“Do you operate the ‘Institute of Energy Research’ out of your living room? What exactly entitles you to the evidently self-applied label of ‘energy expert’? … You appear to be a deputy adjunt miller, lacking both discernible qualifications in the real world and the ability to tell a good argument from a bad one.” (Holdren to Bradley, September 17, 2003)
Some 16 years ago, I put my book writing on hold to critically review the long written record of John P. Holdren, then (and now) a Professor of Environmental Policy at Harvard University. (He was President Obama’s science adviser between Harvard appointments, from 2009 until 2017.)
The result, “The Heated Energy Debate: Assessing John Holdren’s Attack on Bjorn Lomborg’s The Skeptical Environmentalist,” was published by the Competitive Enterprise Institute in mid-2003.…
“Thus, as of today, the United States will cease all implementation of the non-binding Paris Accord and the draconian financial and economic burdens the agreement imposes on our country. This includes ending the implementation of the nationally determined contribution and, very importantly, the Green Climate Fund which is costing the United States a vast fortune.”
“The United States, under the Trump administration, will continue to be the cleanest and most environmentally friendly country on Earth…. We will be environmentally friendly, but we’re not going to put our businesses out of work and we’re not going to lose our jobs.”
On June 1, 2017, President Trump provided what is arguably the greatest political victory for anti-Malthusian, pro-market environmentalism with his decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord.
Saturday marks the second anniversary of this historic decision.…
You road I enter upon and look around, I believe you are not all that is here, I believe much unseen is also here.
– Walt Whitman, “Song of the Open Road”
The American Automobile Association predicts that 37.6 million Americans will hit the open road this Memorial Day weekend, a 3.5 percent increase from last year. Overall, counting travelers on airplanes (3.25 million) and trains, buses, and ships (1.9 million), the total increase is 1.5 million.
A strong economy and attractive pricing of car rentals and vacation lodging are part of the anticipated strong start of the summer driving season.
Get happy. Summer beckons. Not only bike and hike but also drive, bus, train, and fly to a better environment–your self-selected environment.
The automobile is environmentalism-on-wheels. The open road is freedom to escape the concrete for the great beyond.…