tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251640020630324918.post6885263337300460940..comments2023-12-16T09:52:05.715-08:00Comments on Climate and Capital: Paristroutskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020298501632120830noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251640020630324918.post-14745482598071898072015-12-13T16:45:17.803-08:002015-12-13T16:45:17.803-08:00Okay, Paris done now. Even Justin Gillis, the cli...Okay, Paris done now. Even Justin Gillis, the climate warrior non pareil says it is "not the agreement the planet needs." Jim Hansen, guru of the apocalypse says it is a "fraud". So surely I can be forgiven for thinking it will have little or no effect on anything other than some technocrats' careers, and maybe, just maybe, a little money shaken loose to do some useful technological research.<br /><br />So...are you shuddering with fear at the prospect of planetary mayhem in your golden years? Gillis, of all people, is pushing that out further: maybe there will be hell to pay in, oh, a century or so. How long can you cry wolf, after all? <br /><br />I continue to watch the data, and I still see nothing alarming in the near-term: maybe not ever. The next fifteen years of observations should be pretty darn interesting: will you be watching the graphs or reading the usual folks you always agree with?<br /><br />On the political front, these days I find myself being scared in a way I've never felt before. I drift evermore Chomsky-ward...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251640020630324918.post-85644233246091950232015-11-08T18:32:56.689-08:002015-11-08T18:32:56.689-08:00Let's celebrate! Whatever President's Obam...Let's celebrate! Whatever President's Obama's reason for rejecting the Keystone XL Pipeline is we still can celebrate. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com