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Geo-ancestral politics
Steve Pinker recently published this NY Times piece on the geo-ancestral cultural roots of contemporary political divisions – my advisor at BCEP was kind enough to bring it to my attention. The...
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Please take this survey for my Master’s thesis on hydraulic fracturing for...
Technology and Society: Fracking Ideology A survey of beliefs about hydraulic fracturing for natural gas Dear energy consumers, Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” for natural gas plays an important...
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A prognosis of T. Boone Picken’s LNG vehicle future
I stumbled across this piece by Alan Krupnick this morning while browsing Real Clear Energy (one of my stops along my daily morning news adventure). Essentially, he offers us an evaluation of the state...
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Solar panels for all, precautionary or proactionary?
I think Crane and Kennedy have a point here – relying on solar energy, specifically putting solar paneling on residential roofs, are a good way to reduce the risk of relying on an antiquated electrical...
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The ethics of Ambient Persuasive Technology and the idea of environmental policy
A friend and colleague from Bard CEP, Taylor Evans, and I were brainstorming the thesis topic of another BCEP’er, Tim Maher, and we came to a point of contention that demanded a new distinction. Tim’s...
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Congress’ assault on knowledge
Last month, half of Congress decided that political science isn’t worth NSF funding unless it advances economic development or national security. Imagine, politicians making it more difficult to study...
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The ideology and politics of fracking in an image
If you prefer visuals to text, here’s To Frack or Not to Frack condensed into a single image. Consider it an elaborate way of saying: when it comes to the risks and regulation of natural gas...
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Are we lobsters?
I am not a Constitutional law expert, but I have had a fair amount of legal education between my BA in Government and MS in Environmental Policy—and I’m sure I’ll receive more as I move through my PhD....
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Our new hydroverlords
The image below is one of four precipitation models published by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) that together forecast extreme global drought less than 50 years from now as a...
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The conservative confusion
I am conservative. But I am not a Republican. Why? Because a large faction of today’s GOP is desperately confused about what being conservative really means. What does being “conservative” mean? In...
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Shutdown the meltdown
Who cares about Antarctica? Between failed marine reserves, rogue icebergs, the ratcheting down of federal science funding, and research stalled by the US government shutdown in October, the Antarctic...
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On identity, relativism, socio-legal equality, teleology, and religion in...
A couple weeks ago, my fraternity brother and friend, Blake Rustmann authored a blog titled “On Marriage” articulating his disapproval of non-heterosexuality, dissatisfaction with the state of marriage...
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Creatures of habit
It’s been a while! Seven months. But spontaneous hiatus can be good. Gives time to explore the wilderness, refocus on what’s important. Here are some shots! Monarch Mtn Great Sand Dunes GSD GSD...
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Fracking and environmental (in)justice in a Texas City
It’s been a long time coming, but it’s finally here. After more than a year of peer-review, my co-authors, Matthew Fry and Adam Briggle at the University of North Texas, and I have gotten our economic...
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Two Problems of Climate Ethics: Can we Lose the Planet but Save Ourselves?
New publication by Alex Lee and myself in Ethics, Policy & Environment, titled above. Access the PDF online here. Here’s the abstract for a preview: — Climate change presents unprecedented...
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The age of reason is dead
Fake news, merchants of doubt, alternative facts, silenced scientists, and the con-mander-in-chief. The end of the age of reason is upon us. It’s been dying. But it’s finally dead. And so we eulogize:...
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“Re-coupling science and policy”— an elaboration
Hello fellow humans! I hope you are well. My friend, colleague, and co-author Dr. Alexander Lee, and I wrote a short opinion piece, “Re-coupling science and policy” for the Daily Camera–a local Boulder...
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