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Category: Aside
Falling Is Like Flying
… until you hit the ground. So says the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. That last step is a doozy.
Like a Moth to a Flame
This weekend I was inexorably drawn to Yellowstone by the earthquake swarm. I didn’t feel anything, but even the benign springs at Mammoth can look frightening. This time of year, you’re a lot more likely to freeze to death than to be obliterated by a supervolcano eruption (I hope).
We're All Going to Die
Well, at least me and a few fellow Montanans. There’s an earthquake swarm in Yellowstone right now. The supervolcano is sure to blow us all to Kingdom Come. This elk my wife met seems unconcerned though:
A guy at Wolfram made a nice visualization example out of the data, though it’s not exactly a gripping movie.
Live from Poznan
I’ll be there next week, but COP14 is already underway.
Nature has an editorial and an interview with Yvo de Boer, UNFCC executive secretary.
COP14 HQ
Poznan city guide
Local governments are here.
Twitter PoznanWeb and 350.org and DeSmogBlog
Topix newswire
The Recession is Official
From Econbrowser: “The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research announced today that the eleventh U.S. postwar recession began in December of 2007.” Of course, if you live in a general equilibrium model, you already knew that.
Parting Shot
I’m off to Copenhagen for a week, with Drew Jones & Beth Sawin of SI – getting ready for Poznan and Copenhagen 2009.
Winter Approaches
Cap and Trade, Not in the First 100 Days?
Via Prometheus.
Obama's Energy/Environment/Climate Direction
Adam Stein of TerraPass has some interesting thoughts at WorldChanging.