Climate change arguments may not be making much headway with a public that won’t – or simply can’t – pay attention to the really, really bad things global warming might do to the planet in the year 2050. But that’s not stopping activist scientists or their denier counterparts from trying to break through the noise with iPhone apps for folks who’d rather read about public policy on a 3.5 inch screen. Check out the Skeptical Science website for a free download of the consensus view. For the denier view (presented rather slyly in quite neutral terms), go here.
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Professor Dieter Helm (Oxford) is a very fine fly fisherman, and an even better economist. If you haven’t done so, take a look at his new book “The Carbon Crunch: How We Are Getting Climate Change Wrong — and How to Fix It” for a bit of unconventional wisdom. He argues that politicians and the general public have not shown any real interest in addressing climate change. Helm argues that places like Europe should focus on setting a price for carbon that would cover consumption (and not just production), and that fracking could be a good “bridge” technology for reducing consumption of coal. The book is readable and insightful for those interested in the inside track on climate policy. 
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