Killer green technologies alert: wind farms kill protected endangered species
23 Jan 2015 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics Tags: activists, endangered species, expressive voting, green hypocrisy, killer green technologies, Leftover Left, rational ignorance, rational irrationality, windfarms
Organic yield gap shrinking? Study actually shows it’s less sustainable than conventional agriculture
22 Jan 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, health economics, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: activists, Anti-Science left, food snobs, Leftover Left, organic farming, Quacks
Roger Pielke Jr. – Five Modes of Science Engagement
21 Jan 2015 3 Comments
in environmental economics, global warming, industrial organisation, liberalism, occupational choice, survivor principle Tags: activists, science engagement

You may have noticed that the title of this post promised five modes of engagement and I’ve only described four.
There is a fifth, what I call the Stealth Issue Advocate. This role is characterized by the expert who seeks to hide his/her advocacy behind a facade of science, either pure scientist or science arbiter.
This role seeks to swim in a sea of politics without getting wet. It is the fastest route to pathologically politicizing science. It is also what gives scientists as advocates a bad name.
via Roger Pielke Jr.’s Blog: Five Modes of Science Engagement.
A true dilemma has emerged for the Anti-science Left
20 Jan 2015 1 Comment
in economics of crime, health economics Tags: activists, antiscience left, GMOs, marijuana decriminalisation, medical marijuana
Cause Célèbre – Gender Split behind Celebrity Charity Work | Information Is Beautiful
18 Jan 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, election campaigns, movies, Music, politics - USA, Public Choice, sports economics, televison, TV shows Tags: activists, Celebrities
HT: http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2014/cause-celebre-gender-split-behind-celebrity-charity-work/
Some advice from a green consultant
26 Nov 2014 Leave a comment
in environmental economics, environmentalism Tags: activists, consultants, do gooders, environmental movement









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