s.garte's blog

Will Clean Energy Pay Off?

December 7, 2007

Some people must think so. According to an article in Nature, venture capital investment in alternate energy has risen from about $30 billion in 2004 to almost $95 billion this year

Once Again, Lomborg Gets it Half Right. A Commentary/Review of Cool It!

November 17, 2007

Lomborg's new book is fun to read and makes some very strong points. As in his first book, the Skeptical Environmentalist, he uses his economic and statistical knowledge to counter a number of popular misconceptions about global warming and the sense of panic that often grips the public when new environmental dangers reach common consensus. But Lomborg’s economic expertise, which gives the book its strength, is also the source of its major weakness. By focusing mostly on the economic issues associated with global warming, rather than on the science, he ultimately loses credibility, and his arguments eventually seem hollow.

Good News on Cancer

November 11, 2007

The downturn in cancer incidence and death that started in the late 1990s has been accelerating according to a report released by CDC scientists.

Is the Environment Really Going Down the Tubes?

November 7, 2007

The environment seems to have been going down the tubes for so long, they must be very long tubes. Actually, as I discovered when researching my book Where We Stand: A Surprising Look at the Real State of the Planet, (www.wherewestand.net) we are not going down the tubes at all. When it comes to environmental pollution, health, longevity, infant mortality, diet and nutrition, conservation of species, and many other human health and welfare issues, the human population is doing great.

Ethanol from Cellulose

October 31, 2007

A breakthrough in the search for the ultimate alternative energy source.