According to Guy McPherson , Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology, etc., at the University of Arizona, (presumably man-made) climate change is “irreversible” and, basically, we’re all doomed. As I’ve noted before, anyone who actually values human liberty and progress should welcome declarations of the “irreversible” nature of global
Remember Cecil the Lion? It was a lion who was hunted and killed in Zimbabwe last year, and when photos of the dead lion appeared on line, scores of first-world suburban white people cried out in anguish that a cute big cat was killed. Well, according to the UK Telegraph , the backlash over Cecil may have reduced hunting in the region . But, as
California Governor Jerry Brown has announced that private citizens and small businesses — among others — will have their water usage restricted, monitored, and subject to heavy fines if state agents determine that too much water has been used. Noticeably absent from the list of those subject to restrictions are the largest users of water, the
Not every square inch of the planet earth is suitable for a housing development. Flood plains are not great places to build homes. A grove of trees adjacent to a tinder-dry national forest is not ideal for a dream home. And California’s chaparral ecosystems are risky places for neighborhoods. This is nothing new. While many Americans who live back
Listen to the Radio Rothbard version of this article. On Monday, celebrity climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered a speech to the UN Climate Action summit in New York. Thunberg demanded drastic cuts in carbon emissions of more than 50 percent over the next ten years. It is unclear to whom exactly she was directing her comments, although she
Según un informe reciente de los Centros para el Control de Enfermedades (« Mortalidad en los Estados Unidos, 2017 »), «la esperanza de vida de la población de EE. UU. disminuyó a 78,6 años en 2017». Si es preciso, una disminución en la esperanza de vida es motivo de preocupación porque, desde mediados del siglo XIX, esperamos que la esperanza de
La semana pasada, el Panel Intergubernamental del Cambio Climático de las Naciones Unidas (IPCC) publicó un importante informe titulado “ Calentamiento global de 1,5° C “. La premisa básica del informe es que si los gobiernos del mundo hacen lo que las Naciones Unidas les dicen que hagan, el aumento de la temperatura global se limitará a 1,5° C.
Durante décadas, la estrategia general de los activistas en contra del calentamiento global ha sido maximizar las predicciones del apocalipsis, la muerte y la destrucción. Esta aproximación exagerada se ha usado para promover la idea de que prácticamente ningún coste es demasiado alto en lo que se refiere a implantar un control gubernamental de
No cada pulgada cuadrada del planeta tierra es adecuada para un desarrollo habitacional. Las planicies de inundación no son buenos lugares para construir casas. Una arboleda adyacente a un bosque nacional seco no es ideal para una casa de ensueño. Y los ecosistemas de chaparral de California son lugares de riesgo para los vecindarios. Esto no es
El lunes, la célebre activista climática Greta Thunberg pronunció un discurso en la Cumbre de Acción Climática de la ONU en Nueva York. Thunberg exigió reducciones drásticas en las emisiones de carbono de más del 50 por ciento en los próximos diez años. No está claro a quién estaba dirigiendo exactamente sus comentarios, aunque también presentó
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