Ahhhh. Good to know.... Z Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 18, 2013, at 5:59 AM, Keith Addison <ke...@journeytoforever.org> wrote: > Hi all > > Bjorn Lomborg is, was, or used to be into various shades of global warming > denial, depending, I think, on which way the wind's blowing. Recent big winds > may have deepened his apparent shade of green. Professional contrarian, > author of the infamous The Sceptical Environmentalist. He's a statistician, > without environmental qualifications. At a promotional reading of his book in > London in 2001 he had a cream pie thrown in his face by none other than Mark > Lynas - he who recently changed coats to become a supporter of nuclear power. > Maybe they deserve each other. I don't think we deserve either of them. > > More here: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=sustainablelorgbiofuel%40lists.sustainablelists.org&q=Lomborg> > > All best > > Keith > > >> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Bjørn Lomborg wrote: >> >>> The costs of global climate policies is running at about $1billion every >>> day. Wind turbines cost 10 times the estimated benefits in terms of >>> emissions cuts, and solar panels cost close to 100 times the benefits. Yet, >>> with spending on these technologies of about £136 billion annually, there >>> are a lot of interests in keeping the tap open. >>> >>> But opposition to the rampant proliferation of biofuels also shows the way >>> to a more rational climate policy. If we can stop the increase in biofuels >>> we can save lives, save money, and start finding better ways to help. This >>> is about investing in more productive agriculture that can feed more people >>> more cheaply while freeing up space for wildlife. >>> >> >> It seems to give a fairly rational explanation of how bad mega-biofuels >> are..... then concludes with these two paragraphs which all of a sudden >> attack wind turbines and solar panels without giving any data to back up >> their fairly wild claims. And gives a fairly vague sentence about "more >> production agriculture". Does that mean urban farms, edible landscapes or >> more intensive chemical use and GMO crops, or what???? I was pretty on >> to agreeing with everything he said till the end, but now I kind of >> question exactly where he's coming from and what his agenda is... >> >> Z >> _______________________________________________ >> Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list >> Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org >> http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel > > _______________________________________________ > Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list > Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org > http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel _______________________________________________ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel
