Comments on: Congressman Bob Inglis: How to Engage Republicans, even Skeptics, on Climate Change

By: Carbon Tax Center » Krugman on Building a Green Economy

Carbon Tax Center » Krugman on Building a Green Economy — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:22:13 +0000

[...] certainty” of a cap. Moreover, returning revenue to consumers rather than supporting “incumbent technologies” would encourage consumers to make the choices needed to speed our transition to a green [...]

By: Anthropogenic Solar Chaos

Anthropogenic Solar Chaos — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:36:52 +0000

deep solar minimum
For 2008 there were no sunspots observed on 266 of the year’s 366 days (73%).
Sunspot counts for 2009 have dropped even lower. As of March 31st, there were no sunspots on 78 of the year’s 90 days (87%)
It adds up to one inescapable conclusion: “We’re experiencing a very deep solar minimum,” says solar physicist Dean Pesnell of the Goddard Space Flight Center.
“This is the quietest sun we’ve seen in almost a century,” agrees sunspot expert David Hathaway of the Marshall Space Flight Center.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/01apr_deepsolarminimum.htm
A 50-year low in solar wind pressure:
A 55-year low in solar radio emissions:
A 12-year low in solar “irradiance”:

By: Madeline Kovacs

Madeline Kovacs — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:04:46 +0000

Hey – great post, and points that you picked out at the end. This one especially caught my eye, because despite my best intentions, I find that I easily slip into statements that support ‘liberal’ values, as opposed to meeting someone where they are:

“Thinking of incumbent technologies as having an “unfair advantage” and of carbon regulation, which internalizes the external cost of carbon pollution, as a way to give new, clean energy industry a “fair chance” at competing is much more in line with conservative values than fighting “dirty” industries that “hurt” the environment.”

Good job for making us think critically about the language that we use. The sane, logical approach to the climate issue presented by Rep. Inglis is something we need to see more of from Republicans and Democrats alike, and get it on tape, and spread it…well, I guess you’re doing that. Keep up the good work!

By: Juliana Williams

Juliana Williams — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:40:24 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing this and getting Bob Inglis to make this video. So much of what the climate movement needs to do is figure out how to communicate the challenges and opportunities of climate change in a way that resonates with the values of Americans, conservative and liberal alike.