Comments on: Insuring the world against climate disruption (Blog Action Day)

By: The Weekly Carboholic: independent statisticians reject recent global cooling claims in blind analysis | Scholars and Rogues

Sat, 23 Jul 2011 01:30:53 +0000

[...] profits at the expense of the environment and global climate. However, there are those who say that addressing climate change is critical to maintaining a healthy future economy. According to a new Reuters article, we can now add to that small but growing list the [...]

By: Scholars and Rogues » Industry vs. scientists – who profits from climate disruption?

Wed, 05 May 2010 15:12:35 +0000

[...] the global economy to address climate disruption, and they’ve concluded that it will cost between 1% and 3% of the global economy. In 2008 that would have been between $600 and $1800 billion, of which climate research would have [...]

By: Scholars and Rogues » Trust us – we’re smarter than you: climate and Superfreakonomics

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:18:48 +0000

[...] energy sources to improve their standards of living. Nor has he apparently read about the many studies that say the costs of addressing climate disruption will not affect the global economy …. Myhrvold instead seems to be more motivated by money than by research. The fact that IV has been [...]

By: Bob Angliss

Bob Angliss — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:47:47 +0000

Great article Brian!

I’m afraid that even educated people will not be willing to pay for climate change until a “event” shows them the error of their ways! Hopefully, technology will be able to respond when that happens!

By: Brian Angliss

Brian Angliss — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:59:03 +0000

Thanks a lot, Jim. Sometimes I forget that telling a compelling story is often a better way to get facts across than just relaying the facts. It took me at least a week to remember that for this piece. Hopefully I’ll remember it quicker next time.

By: Jim Booth

Jim Booth — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:33:55 +0000

This might be the best piece you’ve ever written, Brian. Often you are scientific to the point of the clinical – and I understand why. The nature of the discourse you must write often demands it.

But here you raise your game past the academic and into the realm of art – and you do it heart breakingly beautifully.

Kudos, my friend. Kudos….

By: Lex

Lex — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:10:46 +0000

And people wonder why i’m a cynic. This is an important angle, Brian. I’ve read a great many articles detailing the peril, but never one that said it so clearly..i.e. i’m not sure how anyone could read this and not see themselves in the dismal future. More importantly, you put it in a new perspective (for me anyway).

Now maybe i’ll head out to the woods and enjoy it while i can.

By: Dr. Slammy

Dr. Slammy — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:00:47 +0000

Nice scenario. Except you left out the part where I jump off a bridge.

*sigh*