Australian Flooding-Follow-Up
A little follow-up now on the Australian flooding. It has been the biggest weather story of the year so far, with many people using the terms biblical, historic, and record-breaking. The pictures and...
View ArticleSecondary Effects
Tony brought up the topic of ocean acidification yesterday. It is a topic we have covered a few times in the blog and is something worth monitoring year after year. Even if some method – such as solar...
View ArticleCost-Benefit Analysis, Natural Gas & the Oceans
One of the bright spots in energy production in recent years is that of natural gas. Many environmentalists have criticized natural gas because it is still a fossil fuel and it doesn’t help all that...
View ArticleWarm Acidic Oceans
Yesterday I detailed how economic considerations usually trump environmentalism (and AGW concerns) because of the near-term immediate impact of “economics”. When people are more worried about the next...
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