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Richard Faulk

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2010

Copenhagen

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The Theater Of Climate Change, Richard Faulk Mar 2010

The Theater Of Climate Change, Richard Faulk

Richard Faulk

President Obama's unilateralism promises nothing to avert planetary disasters, and since the fabled “green economy” is, at least presently, an elusive myth, one can only conclude that there must be another agenda: wealth redistribution for its own sake. If any other result is intended, it has not been credibly articulated. Unless a realistic, reliable and transparent program for replacing our wealth is created, siphoning current resources will diminish and ultimately extinguish American prosperity.


The Winter Of Our Discontent: The Impact Of Copenhagen's Failure, Richard Faulk Feb 2010

The Winter Of Our Discontent: The Impact Of Copenhagen's Failure, Richard Faulk

Richard Faulk

Far from treating climate change as a “universal” problem that transcends national boundaries, the Copenhagen conference devolved into a frustrating exercise in nationalism, where individual nations, or groups of nations, tried to satisfy their particular needs, as opposed to redressing global climate problems. Now that Copenhagen’s uproar has faded, it is appropriate to evaluate the consequences of the conference’s failure for American industry.