Seeing Climate Solutions Clearly Through Biases & Missing Data Is Challenging
I urge everyone to examine their own biases and blindspots, whether they are in the following short list or not. You’ll help the world more that way.
Vaclav Smil
Bill McKibben Responds To Vaclav Smil
Bill McKibben says reality is what we say it is and now is the time to get real.
Vaclav Smil Gets Real On Climate Activism – Part 3
Vaclav Smil says that change is incremental and solutions come from the center, not the extremes.
Vaclav Smil Gets Real On Climate Activism — Part 2
In this part of the interview, Vaclav Smil talks about human nature and Pascal’s Wager.
Vaclav Smil Gets Real On Climate Activism — Part 1
A noted scientist says fantasy time is over. It’s time to get real about how to address the challenges of a warming planet.
What Does Bill Gates’ Favorite Energy Guru, Vaclav Smil, Get Wrong?
People like Bill Gates throw away their money on the wrong investments: small nuclear, air carbon capture, and solar geoengineering. Gates and others should listen to Mark Z. Jacobson more, and Vaclav Smil less.
Why Bill Gates Is Hugely Misinformed About Renewables & Loves Impractical Nuclear
There’s a problem in human logic that creeps in on a regular basis, and that I would say always has and always will. If someone is very successful in one area of business or life, we have a tendency to give their opinion too much weight in other areas. This … [continued]
The EV Black Knight Rides Again: John Petersen on Mortal Enemies
In commerce, a black knight is someone who makes an unwelcome takeover bid. John Petersen is not an EV supporter. Rather, his disclosure exudes a contempt for the EV that is pervasive throughout his work, while he admits to previous commitment to lead-acid batteries and a present ownership in Axion Power. A recent article throws down the gauntlet as he tries to take over the EV conversation: the Black Knight rides again. […]
