Comments on: Regulate, Baby, Regulate http://independentbloghorn.com/2010/01/regulate-baby-regulate/ It takes something obnoxious to avert stupidity Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:45:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: admin http://independentbloghorn.com/2010/01/regulate-baby-regulate/comment-page-1/#comment-867 admin Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:54:52 +0000 http://independentbloghorn.com/?p=490#comment-867 Lara, Have you read the chapter in superfreakonomics? The thesis isn't that global warming is so urgent, but that there is a 1 in 200 chance that some of the negative consequences might materialize. Those odds might suggest it is worth doing something and pumping sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere is a cheap solution that can be easily monitored, dialed up, dialed down, etc. It isn't any more dangerous than the naturally occurring event of a volcano erupting, and so if you are worried about the potential danger this method would offer, than perhaps you should focus less on changing the behavior of billions of people, and try to find a way to stop volcanoes from erupting. Ultimately if I had to choose between cap and trade and pumping sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, I go with the sulfur dioxide. Global Warming alarmists insist that I trust in the infallibility of scientists, yet here are scientists proposing viable, cheap solutions and all of the sudden they are dangerous quacks. Lara,

Have you read the chapter in superfreakonomics?

The thesis isn’t that global warming is so urgent, but that there is a 1 in 200 chance that some of the negative consequences might materialize.

Those odds might suggest it is worth doing something and pumping sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere is a cheap solution that can be easily monitored, dialed up, dialed down, etc.

It isn’t any more dangerous than the naturally occurring event of a volcano erupting, and so if you are worried about the potential danger this method would offer, than perhaps you should focus less on changing the behavior of billions of people, and try to find a way to stop volcanoes from erupting.

Ultimately if I had to choose between cap and trade and pumping sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, I go with the sulfur dioxide. Global Warming alarmists insist that I trust in the infallibility of scientists, yet here are scientists proposing viable, cheap solutions and all of the sudden they are dangerous quacks.

]]> By: Lara http://independentbloghorn.com/2010/01/regulate-baby-regulate/comment-page-1/#comment-866 Lara Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:09:47 +0000 http://independentbloghorn.com/?p=490#comment-866 As the threat of global warming grows more urgent, a few scientists are considering radical—and possibly extremely dangerous—schemes for reengineering the climate by brute force. Their ideas are technologically plausible and quite cheap. So cheap, in fact, that a rich and committed environmentalist could act on them tomorrow. And that’s the scariest part. As the threat of global warming grows more urgent, a few scientists are considering radical—and possibly extremely dangerous—schemes for reengineering the climate by brute force. Their ideas are technologically plausible and quite cheap. So cheap, in fact, that a rich and committed environmentalist could act on them tomorrow. And that’s the scariest part.

]]> By: admin http://independentbloghorn.com/2010/01/regulate-baby-regulate/comment-page-1/#comment-827 admin Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:36:51 +0000 http://independentbloghorn.com/?p=490#comment-827 My point exactly. Environmentalism as we know it is far more about controlling behavior than it is about protecting the environment. I made about a 40% gain on my XTO stock. Over 4 years it was about a 10% annualized gain. Not bad considering the fact that the DOW is right about the same place as when I bought this back in 2005. However, I was expecting bigger things, and apparently so is Exxon Mobil. My point exactly. Environmentalism as we know it is far more about controlling behavior than it is about protecting the environment.

I made about a 40% gain on my XTO stock. Over 4 years it was about a 10% annualized gain. Not bad considering the fact that the DOW is right about the same place as when I bought this back in 2005. However, I was expecting bigger things, and apparently so is Exxon Mobil.

]]> By: Harrison http://independentbloghorn.com/2010/01/regulate-baby-regulate/comment-page-1/#comment-825 Harrison Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:43:13 +0000 http://independentbloghorn.com/?p=490#comment-825 Volcanoes errupting would accomplish the same task. There was talk in that book about trying to get them to explode, thus cooling the planet. A sort of "Day After" without the radiation or Jason Robards losing his hair. Libs aren't interested in that because it won't force anybody dto shance their lifestyle. How did you do on your investment? .-= Harrison´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/harrisonprice/fLuv/~3/J0pQqu5b-oc/">Obama, Goldilocks, and American Exceptionalism</a> =-. Volcanoes errupting would accomplish the same task. There was talk in that book about trying to get them to explode, thus cooling the planet. A sort of “Day After” without the radiation or Jason Robards losing his hair.

Libs aren’t interested in that because it won’t force anybody dto shance their lifestyle.

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