Comments on: Kites, Coal and Waxman-Markey http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/06/07/kites-coal-and-waxman-markey/ This blog is about the impact of business on society. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:08:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mandy http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/06/07/kites-coal-and-waxman-markey/comment-page-1/#comment-238812 Mandy Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:43:23 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=945#comment-238812 Heating and cooling is the largest user of energy in a house. If the goverment mandated geothermal systems in new houses, the energy use by each house could be cut in half. Heating and cooling is the largest user of energy in a house. If the goverment mandated geothermal systems in new houses, the energy use by each house could be cut in half.

]]> By: James Handley http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/06/07/kites-coal-and-waxman-markey/comment-page-1/#comment-237851 James Handley Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:29:16 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=945#comment-237851 Marc, excellent post. You wrote, "The right price signals will do wonders to change people’s habits..." That's exactly what the growing number of revenue-neutral carbon tax advocates are saying. See http://www.carbontax.org. Economist Rob Shapiro makes the case quite forcefully here: http://www.climatetaskforce.org/2009/06/the-downfall-of-the-waxman-markey-bill-politics-as-usual-meets-climate-change/ Marc, excellent post. You wrote, “The right price signals will do wonders to change people’s habits…” That’s exactly what the growing number of revenue-neutral carbon tax advocates are saying. See http://www.carbontax.org.

Economist Rob Shapiro makes the case quite forcefully here:

http://www.climatetaskforce.org/2009/06/the-downfall-of-the-waxman-markey-bill-politics-as-usual-meets-climate-change/

]]> By: What does Waxman-Markey have to say about kites? « Knowledge Problem http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/06/07/kites-coal-and-waxman-markey/comment-page-1/#comment-231774 What does Waxman-Markey have to say about kites? « Knowledge Problem Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:42:31 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=945#comment-231774 [...] answer to the title question is “nothing,” according to Marc Gunther (though he admits of the difficulty of being certain when the bill is 932 pages and still in [...] [...] answer to the title question is “nothing,” according to Marc Gunther (though he admits of the difficulty of being certain when the bill is 932 pages and still in [...]

]]> By: David Santos http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/06/07/kites-coal-and-waxman-markey/comment-page-1/#comment-231704 David Santos Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:57:06 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=945#comment-231704 Hi Marc, You are correct about the perils of government intervention in technology choices, with one giant loop-hole; you are "all in favor of("defence oriented")basic research". Good luck with that gambling strategy, its failure-mode is facism. Makani's current concept is essentially a B-2 Bomber on a string. The corporate oriented developers have extensive military R&D links & have already begun partnership with US govt. If you research the Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) field you may find far better kite bets. Hi Marc,
You are correct about the perils of government intervention in technology choices, with one giant loop-hole; you are “all in favor of(“defence oriented”)basic research”. Good luck with that gambling strategy, its failure-mode is facism.

Makani’s current concept is essentially a B-2 Bomber on a string. The corporate oriented developers have extensive military R&D links & have already begun partnership with US govt. If you research the Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) field you may find far better kite bets.

]]> By: CTF http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/06/07/kites-coal-and-waxman-markey/comment-page-1/#comment-231639 CTF Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:40:21 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=945#comment-231639 Really interesting post. I have many of the same concerns that you've discussed here and can only hope that Ways and Means takes a serious look at a revenue-neutral carbon tax in the near future... Really interesting post. I have many of the same concerns that you’ve discussed here and can only hope that Ways and Means takes a serious look at a revenue-neutral carbon tax in the near future…

]]> By: Jim Manzi http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/06/07/kites-coal-and-waxman-markey/comment-page-1/#comment-231486 Jim Manzi Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:58:50 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=945#comment-231486 Hi, I'm the Jim manzi who wrote the NR article you mention, but I am not the former CEo of Lotus. This is a really thoughtful post. I'll encourage you to think of the Hayekian knowledge problem at a higher level of abstraction. Humanity will face numerous threats over the next several centuries, why would we intervene in markets to force re-allocation of resources? Rationally, because we have good evidence that that there is a HUGE externality that could feasibly be addressed by intervention. Rhetoric around this issue indicates that one exists for AGW. As I tried to get into in the article, but have much more detail on in other places, if we take the IPCC as authoritative for the moment, this problem just doesn't look close to existential for centuries. Best, Jim Manzi Hi,

I’m the Jim manzi who wrote the NR article you mention, but I am not the former CEo of Lotus.

This is a really thoughtful post. I’ll encourage you to think of the Hayekian knowledge problem at a higher level of abstraction. Humanity will face numerous threats over the next several centuries, why would we intervene in markets to force re-allocation of resources? Rationally, because we have good evidence that that there is a HUGE externality that could feasibly be addressed by intervention. Rhetoric around this issue indicates that one exists for AGW. As I tried to get into in the article, but have much more detail on in other places, if we take the IPCC as authoritative for the moment, this problem just doesn’t look close to existential for centuries.

Best,
Jim Manzi

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