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In the News

Letter: In cycle of global cooling

with Bruce Berkowitz, Hoover Institutionvia TCPalm News
Friday, April 11, 2008

A century of solar warming has ended; our planet is cooling...

In the News

The Free-Market Case for Green: Chapter 5 of 5

by Peter M. Robinsonvia Uncommon Knowledge
Friday, April 11, 2008

T. J. Rodgers discusses the promise and pitfalls of the most popular alternative-energy sources (other than solar)...

In the News

The Free-Market Case for Green: Chapter 4 of 5

by Peter M. Robinsonvia Uncommon Knowledge
Thursday, April 10, 2008

In the cause of dealing with global warming, Al Gore proposes replacing payroll taxes with pollution taxes on CO2; Barack Obama supports “cap-and-trade,” in which businesses can emit CO2 to a certain level, after which they will need credits to do so; and John McCain leans toward cap-and-trade, but with an emphasis on subsidies for nuclear energy...

In the News

The Free-Market Case for Green: Chapter 3 of 5

by Peter M. Robinsonvia Uncommon Knowledge
Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Does solar power “pay,” in the capitalist sense of the word? Almost...

In the News

The Free-Market Case for Green: Chapter 2 of 5

by Peter M. Robinsonvia Uncommon Knowledge
Tuesday, April 8, 2008

T. J. Rodgers separates climate science from global-warming fiction: Do greenhouse gasses elevate temperatures?...

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The Free-Market Case for Green

by Peter M. Robinsonwith T.J. Rodgersvia Uncommon Knowledge
Monday, April 7, 2008

A dedicated, unabashed, free market capitalist, T. J. Rodgers takes a businessman’s and engineer’s view of global warming. How serious is it, and what should we make of the plans offered up by politicians such as Al Gore and Barack Obama to deal with it? If “cap and trade” or pollution taxes on CO2 are not the answer, what is? (39:52) video transcript

In the News

The Free-Market Case for Green: Chapter 1 of 5

by Peter M. Robinsonvia Uncommon Knowledge
Monday, April 7, 2008

Can a dedicated, unabashed, free-market capitalist also be a “green” environmentalist?...

In the News

Norman Borlaug just turned 94 – and is still going strong

with Henry I. Millervia Canada Free Press
Monday, April 7, 2008

During the “Eat This” segment of their docu-comedy series BS, Penn Jillette beat Teller in a round of their “Greatest Person in History” card game...

Analysis and Commentary

Pour cold water on 'global warming'

by Thomas Sowellvia Creators Syndicate
Sunday, April 6, 2008

It has almost become something of a joke when some "global warming" conference has to be cancelled because of a snowstorm or bitterly cold weather...

Analysis and Commentary

Abuse, Misuse of Peer Review Process Allow Spread of Scientific Misinformation

by Henry I. Millervia Heartland Institute
Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Those of us who regularly seek out information about scientific and medical subjects have learned there's a hierarchy of reliability...

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