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Asking the right question
The implicit assumption in Pielke Jr.'s Nature commentary |
David Roberts |
04 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Can we beat global warming with existing technology? I said here that "nobody believes" we have the technology available today to tackle global warming. Gar responded: yes, someone believes it, namely me. Lindsay Meisel from the Breakthrough Institute responded: yes, lots of enviros seem to believe it, and no, it's not true. Thinking more about this, it strikes me that that the question itself is deceptive. It's no wonder people seem to be talking past eac ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, climate change mitigation, politics, tech (all these topics) |
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The meaning of global warming, part one
Stabilizing the climate requires technology, public investment, and global economic development |
David Roberts |
05 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The following is a guest essay by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger, the latest in the ongoing conversation about their new book Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility. ----- Thank you to everyone here who has participated in this discussion. We are grateful to Grist to making the space for this debate, and to everyone who has chimed in. Through agreement and disagreement alike, it is inspiring to find this man ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, climate change mitigation, climate, tech, politics (all these topics) |
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