"He's a snake in the grass, I tell ya guys; he may look dumb but that's just a disguise; he's a mastermind in the ways of espionage." Charlie Daniels, "Uneasy Rider" climate change - TT`s Lost in Tokyo

Mind Games: Bret Stephens of The Wall Street Journal panders to "skeptics" by abjuring science and declaring himself an expert on "mass neurosis" by TokyoTom

On July 1, The Wall Street Journal ran a jaw-droppingly astonishing, juvenile and profoundly self-deluded column by editorial writer Bret Stephens . In the editorial, entitled " Global Warming as Mass Neurosis ", Stephens concludes that "Global...

Citizens fight wildfires in Northern California ... by TokyoTom

as this article in the July 7 NY Times shows. This is not at all surprising, as owners all have incentives to protect their property, and relatively small communities of people can work together well when needed. One can expect to see increasing sophistication...

Bob Murphy punts on whether "Cap and Trade" is a "market solution" by TokyoTom

In response to my comments last month to Bob Murphy 's June 4 blog post, Cap and Trade Is Not a "Market Solution" , Bob has kindly noted on the blog thread his intention not to let my comments on his post remain the last word: Just following...

[Mind Games:] Penn & Teller - "Bull****" artists - get ready to change their "skeptical" stance on climate change by TokyoTom

There's an interesting bit of arm-twisting, self-deception, defensiveness and reluctant position-shifting going on in the libertarian science skeptics crowd, and Penn and Teller seem to be letting the social pressure help clear their minds. At James...

Inquiring minds?! Wherein the author jumps through hoops for a "skeptic" on the wonders of CO2 (that man has no influence on) by TokyoTom

An LvMI blogger sent me the following inquiry, which I post here - along with my response - as a public service. I note first that I am no climate expert, but someone who doesn`t mind a little scientific or other inquiry. Question : "I would like...
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Robert Sohn of Wood's Hole: the 1999 Arctic seafloor volcanic explosions are NOT responsible for rapid sea ice melting by TokyoTom

In personal email correspondence with me, geophysicist Robert A. Sohn , the lead scientist on the international team that reported last week about powerful explosive volcanic activity in 1999 in the deep Arctic Ocean seafloor has strongly rejected the...
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Lomborg's brilliant climate plan: leave GHG externalities alone and let governments spend 0.05% of GDP on picking winning low-carb technologies! by TokyoTom

The folly practically speaks for itself . Why does Bjorn Lomborg think that governments can better determine worthy investments than private firms? And that such investments should be borne by ordinary taxpayers rather than those who are generating the...
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Peabody Coal is VERY concerned about how Jim Hansen is "cheapening the dialogue" by TokyoTom

In response to Jim Hansen's recent expressed desire for "public trials" for fossil fuel executives if, despite being "aware of long-term consequences of continued business as usual," they continue their "campaigns" "to...
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[Update] Another Clear Thinker at Mises warns us about "The vicious lie behind the global warming scare"!!! by TokyoTom

This time it`s David Veksler , with a post on the main LvMI blog , with the title I`ve quoted above. Why is it that so many Mises commentators flee from reason and prefer a fever-pitched focus on strawmen when it comes to addressing environmental issues...
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George Will on why a carbon tax is much preferable to cap and trade by TokyoTom

The Warner-Lieberman bill has been withdrawn for consideration by Congress this year - and thank goodness. Why do I say that? A few weeks ago George Will published a column that explains very clearly why we are fortunate that this bill has been put on...
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Good stuff: Ron Bailey, Fred Smith and Lynne Kiesling debate climate change policy at Reason.org by TokyoTom

I highly recommend that readers view the debate (or the transcript) between the above participants that Reason held last October but has just given renewed prominence at Reasononline and in their July 2008 print edition. Ron Bailey is the Science Correspondent...
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More on deliberate cooling via geo-engineering by TokyoTom

See Ron Bailey's recent summary of developments about whether it may be possible to buy time on climate change with technological fixes. Libertarian Iain Murray supports government funding of geo-engineering approaches. See my previous posts for more...
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GAO releases report summarizing views of leading economists on climate change policy by TokyoTom

At the request of Congress, the General Accounting Office has prepared and recently publicly released a report, " Expert Opinion on Economics of Policy Options to Address Climate Change ," which summarizes the views of leading climate change...
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[Update] A left-wing economist discusses "Libertarians and global warming" by TokyoTom

Australian economist John Quiggin (whom I've cited previously on climate change costs) has a post up with this title, both at his own blog and at Crooked Timber . Does anybody care to comment? My own response to John was as follows: John, thanks for...
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