Marita Noon

No pin pricks in the war on energy

Look closely at the energy-related news stories of the past dozen or so days, and, between the lines, you’ll see a theme: government makes predictions and assertions that cannot be backed up by data to protect or project preferred messaging.

National Geographic encourages culturally induced ignorance

For 125 years, National Geographic has enjoyed a reputation as a scientific and educational organization. It is so trusted that if a topic is covered within the pages of National Geographic, it has been accepted without question. Most of us grew up reading it in the classroom, and later, in the doctor's office.

Beware of the foolish politics of climate change

Last week, while America dithered over whether or not to depose Syria's president, an ocean away, a different leader was decisively dumped. The election of Australia's new prime minister has international implications.

Redistributing Wealth from the West to the Rest

COP 18 started this week in Doha, Qatar, where climate campaigners will, again, try to get governments to commit to a $100-billion-per-year “Climate Fund” to redistribute wealth from the West to the rest—though $100 billion is already being considered “inadequate.” The Climate Fund “is designed to transfer wealth from the developed world to the developing world to fund mitigation and adaptation to climate change.”