TT`s Lost in Tokyo

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

TokyoTom — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:57:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Robert Sohn of Wood's Hole: the 1999 Arctic seafloor volcanic explosions are NOT responsible for rapid sea ice melting

TokyoTom — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:37:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Lomborg's brilliant climate plan: leave GHG externalities alone and let governments spend 0.05% of GDP on picking winning low-carb technologies!

TokyoTom — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:53:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Peabody Coal is VERY concerned about how Jim Hansen is "cheapening the dialogue"

TokyoTom — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:37:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Why top demagogues (Jim Hansen, Florida Power, RAND, Exxon, AEI, Margo Thoring, major economists, George Will) prefer rebated carbon taxes

TokyoTom — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:20:00 GMT

I have previously blogged on libertarian, non-state, approaches to climate change ; allow me to use this post to pull together for diligent readers various recent sources of opinion and information on carbon taxes - which are much more transparent, easier...(read more)

Jim Hansen warns of slow-motion disaster and welcomes future public trials of fossil fuel CEOs for buying government delay

TokyoTom — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:25:00 GMT

Prominent climatologist Dr. James Hansen , Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Adjunct Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University, who has long been warning of the long-term consequences of man's...(read more)

[Update] Another Clear Thinker at Mises warns us about "The vicious lie behind the global warming scare"!!!

TokyoTom — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:08:00 GMT

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...(read more)

George Will on why a carbon tax is much preferable to cap and trade

TokyoTom — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:40:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Good stuff: Ron Bailey, Fred Smith and Lynne Kiesling debate climate change policy at Reason.org

TokyoTom — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:22:00 GMT

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...(read more)

More on deliberate cooling via geo-engineering

TokyoTom — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:38:00 GMT

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...(read more)

GAO releases report summarizing views of leading economists on climate change policy

TokyoTom — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:03:00 GMT

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...(read more)

[Update] A left-wing economist discusses "Libertarians and global warming"

TokyoTom — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:12:00 GMT

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...(read more)

[Update: Comments added] Iain Murray: Another libertarian makes climate policy proposals!

TokyoTom — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:30:00 GMT

Thank goodness! Another libertarian/conservative (see my previous posts on Bruce Yandle and Gene Callahan , and see Jon Adler`s 2000 piece ) wants to seize the day and promote useful policies in the face of popular/legislative concerns over climate change...(read more)

T. Boone Pickens accelerates the tragedy of the Western water commons - by connecting thirsty markets to unowned resources

TokyoTom — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:20:00 GMT

The latest Business W eek magazine sports the headline, "Is Water the New Oil?" and a caricature of T. Boone Pickens . The cover story -" There Will Be Water: T. Boone Pickens thinks water is the new oil—and he's betting $100...(read more)

Destroying the salmon; the socialized commons and climate change

TokyoTom — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:34:00 GMT

More later . We need to go back to the past ....(read more)