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Tag Archives: pollution
For our Planet and Soul
Want to cut taxes, decrease the deficit, reduce regulations and improve the environment? A carbon tax would accomplish all that, but it has surprisingly few supporters. In fact, policy makers are running the other way. Economists have long argued … Continue reading
Xinhua News Agency Interviews Schwerin
A dozen years ago, when my wife and I took the first of our five trips to China, talking about the environment was almost forbidden. Economic development, no matter what the cost, was the government and peoples’ sole focus. This … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs On Current Affairs & Events, Economics, Environment, Money, Political
Tagged China, pollution, renewable energy, sustainability, Xinhau News Agency
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Global Warming – Fact or Fiction?
President Obama, in his second Inaugural Address, significantly elevated the priority of climate change. “We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that failure to do so would betray our children and future generations,” he stated. The President … Continue reading
Old Problems Need New Thinking
Over the past 18 months, Wide Angle Thinking has addressed a number of critical problems. The subjects included: pollution and global warming, terrorism and war, debt and deficits and health and health care. We also discussed a number of specific … Continue reading
Leaders on Trial
Political leaders everywhere face unprecedented challenges but have had little success meeting them. A new approach is needed. In an Op-Ed recently published by the Millennium Post in Delhi, India, David outlines a simple, yet practical solution. The text of … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs On Current Affairs & Events, Leadership, Political, Uncategorized
Tagged Havel, India, leaders, politicians, pollution, poverty, truth
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Innovation and Collaboration: What the world needs now
Responding to today’s challenges will require the cooperation of individuals and groups representing diverse backgrounds and cultures: industry leaders, government officials, non-governmental organizations, academics and visionaries. In conjunction with my good friend, Zhihe Wang, I recently had the opportunity to … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs On Current Affairs & Events, Environment, Leadership, Political
Tagged Central Party School, collaboration, Dow Chemical, electric vehicles, hybrid cars, innovation, Margaret Mead, natural resources, pollution, renewable energy, solar shingles, sustainability, The Nature Conservancy, Zhihe Wang
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Economic Growth: Cure-All or Curse
Most business and political leaders are on one side; they believe unrestrained economic growth is the answer to all society’s ills: unemployment, deficits, wars etc. Those with an equally shrill opposing position include many environmentalists and academics. They believe our natural … Continue reading
“It doesn’t make any sense” III
Ethanol subsidies, first introduced in 1978 and expanded by Congress many times since, is one of the most egregious examples of ill-conceived government policy one can find. These subsidies have inflated food prices, undercut the competitiveness of U.S. cattle, hog … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs On Current Affairs & Events, Economics, Environment, Money, Political
Tagged biofuel, climate change, CO2, Congress, corn, deforestation, ethanol, food prices, fossil fuels, gasoline prices, global warming, pollution, renewable energy, subsidies, The Nature Conservancy
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“It doesn’t make any sense” II
The world population rose from 1.6 billion in 1900 to 7 billion in October 2011, and the U.N. projects that it will reach 9.3 billion by 2050. Achieving agreement on the “right” number of people may be impossible, but it’s … Continue reading
“Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink”
One of the most startling things I learned on my recent trip to India was that many Indian homes have access to government-supplied water for only one hour a day. Thus the above quote describes, in slightly exaggerated fashion, one … Continue reading