TT`s Lost in Tokyo : Iain Murray

UK jury approves damage to power plant in defense of a commons/ other private property; libertarians and conservatives freak out

TokyoTom — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:32:00 GMT

See this surprising decision in the UK , letting climate-change protesters/trespassers off the hook for damages resulting from spray-painting a coal plant smokestack, on the grounds that a UK law "allows damage to be caused to property to prevent...(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)

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

TokyoTom — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:30:00 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)