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I've been using Google Reader recently, following the lamented death of Planet Fleck, and I suppose I have to admit its better.
Here are some "shared items" if, for some reason, you want to read what I read.
climate economics:
Category: climate economics
CH has resigned as a minister (he was Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, often just reported as "energy secretary") after he was charged with asking his then-wife to take some speeding points for him; or, more formally,...
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 3:56 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: climate fuels
And, since I've been cwuel to the septics, I suppose I ought to have a go at the greenies, for balance: A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight. -- Proverbs 11:1 So...
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 7:35 AM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: climate economics
I've finally been provoked into writing this post. Though actually it is going to be about something slightly different, or at least I'm going to go through a long rambling diversion, inspired by Idiocy on carbon permits by Timmy....
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 7:37 AM • 46 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: climate economics
I largely ignored Copenhagen (the conference, not the city, I hasten to add: very nice place I'm sure and I mean no disrespect) and chose instead to push for Carbon Tax Now, though I felt obliged to read a...
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 5:54 PM • 44 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: climate economics
Tim Worstall has written a book, and not only that, he sent me a copy to review. So I have. And this is it....
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 4:50 PM • 141 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: climate economics
Says the Grauniad. Not the "Hurrah", I added that. The Grauniad doesn't come out for it being good or bad news. But I think it is. Emissions trading is a waste of time and an enormous waste of money, promoted...
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 5:31 PM • 41 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: climate economics
This was an ask stoat question, and probably a fairly easy one, so I'll have a go. First of all, what is it? AF (ie, Airbo(u)rne Fraction, is the proportion of human emitted CO2 that stays in the atmosphere, the...
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 3:52 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: climate science
Isn't this beautiful: Story behind it from withouthotair.blogspot.com/2010/01/wind-farm-wakes....
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 2:41 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: climate economics
Carbon prices drop in wake of climate talks. Carbon prices plunged on Monday in the aftermath of the Copenhagen conference on climate change, dealing a blow to the credibility of the European Union's carbon-trading scheme. Prices for carbon permits for...
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 5:28 PM • 24 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: climate economics
The Economist has a couple of articles on energy policy and climate change, both related to Britain's Committee on Climate Change, an untested body. My title comes from the first, which basically says that a carbon tax would be a...
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Posted by William M. Connolley at 5:30 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks