One of the world’s preeminent climate scientists, Al Gore, supposes that the United States can produce 100 percent of...
Blog posts in environment
In the summer of 2009, the government devised a brilliant plan that would accomplish three things at once: reduce carbon emissions by taking high-polluting cars off the road, stimulate the economy through auto sales,...
Posted by: Anja Hartleb on August 17, 2010
In his latest work, The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves, award-winning science author Matt Ridley shows how and why humanity has been...
Posted by: Anja Hartleb on July 14, 2010
Those opposing urban sprawl--suburban development--often use its supposed detrimental effects on the environment as support for their position. More on that in our library topic ...
Posted by: Anja Hartleb on June 23, 2010
When, on November 19, 2009, e-mails from Climatic Research Unit (CRU) researchers at the University of East Anglia were made public by the efforts of a few hackers, the world had to confront the possibility that the...
Posted by: Anja Hartleb on June 2, 2010
I love dairy. Unfortunately, in the last couple of years I have developed a rather painful reaction to it. I haven’t had much luck with digestive enzymes, and non-dairy alternatives such as soy, rice, hemp, or almond...
Posted by: Anja Hartleb on April 16, 2010
Our friends at the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) and the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) both have excellent FREE summer seminars available to students. These seminars...
Posted by: Devin Foley on March 16, 2010
With the recent release of The Crazies, another zombie-esque movie hits the theaters. I admit I’m a complete junkie for post-apocalyptic, dystopian zombie movies, but I’m starting to wonder if the rest of...
Posted by: Devin Foley on March 8, 2010
Here’s the hard truth most modern conservatives seem to lack the guts to say: The will of the people isn’t always good. You hear about how we need to go back to the Constitution. You hear how we’re a ...
Posted by: Devin Foley on February 24, 2010
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Posted by: Devin Foley on October 16, 2009