You’ve heard the alarm. Leading scientists, universities, and the news media warn of catastrophic climate change. Today, leaders of 191 of 192 nations of the world are promoting policies to try to stop global warming. Wind and solar subsidies, light bulb bans, electric cars, ethanol fuel mandates, pipeline and drilling bans, excessive EPA regulation, and many other initiatives are driven by climate concerns. But is the science correct and are the policies necessary and effective?
Steve Goreham delivers straight talk on climate change, energy, sustainable development, and public policy.
Photo: Natural Gas Well (Photo by Daniel Foster)
Obama administration initiatives last week support hydraulic fracturing and natural gas exports, despite environmental opposition. Published 1:57 p.m. May 22, 2013 - Comments
Governor Deval Patrick recently stated that solar energy was creating a safer and more prosperous Massachusetts, but is this really so? Published 2:58 p.m. May 16, 2013 - Comments
Humankind's efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions include both shepherding goats and shooting them. Published 3:17 p.m. May 9, 2013 - Comments
Our political leaders spend billions to "fight" climate change while real global problems need to be solved. Published 9:27 a.m. May 2, 2013 - Comments
With reduced oil imports and new climate science, are ethanol vehicle fuel mandates good public policy? Published 1:52 p.m. April 16, 2013 - Comments
Major opposition to Pacific Northwest export terminals, but concerns about coal dust and man-made global warming are unfounded. Published 10:37 a.m. April 10, 2013 - Comments
President Obama's remarkable faith in electric cars is not supported by science or economics. Published 8:01 a.m. March 19, 2013 - Comments
Admiral Locklear is concerned about climate change, but are his concerns misguided? Published 3:52 p.m. March 13, 2013 - Comments
Contrary to alarm from some, the State Department projects little environmental impact from the proposed Keystone Pipeline. Published 2:43 p.m. March 4, 2013 - Comments
Is energy use bad? What you've heard ain't necessarily so. Published 3:10 p.m. February 27, 2013 - Comments
Steve Goreham is a speaker, author, and researcher on environmental issues and a former engineer and business executive. He’s a frequently invited guest on radio and television as well as a freelance writer. He is the Executive Director of ...
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Steve Goreham is a speaker, author, and researcher on environmental issues and a former engineer and business executive. He’s a frequently invited guest on radio and television as well as a freelance writer. He is the Executive Director of the Climate Science Coalition of America, a non-political association of scientists, engineers, and citizens working to inform Americans about the realities of climate science and energy economics.
Steve is also author of two books on climate change, The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Climatism: Mankind and Climate Change Mania and Climatism! Science, Common Sense, and the 21st Century’s Hottest Topic.
Steve holds an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He has more than 30 years of experience at Fortune 100 and private companies in engineering and executive roles. As a white water kayaker, he paddled many of the great rivers of North America. He is a husband and father of three and resides in Illinois.