Dr. Keen has written 8 books about weather and climate, and teaches at the University of Colorado in Boulder. From the 28th Annual Meeting of the Doctors for Disaster Preparedness, held June 12, 2010 in Orlando, Florida.
DDP Newsletter May 2009, Vol. XXVI, No. 3 The seismic shock detected in Texas on Memorial Day was just a test. The magnitude of the tremor from the underground test of a North Korean 1.5 KT nuclear weapon registered 4.6, compared to 4.1 from the detonation in October, 2006. The strength of the Chinese response … Continue reading “Is There One More Chance for Defense?”
DDP Newsletter March 2009, Vol. XXVI, No. 2 A “hard cap on all carbon emissions.” A “25% federal renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to require that 25% of electricity consumed in the U.S. is derived from clean, sustainable energy sources, like solar, wind, and geothermal by 2025.” A goal of “making all new buildings carbon neutral … Continue reading “Caps, Quotas, and Central Planning”
DDP Newsletter Vol. XXXVII, No. 3 The new media disease crisis to follow COVID-19 is monkeypox, or whatever it will be called after its supposedly racist name is changed. The World Health Organization (WHO) is considering whether to call it a “public health emergency of international concern,” which could lead to “temporary” international measures to … Continue reading “Monkeypox”
DDP Newsletter, May 2014 Vol. XXXII, No. 3 In The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, an alien superpower, possessing an energy shield that made the invaders invulnerable to Earthmen’s weapons, seemed to be on the verge of success. But suddenly the enemy collapsed, defeated by earth’s humble microorganisms, to which the aliens had no … Continue reading “Invasion”
DDP Newsletter, September 2012, Volume XXX, No. 5 The Green religion constantly issues apocalyptic prophecies and proclaims dogma. Ice will melt, seas will rise, green is clean, and their policies will lead to health, prosperity, and the salvation of the Planet as well as humanity. But without a Memory Hole, these false prophets cannot prevail.
DDP Newsletter November 2009, Vol. XXVI, No. 6 In reaching its endangerment finding about the staff of life (CO2), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) quashed a 98-page paper by its own analyst, Alan Carlin, because it “does not help the legal or policy case” for its controversial decision. Carlin is “not a scientist,” official said.
DDP Newsletter January 2009, Vol. XXVI, No. 1 As Al Gore has said, global warming is a “moral issue,” one that “affects the survival of human civilization.” And indeed the “solutions” raise moral questions. The government of Chad has banned charcoal, in an effort to stop tree-cutting to stave off desertification. Imports have been halted, … Continue reading “Global Warming Tyranny”
