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And Now, Pachaurigate

February 14, 2010

Posted by George Black in Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment

Tags:
climatechange, india, IPCC, media, newyorktimes, pachauri

In case you're tempted to think that the Democrats' loss of their Senate super-majority is the main reason for the sudden change in tone in the debate over climate change and legislation, hold on a second. Public engagement in the...

Whose national security?

June 26, 2008

Posted by George Black in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
drought, globalwarming, intelligence, military, nationalsecurity, sealevelrise

We've been through a kind of cultural revolution in the last two years over global warming. Hardly anyone seriously disputes the science any more (though I'm sure I'll hear from some who do), and whatever the outcome of the November...

The old human nature problem

June 25, 2008

Posted by George Black in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
bangladesh, nationalsecurity, sealevelrise

My worst arguments with my father were always about human nature. He was a dyed-in-the-wool conservative, and his trump card in any political dispute was always to say that my high ideals about social reform were all very nice, but...

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