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Commentary

Don't Fear Fracking

Energy debaters have found an easy target in this relatively new, scary-sounding technology. Don't be fooled by the heated rhetoric.

Obama: Right on Keystone for the Wrong Reasons

The newest controversy over oil pipelines is a distraction from the more fundamental problems in the administration's energy policy.

Nuclear Power's Uncertain Future

Fukushima didn't stall the atomic age—the world economy did.

Essays

Climatic Engineering

Using science to shape our stratosphere: The solutions to global warming may be found not just on the ground but in the skies.

The Cult of Precaution

The high priests of the European Commission invoke the arcane scripture of the Precautionary Principle to justify their environmental enyclicals--the wages of reason be damned.

Bonn Voyage: Kyoto's Uncertain Revival

While the Bonn Conference revived an ailing global warming agreement, Kyoto's flaws render it a questionable approach to the longest of long-term politics.

Staying Cool About Global Warming

Global warming is real. Regrettably, proposals to counter it are anything but.

Blogs

The Sources of Public Delusion

How party politics have driven Americans to embrace blatant falsehoods.

Deciding to Save the Planet

It's the end of the world as we know it, and the sooner climate change gets addressed, the better.

Books & Reviews

The Green in the Machine

As the debate over global warming gets vicious yet again, climate expert David Victor explains the real unknowns and real solutions.

On Morals & Tigers

The Obama administration has finally decided to do something about climate change. Yet the assumptions of environmental policy are informed by a flawed morality that has all the religious hallmarks of sin and guilt.

Nature's Pitchfork

The sky is falling, really.

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May 26, 2012