Environmentalism

October 2, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… It appears many Indians and Brazilians and Chinese are willing to risk global warming for a chance at experiencing even a small piece of what wealthy first-world climate activists have been enjoying all their lives. Continue reading →

September 27, 2019 – Kai Weiss …… “Climate justice” means mass unemployment and major economic distress. Activists ignore the true costs, while discounting market solutions. Continue reading →

August 30, 2019 – Robert Murphy …… The whole episode shows the folly of top-down political solutions to social challenges. Continue reading →

July 30, 2019 – Matt Ridley …… In 2016, a paper published by 32 authors from 24 institutions in eight countries analyzed satellite data and concluded that there had been a roughly 14 percent increase in green vegetation over 30 years. Continue reading →

July 29, 2019 – Lee Friday …… In all likelihood, government managed recycling is extremely counterproductive. Continue reading →

July 18, 2019 – Robert P. Murphy …… The most alarming of the projections of climate change damages rely on naïve assumptions about human adaptability. Continue reading →

June 23, 2019 – Jarrett Stepman …… Studies have found that “environmentally-friendly” reusable bags create few green benefits and are rather unsanitary. Continue reading →

March 28, 2019 – Randall Holcombe …… If Californians were really serious about mitigating global warming, their policies would be designed to encourage people to move to their state, where people’s carbon footprints are naturally lower because of the favorable climate. Instead, California has an anti-green environmental agenda that pushes people to live in places with higher carbon footprints. Continue reading →

March 25, 2019 – Jon Miltimore …… It’s time to admit the recycling mania is a giant placebo. Continue reading →

March 23, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… Contrary to the myth that libertarians favor limitless pollution by capitalists, libertarian legal regimes would often put polluters out of business. Continue reading →