Resource Matters

NYTimes.com: EPA to Allow States Address Rising Ocean Acidity

EPA to Allow States Address Rising Ocean Acidity - NYTimes.com Is Ron Paul running the EPA now? With pervasive systemic externalities (my truck dumps CO2 into your air), seems like Feds should regulate all pollution issues under the "interstate commerce" clause of the Constitution. Should these issues be left to the states?

The Jobs Are Always Greener.... - Business - The Atlantic

The Jobs Are Always Greener.... - Business - The Atlantic. Megan McArdle bashes the "green jobs" love-fest. Not the love of breathable air and drinkable water, but the claim that stealing money from Peter to subsidize Paul is ever a positive-sum game for the economy. Should we admit that we're weighting non-economic factors when we push "green" jobs?

What if there is no human-caused global warming?

What if there is no human-caused global warming?. The debate about climate change obscures a massively obvious point: even if Earth isn't about to explode like the Death Star at the end of Episode One, it might be nice to keep the planet pretty and habitable since we LIVE HERE...

Why are energy and water conservation blogs SO D#$@!D BORING?

I'm serious.Why all the sleep inducing resource blogs and newsletters? Are we trying to make readers "eat their veggies"? I won't name names but geeeez. If we want people to change their behavior, let's engage them.  

What happens when vegetables watch TV?: newyorker.com

What happens when vegetables watch TV?: newyorker.com. Not your grandfather's botany, this article by Adam Gopnik explores the florid, conceptual art of Jonathon Keats (real name). The project features televised landscapes for plant "entertainment and edification" with plant seating. Guests are even encouraged to bring their own plants to enjoy the show. Keats says that this experiment with plant TV evolved naturally from his experiments with plant pornography. Find out what fascinates and titillates our green brothers and sisters.