by Henry Oliner | Jul 31, 2022 | Economics, Environmental, Politics
While it is dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 it is spoken of as a climate bill. I am skeptical that it accomplishes either. Inflation is a mismatch between supply and demand. To fight inflation you can decrease demand or increase supply. Raising taxes on...
by Henry Oliner | Aug 2, 2021 | Global Warming, Science
From The Wall Street Journal, How Science Lost the Public’s Trust, by Tunku Varadarajan: He asks: “If you think biological complexity can come about through unplanned emergence and not need an intelligent designer, then why would you think human society needs an...
by Henry Oliner | Oct 26, 2017 | Global Warming
Rupert Darwall in the Wall Street Journal, Climate Alarmists Use the Acid-Rain Playbook A majority of scientists might say a scientific theory is true, but that doesn’t mean the consensus is reliable. The science underpinning environmental claims can be fundamentally...
by Henry Oliner | Dec 11, 2016 | Politics, Progressivism, Science
from Jeff Jacoby at the Boston Globe, Healey’s Exxon witch-hunt: As a citizen and a politician, Healey is fully entitled to condemn fossil fuels, decry global warming, and express scorn for those who don’t agree with her and Gore. As the chief...
by Henry Oliner | Jul 22, 2016 | Global Warming
My biggest disappointment at the Freedom Fest was the great Global Warming Debate moderated by Michael Medved. While they brought up credentialed scientists to debate both sides, the format lacked seriousness and clarity. How much that AGW is used for gaining...
