Resource Insights

Independent Commentary on Environmental and Natural Resource News
By Kurt Cobb

Sunday, March 25, 2007

Environmental discourse and the paradox of the open society

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Those who regard themselves as environmentalists generally take pride in their openness to new information and to dialogue. After all, that ...
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Sunday, March 18, 2007

An uneasy alliance

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Those concerned with climate change are quick to cite the impressive body of scientific knowledge already amassed by the world's researc...
Monday, March 12, 2007

Ticking time bombs and last-minute escapes

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Walk into any of America's cineplexes--they used to be called movie theaters--and you will find narratives playing on multiple screens t...
Sunday, March 04, 2007

A question of scale

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Are the organizations which fight for a more sustainable society properly scaled? This is a vexing question for those who are involved with...
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Sunday, February 25, 2007

Richard Branson's curious contest

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It is a sign of just how desperate things have become that several of those who know the most about global warming should be parties to a co...
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Monday, February 19, 2007

Why the precautionary principle doesn't cut both ways

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The precautionary principle is usually associated with strident environmentalists who believe that those seeking to introduce a new technol...
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Sunday, February 11, 2007

Coin in the fuse box

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It used to be that frustrated homeowners who were sick of frequently blown fuses would sometimes play tricks on their electrical system by s...
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Wednesday, January 31, 2007

The best method of carbon sequestration

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Now that the Bush administration has admitted something every thinking person already knows--that the world is warming--and now that the adm...
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Sunday, January 21, 2007

The unknown unknowns

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As we know, there are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns. That is to say, we know there a...
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Sunday, January 14, 2007

Deluded

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It's hard to imagine a week more filled with delusion about Iraq than the one just concluded. But, Iraq never ceases to surprise, so on...
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