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Tag: Michael Shellenberger
White House “Desperate… Panicking” Over Saudis and Oil
Civilization depends on cheap energy, and we are right to expect that our political leaders put the provision of it above electoral politics.
The Bright Side of the Manchin/Schumer Climate Deal
Guest “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” by David Middleton While there is a lot to dislike about the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, it’s infinitely better than…
New York Fed: Weather Disasters do NOT Threaten Bank Profits
Michael Shellenberger highlighting a New York Fed report which trashes the idea that climate change is a threat to the US financial system.
Texas State Geologist Scott Tinker: The Bad Assumptions Underpinning COP26 and the Impending Energy Train Wreck
Guest “Reality can be a harsh teacher” by David Middleton The world is already in an “energy crisis” of sorts due to the tremendous misallocation of capital from functioning energy…
Michael Shellenberger Evicerates Peter Gleick
In Apocalypse Never, I point to a pattern. Malthusians raise the alarm about a resource or environmental problems and then attack the obvious technical solutions. Malthus had to attack birth…
Books on the ‘Climate Emergency’ – Suggested Christmas Reading for Sceptics
Sceptics hoping to counter the mounting hysteria and calls for dramatic action to combat the ‘Climate Emergency,’ may want to ensure they are properly informed on the issues, in contrast…
British FT Positive Review for Two Climate Skeptic Books
The British Financial Times, like most British mainstream media, normally takes a radical green pro climate action stance. So it is a pleasant change to see the FT arguing against…
Peter Gleick Sticks Up for Malthusianism
2018 Sagan Prize winner, Peter Gleick, has written a review of Michael Shellenberger’s new book, Apocalypse Never and it’s been getting a lot of links from Shellenberger’s critics.
Michael Schellenberger: “Apocalypse Never” Slide Deck
Guest “nothing to add” by David Middleton Michael Schellenberger’s Environmental Progress page has published a very cool slide deck, related to his new book Apocalypse Never. Here are the first…
The Quick Brown Scientist Jumps Over the Lazy Hack
One of the sentences young journalists used as a training exercise when they were learning to type was “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” It probably still…
Michael Shellenberger’s Smack-Down of Alarmism
Guest “attaboy” by David Middleton Dec 4, 2019 Why Climate Alarmism Hurts Us All Michael Shellenberger I write about energy and the environment. In July of this year, one of…
Michael Shellenberger: Apocalypse Cancelled?
Guest “attaboy” by David Middleton Time Magazine “Hero of the Environment” and Green Book Award Winner Michael Shellenberger slaps down the apocalyptic climate change propagandists… Nov 25, 2019Why Apocalyptic Claims…
In Denial about the Science – Part 2, ARC in London
If Western civilisation is to persist, it needs more than anything else to save its science, because otherwise our civilisation will be conquered and replaced.