[moldbug]

I find it distressing that even PT has succumbed to this Orwellian use of the word "clean." CO2 isn't dirt.

The human instinct for hygiene is one of our most basic. When, as a calculated public-relations maneuver, you connect a scientific hypothesis (such as a climate model) to this instinct, you'd better make damn sure you're doing the right thing in every way, shape or form. I hope those models are well validated.

[arohner]

I get the feeling PT isn't a big believer in global warming, but the accepted term for those kinds of investments is "cleantech". If he called it "CO2-reducing technology investments", he'd sound like a curmudgeon who's more interested in being pedantic on the internet than being understood. ;-)

[moldbug]

Sure. I wasn't harshing on PT - I'm a huge fan like all decent and reasonable people :-) In fact I'd be careful about attributing any kind of controversial position to him, but I must say defining thorium fission as "cleantech" is pretty clever - talk about dirt!