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  Kudos, David

  I was waiting for someone to jump on and cheer NYT's characterization of a full auctioned system as "pro-market".On NYT Magazine probes Obama's economic thinking posted 1 year, 2 months ago 46 Responses

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  Risk Perception

  Whether you support nuclear power has a lot to do with how risky you think it is, and men have been shown to consistently perceive all manner of things as less risky then women do.

    (Actually, white men have been shown to find all manner of things less risky then women and minorities.  It's called the "white male effect" in sociology, and it is well established though the reasons for it aren't completely understood: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=995634 ...)On Why do more men than women support nuclear power? posted 1 year, 2 months ago 31 Responses

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  Question for Carl

  I am a strong believer in the idea that large corporations can be a force for good and that NGOs should engage with them.  However, I am surprised that Sierra Club didn't follow the successful model of creating an certification standard that any company could meet to get its seal of approval, with a transparent process and independent board.  Why is this?  This type of ad-hoc agreement seems like a conflict of interest. On Sierra Club and Clorox celebrate their partnership posted 1 year, 5 months ago 10 Responses

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  Don't just single out ExxonMobil

  BP also has a major investment in Canadian tar sands.  Beyond Petroleum!On The mag exalts Canada's potential to become the Saudi Arabia of the north posted 1 year, 5 months ago 10 Responses

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  Within Sectors vs. Across Sectors

  David says:

  First, in a given sector, you set up a system that transfers capital directly from those over-emitting to those reducing emissions, in an agnostic fashion -- that is, preferencing no particular set of technologies or practices.
  

  Why must capital transfers occur within a sector?  Shouldn't some inefficient sectors be reduced in size while growing other, more efficient sectors?

  For instance, many say it would take a tremendously high cost of carbon to influence the cost of driving.  Shouldn't driving, then, be the last sector we target?On You can't achieve the three goals of climate policy at once posted 1 year, 6 months ago 17 Responses