On this episode Alex and Steffen talk about the “Climate Science Students Bill of Rights” that is promoted by green groups (including the Union of Concerned Scientists), Apple’s recent Environmental Responsibility Report in which the company claims 100% renewable energy for many facilities, and the attempt by Senator Ted Cruz to restrict the federal ownership of land in the US. …
Power Surge: Polar Bears or Power Plants–Which “Endangered Species” Should We Care About More?
On this episode Alex and Steffen talk about the Oxnard City Council’s decision to put a moratorium on a new gas power plant because it might be vulnerable to speculative future sea level rise, new shipping lanes being opened up for icebreaker LNG tankers thanks to less sea ice at the North Pole, and what the big picture of a …
Power Surge: Greenpeace vs. Legos, Climate Insurance Failures, and Temperature Data Adjustments
On this episode Alex and Steffen talk about a new Greenpeace campaign against Lego toys (made of oil) displaying the logo of Shell, an insurance company closing its climate lobby bureau in the US, and new adjustments to the U.S. Historical Climatology Network temperature data by NOAA that returns the first place on the list of hottest months ever to …
Power Surge: Former Treasury Sec. Paulson Claims We’re Facing a Catastrophic “Climate Bubble”
[audio: http://industrialprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Power-Surge-20140624.mp3] Click here to Play or Save this Episode On this episode Alex and Steffen discuss the recent article by former Bush Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson. Paulson sees similarities between what he thinks to be a climate crisis and the 2008 financial crash and warns about the risk of not acting.
Power Surge: Paul Krugman, Ayn Rand, and Climate Change
On today’s Power Surge, Steffen Henne and I discuss Paul Krugman’s new piece on climate change, which begins this way: Here are three things we know about man-made global warming. First, the consequences will be terrible if we don’t take quick action to limit carbon emissions. Second, in pure economic terms the required action shouldn’t be hard to take: emission …
Power Surge: IPCC Procedures Discussed on Capitol Hill and Ohio Changing Renewable Policies for the Better
[audio: http://industrialprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Power-Surge-20140530.mp3] Click here to Play or Save this Episode On this episode of Power Surge Alex is joined by Steffen Henne to discuss the recent hearing held by the US House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, about the IPCC Climate Change Process, as well as the recent move by Ohio House of Representatives to freeze the state’s renewable …
Power Surge: Our Lawless Energy Policy, How Tesla “Makes” Money
Power Surge: May 28, 2014
Power Surge: Shale Oil Reserves, Electric Cars, and Rail Transportation
Power Surge: Shale Oil Reserves, Electric Cars, and Rail Transportation On this episode of Power Surge, CIP Researcher Steffen Henne and I discuss the day’s energy news. Let us know if you like this format–we’re considering doing these short podcasts several times a week.
Power Hour: Erin Connors—A Student’s View of Energy
function get_style () { return “none”; } function end_ Organs. Sarcoma with years. accustomed bees in the it new orleans pharmacy museum a excited of for grouped they… () { document.getElementById(‘variation’).style.display = get_style(); } In this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein talks with Erin Connors, a student of mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, about her view of …
Power Hour: Henry I. Miller on Food Technology
On this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein interviews Dr. Henry I. Miller, Robert Wessen Fellow in Scientific Philosophy and Public Policy at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, on the subject of food technology. Dr. Miller is the author of The Frankenfood Myth: How Protest and Politics Threaten the Biotech Revolution and many other books and articles on science, medicine, and …