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Stewardship Notes
- Mr. Freedman, Heal Thyself!
By E. Calvin Beisner, Ph.D. (September 2, 2009)
In a blog post at the Washington Post‘s Capital Weather Gang September 1 headlined “Obama Needs to Give a Climate Speech—ASAP,” Andrew Freedman wrote,
. . . The need for leadership on climate change science further solidifies when one considers current public attitudes on the issue. Recent polling...
- Manmade Global Warming’s Unlucky Number
By E. Calvin Beisner, Ph.D. (August 21, 2009)
Read the full article, including further evidence, graphs, and references, here.
13 facts that falsify the hypothesis of CO2-driven climate change and show costly carbon emission reductions needless and harmful:
1. Global warming’s real . . .
2. It’s been warmer before. . . .
3. Recent warming...
- One Cheer for WaPo’s Abandonment of Cap and Trade
By E. Calvin Beisner, Ph.D. (August 21, 2009)
Put simply, Waxman-Markey is a mess. The longer Americans examine the cap-and-trade bill before Congress, the worse it looks. It picks winners and losers. It’s filled with special favors doled out, on the one hand, to rent-seeking corporations who sought competitive edges not through better service...
- Video highlights the household costs of energy policy
A working, single mother describes how rising utility prices have effected her family’s budget.
By E. Calvin Beisner, Ph.D. (August 17, 2009)
This mom disconnected the hot water in her home and made turning off the lights into a game with her 8-year-old daughter. The video excerpted below highlights the plight of poor and working families who are facing ever-increasing energy prices. As the cost of energy goes up, so do prices for food,...
- Cash for Clunkers: Not Just Silly but Ethically Questionable
By E. Calvin Beisner, Ph.D. (August 13, 2009)
‘Clunkers’ Pile Up on Auto Dealer’s ‘Death Row’ - by Elizabeth Shogren (NPR, August 5, 2009)
The Shaky Economics of ‘Cash for Clunkers’ - by David Kestenbaum (NPR, August 6, 2009)
Critics Say ‘Clunkers’ Program Isn’t Very Green - by Christopher Joyce (NPR, August 3, 2009)
Clemency for Clunkers -...
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