The Climate Box

October 18th, 2007 climate change, economics, global warming, peak oilTags: carbon tax, climate change, global warming, peak oil

Phrases like “business as usual” or “think outside the box” raise the hair on the back of my neck along with a red flag. “Business as usual” is in current vogue among the global warming fear mongers such as James Hansen of NASA – and of course Al Gore. Fortunately “think outside the box” lost some of its popularity once the catch phrase was assimilated into commercials for one fast food chain or another. But “thinking outside the box” suggests that sometimes its better to do something “unusual” - rather than the usual “in the box” thinking.

The furor over anthropogenic global warming is a good example of “in the box” thinking. It’s a bit of fun in its own right. And of course, there are some who think “outside” the global warming box too.

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