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Stern vs Science

Some revealing quotations in an excellent BBC Radio investigation into the Stern Report: The IPCC is not going to talk about tipping points; it’s…

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Goldilocks and Osama

Climate Change seen fanning conflict and terrorism runs the Reuters headline. The premise is that people will fight over resources made scarcer by global…

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Development by Market

June Arunga and Billy Kahora of the International Policy Network have a new paper out about the cellphone revolution in Kenya. The tale is…

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The Third Way: Officialdom

In a nice display of bipartisanship, Iain Dale has a post quoting Britain’s former Labour party Home Secretary David Blunkett approvingly. Blunkett says: “…The…

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Out of Energy

The President’s proposals for energy in the State of the Union address are wrong-headed. He proposes to put the boon in boondoggle by increasing the…

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Oil over bar the shouting

With oil prices currently at a 19-month low and heading back to $50 a barrel, this is an excellent discussion of the causes…