Comments David Sassoon has made

  • More on Denialist

    I still think denialist is a much better name. And I think denialist is more accurate than denier.

    Denialist: one who engages in denial.

    ...of global warming, of the need for urgent action, etc.  

    More here:
    Global Warming Denialist: What's in the Name?
    http://solveclimate.com/blog/20080310/global-warming-deni ...

    David Sassoon, www.solveclimate.com

    On Please stop calling them 'skeptics' posted 1 year, 8 months ago 40 Responses

  • Peak Nuke?

    David Fleming of Oil Drum says there's not enough uranium to fuel a revival.

    see http://www.solveclimate.com/blog/20080104/not-enough-uran ...

    David Sassoon, www.solveclimate.com

    On Clean, safe nuclear power posted 1 year, 9 months ago 14 Responses

  • Let's Not Forget Executive Order

    There's another arena in which we need to evaluate their green creds, tho' there may not be sufficient data available  - yet. We should press the candidates for it -- to release a 100 day climate action plan that can be enacted through Executive Order, EPA, Clean Air Act. Especially after Mass v. EPA, the President now has great authority to unilaterally regulate CO2 and send a nationwide signal -- that would go far in making a difference as Congress dickers over an economy wide signal. The President can be a game-changer. We forget that. Wonder why.

    David Sassoon, www.solveclimate.com

    On Obama or Clinton: who's greener? posted 1 year, 9 months ago 46 Responses

  • Clean Air Act Indeed

    This argument begs the question: why not amend the CAA to deal with CO2 instead? After all, the Supreme Court has ruled unequivocally in Mass v EPA that it qualifies as a pollutant under law.

    I say so to point out that there are new possibilities for action that no one ever considered before cap & trade measures were drafted, and that change the playing field significantly.

    Imagine what an engaged Chief Executive could do unilaterally through EPA and CAA -- (admittedly, our appreciation of that branch of government has atrophied.)

    There are very good alternatives that lead to results that will not require rushing an inadequate law through Congress during a recession in an election year.

    David Sassoon, www.solveclimate.com

    On On letting the perfect be the enemy of good climate legislation posted 1 year, 10 months ago 9 Responses

  • Arabic Dialect

    from Aleppo's Jewish quarter -- not too long ago under the Ottoman Empire, but Turkish is far different.

    David Sassoon, www.solveclimate.com

    On Here's your chance to be the Pollan of climate change posted 1 year, 10 months ago 94 Responses

  • CanisCandida - Ladino Misses the Mark

    more correct would be "Achsan b'kteer."

    David Sassoon, www.solveclimate.com

    On Here's your chance to be the Pollan of climate change posted 1 year, 10 months ago 94 Responses

  • Morally Deeper

    What's morally deeper is implied and hidden.

    Clean energy. Sell the technology. Make money.
    (Give it away. Don't tell.)

    David Sassoon, www.solveclimate.com

    On Here's your chance to be the Pollan of climate change posted 1 year, 10 months ago 94 Responses

  • The Economic Argument

    Clean Energy. Sell the Technology. Make Money.

    David Sassoon, www.solveclimate.com

    On Here's your chance to be the Pollan of climate change posted 1 year, 10 months ago 94 Responses

  • The Obvious Option

    Use energy. Not too much. Mostly renewables.

    David Sassoon, www.solveclimate.com

    On Here's your chance to be the Pollan of climate change posted 1 year, 10 months ago 94 Responses

  • Sean, not fully persuaded

    There's got to be a difference between bubbles. If we don't make distinctions, then all speculative frenzies appear equal. They're not.

    NYT today:
    Loan Reviewer Aiding Inquiry Into Big Banks
    "Clayton Holdings, a company based in Connecticut that vetted home loans for many investment banks, has agreed to provide important documents and the testimony of its officials to the New York attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo, in exchange for immunity from civil and criminal prosecution in the state."

    It's a very different kind of bubble, and I caution against allowing sloppy application of the term to both housing and clean tech in the same breath.

    David Sassoon, www.solveclimate.com

    On Could alternative energy companies drive the next big market bubble? posted 1 year, 10 months ago 23 Responses

  • Bubble Is a Bad Image

    The problem with the image of a bubble is that it's empty inside. It works, I suppose, to describe financial sector behavior, especially when considering the losers in the speculative game. Bubble pops, nothing there.

    But it doesn't work as an image about the clean tech sector which already is, and will continue to be, a booming sector -- a source of jobs, manufacturing, economic development and transformation. The dotcom bubble may have burst, but it's real underlying content continues to shape the way we live.

    The housing bubble -- though also called a bubble -- is an entirely different animal. It was almost completely speculative, built on a dishonest product -- the sub-prime mortgage. Imagine, the financial sector propping itself up on the backs of imprudent loans to the nation's poor.

    If we separate the content of the sector itself from the gambling instincts of the investment crowd, the clean tech story itself is nothing to be afraid of, but something to be greatly welcomed.

    David Sassoon, www.solveclimate.com

    On Could alternative energy companies drive the next big market bubble? posted 1 year, 10 months ago 23 Responses