Donald J. Boudreaux March 27, 2015 5:56 p.m. ET Richard Branson,Arianna Huffington and several other business icons recently called on world leaders to commit to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Such a... Read more
Environmental Religion
March 17 | Posted by mrossol | Environment, Global Warming, The LeftVery good argument, indeed. ============ From a speech by the late novelist Michael Crichton to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, 2003: Today, one of the most powerful religions in the Western World is environmentalism. Environmentalism seems to be the religion of choice for urban atheists. Why do I say it’s a religion? Well, just look at the beliefs. If you look carefully,... Read more
Climate Free Speech
March 17 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, EnvironmentThe press is talking about the Ohio River flooding interesting that misuse of Federal power to squelch those with whom you disagree. ============== March 16, 2015 7:31 p.m. ET The Congressional Democrats trying to smear climate skeptics are betting that the threat of a federal investigation will muzzle academics and companies that question their climate-change agenda. So a round of applause for those... Read more
Fossil Fuels Will Save the World (Really)
March 14 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Environment, Global Warming, Politically correct, ScienceI think the right honorable gentleman makes some very keen observations. === By Matt Ridley March 13, 2015 5:33 p.m. ET The environmental movement has advanced three arguments in recent years for giving up fossil fuels: (1) that we will soon run out of them anyway; (2) that alternative sources of energy will price them out of the marketplace; and (3) that we cannot... Read more
The Perilous Thawing Permafrost!
March 13 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, EnvironmentCan’t say I agree with the author, 100%, shoot, probably not 70%, but I like the point he makes about Disney. Some organizations don’t really get into “the facts”. ====== From remarks by Robert J. Papp Jr., U.S. special representative for the Arctic and retired Coast Guard admiral, at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., March 12: A very bright young lady... Read more
