Tag Archive '302'

Another blow to the greenies

I have no comment for this one, ’cause you know what I’m thinking (not to mention the fact that I’ve already discussed this risk occurring long before the NY Times and the rest of the public figured it out):
Almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions [...]

Britain starting to examine the law of unintended consequences

I would dearly love to see us stop funding Islamists by buying oil from the Middle East. To me, that means two things: examining our own oil sources (ANWAR, anyone?) and/or developing alternative energies. As everyone who visits this blog knows, though, I’ve been extremely hostile to biofuels, which I believe will [...]

Biofuels — more trouble than they’re worth

I’m reading a great book right now called Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist’s Guide to Global Warming, by Bjørn Lomborg. Lomborg’s premise is simple: global warming is real and we contribute to it significantly, but our understanding of its impact and our clunky, government-driven solutions are impractical and, quite often, very harmful. [...]