Eating only locally grown foods ignores crucial facts about food miles and production techniques that contribute to one's carbon footprint. In short, locally produced doesn't mean a smaller carbon footprint.
An interesting look at how hyperbole and scare tactics are leading to skepticism about the seriousness of climate change. Much like the war on some drugs and the war on terror, making exaggerated claims ensures that you will not be believed in future discussion.
There appears to be little evidence of a link between climate change and natural disasters.
An excellent article about how faddish the green movement is and, apparently, always has been. It seems that it exists more to reduce upper-middle class guilt than to bring about real change. M. Pollan's nearly useless advice is used as a case in point.
I often wonder what the response to all this would be if we were to discover that climate change were not our doing at all? Would we still think it was our job to avert it?
