Yale 360 reports that India, like China before them, has announced that they will not agree to emissions’ restrictions. Obama has said that he opposes trade sanctions against countries who do not agree to carbon caps. From the Times’ article:
The House bill contains a provision, inserted in the middle of the night before the vote [...]
Posts Tagged ‘climate change’
Climate Change Legislation & the Developing Word
Posted in Economics, Environment, Politics, tagged China, climate change, Economics, emissions, Environment, global warming, India, Obama, Politics, Waxman-Markey on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recycling Schmycling
Posted in Economics, Environment, tagged bottled water, climate change, Environment, Gary Hirshberg, global warming, recylcing, Stonyfield Farm on September 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Recycling is the failure to reduce and reuse.”
– Gary Hirshberg, CEO Stonyfield Farm
Many people are so tired of hearing about green this and green that. To them, espousing environmental concerns or suggestions grates the ears, or perhaps consciences, more than George Bush professing to understand the economy. People are simply tired of hearing about it, [...]
Crack Addicts & Gas Pumps
Posted in Economics, Environment, Politics, tagged addiction, Arming the Donkeys, behavioral economics, climate change, crack, Dan Ariely, Daniel Kahnemann, Economics, gas, global warming, NYtimes, oil, Politics, Predictably Irrational, the economy, the environment, Thomas Friedman on September 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I don’t mind the high price of gas these days, not because I don’t drive–I do–but because I think gas ought to be priced this high, and probably even higher. These high prices should reduce the demand for gasoline, and the sooner this happens, the better; the continued unmitigated consumption of cheap fossil fuels could [...]
No Wonder Detroit is Dead
Posted in Economics, Science, tagged automotive, Bob Lutz, carbon, Chevy, climate change, Detroit, Economics, Environment, executives, global warming, Made in America, Stephen Colbert, the economy, Volt on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just finished watching yesterday’s Colbert. His interview with Bob Lutz was Colbert at his absolute best. Lutz was flummoxed for a solid half-minute when asked about global warming. Apparently, even though Chevy is about to release the Volt, their new electric car, which if popular could further reduce both our reliance on fossil fuels and [...]
