[This is a work in progress and largely taken from previous posts, but readers might find some value in it in the meanwhile.] 1. Heated but vacuous climate wars On environmental issues in general and climate in particular, find me someone ranting about “Malthusians ” or "environazis"...
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TokyoTom
on Wed, Feb 10 2010
Filed under: property, rent-seeking, energy, Enviro Derangement Syndrome, power, climate change
Michael Giberson at Knowledge Problem points to recent press coverage of the profoundly negative and perverse role being played by public utilities and their regulators. Who knows, but isn`t there an opportunity here for market liberals and environmentalists to push for deregulation and greater competition...
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TokyoTom
on Thu, Oct 15 2009
Filed under: power, deregulation, climate change, efficiency, public utilities, mandates, Giberson
"If you cannot measure it; You cannot improve it." -- Lord Kelvin I noted in February (" Empowering power consumers: Google beta tests software to give consumers real-time info ") that Google , whose climate change-related efforts I've blogged about previously , has been beta...
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TokyoTom
on Fri, Oct 9 2009
Filed under: Coal, power, Google, climate change, chamber of commerce, Milloy, utilities
The incessant calls for - and criticism of - government-funded/mandated "green/clean power" pork both ignore root causes and potential common ground. As a result, both sides of the debate are largely talking past each other, one talking about why there is a pressing need for government policy...
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TokyoTom
on Sat, May 23 2009
Filed under: power, Kiesling, Jerry Taylor, Google, smart grid, green jobs, electricity, climate change, Joskow
[Snark Factor: Ridiculously High ] In honor of Earth Day, yesterday Dr. George Reisman , Professor Emeritus of Economics at Pepperdine University and author of Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics , put up a fun little post that mocks the full-employment arguments made by President Obama on behalf of...
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TokyoTom
on Thu, Apr 23 2009
Filed under: Reisman Rule, Enviro Derangement Syndrome, power, climate change, Lew Rockwell