Summary: Last week I spoke at the 13th annual Energy & Environment Conference and Expo in Phoenix. This is one the largest events in the U.S. devoted to energy and environmental issues, with over 650 speakers and more than 2300 attendees. Marketing slogan: â650 speakers tackle solutions for USAâs energy independence and reducing carbon emissions.â Well, make that 649, because the gist of my presentation was to argue against the âsolutionsâ that every other speaker had to offer. As I told the audience attending my panel session, I was there to make the case for not doing anything about climate change---or, more specifically, for not imposing a massive regime of government controls, regulations, or market interventions aimed at restricting greenhouse gases in the name of allegedly fighting climate change. Mine was definitely the most controversial talk on my panel session. I was even attacked as a âdenierâ by one of my co-panelists, the executive director of the American Solar Energy Society. But there were a number of people in the audience who came up afterwards to thank me for presenting a contrarian view that they felt was badly needed at this conference. The audio of my presentation is not yet available, but it was based on this article, which presents my argument in detail. The event was blogged and covered by the Heartland Institute for their publication Environment and Climate News. I did a pre-conference interview with Heartlandâs James Taylor, available here (or via direct link to the mp3). And I also did a video interview with Heartlandâs James Lakely immediately following my panel session. Hereâs the YouTube video of that:
