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More Government Won’t Fix Carbon Taxes

Posted on 2021-07-10 by jimbelton

Writing in the Guardian, Simone Tagliapietra opines The world won’t be a greener place until it’s a fairer one. Moving to a green economy will likely make the world less fair, since converting to electric vehicles and retrofitting buildings costs … Continue reading →

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Is Birthrate Decline a Bad Thing?

Posted on 2020-01-01 by jimbelton

I’m going to comment on the New York Times opinion piece The End of Babies by Anna Louie Sussman. In the fall of 2015, posters appeared around Copenhagen. One, in pink letters laid over an image of chicken eggs, asked, “Have … Continue reading →

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In the Coal Debate, there’s an Asian Elephant in the Room

Posted on 2017-11-13 by jimbelton

Canada, the UK, and others are talking about eliminating the use of coal to generate power. Coal burning causes close to half of global CO2 emissions. Only one problem: Our combined share of the total coal burned is tiny. As … Continue reading →

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