Podcast appearances and mentions of pierre desrochers

Dans cet épisode 169 du Trio Économique, nous recevons à nouveau Pierre Desrochers, alors que Vincent et Ian s'absentent. Pierre propose un exposé sur l'histoire de la navigation par cargo à voile et sur l'impact de l'arrivée du charbon et du diesel sur le transport maritime.Depuis quelques années, une mode rétro-progressiste a émergé, et certaines entreprises spécialisées dans le commerce bio et le net zéro affirment transporter leurs marchandises sur des bateaux à voile. Pierre nous explique en quoi l'arrivée des bateaux à vapeur a complètement révolutionné le transport et comment il serait impossible de revenir à la voile, autrement qu'à la marge, pour une clientèle bourgeoise cherchant des produits « haut de gamme ».La première partie est consacrée à l'histoire du cargo à voile, et la partie BONUS PATREON est dédiée aux problèmes de cette technologie ainsi qu'à la révolution du charbon et du diesel.

►Notre commanditaire : Jean Sébastien Lebrun, Avocat / Lawyer, Associé / Partner T: 514-866-3514Dans cet épisode 164 du Trio Économique, nous recevons à nouveau Pierre Desrochers pour parler du mythe de l'appropriation culturelle. À travers un long voyage dans l'histoire, Pierre nous montre qu'aucune culture n'est étrangère à l'échange. Que ce soit la nourriture indienne, qui est en réalité largement influencée par la cuisine portugaise, les sculptures inuites, qui ont une origine britannique, ou encore le rituel du thé japonais, qui puise son inspiration dans la messe catholique, tout ce que vous croyez être spécifique à une culture est en réalité emprunté, copié ou modifié à partir d'une autre.Dans la partie BONUS PATREON, nous poursuivons le parcours en abordant des sujets plus controversés, notamment la culture autochtone et les origines multiples d'un certain symbole marquant du XXe siècle.TIMESTAMPS0:00 Commanditaire : J.S. Lebrun0:56 Introduction1:32 Une nouvelle forme d'anticapitalisme ?7:44 Arthur E. Christy et les proto-hippies américains10:30 Edward W. Said et le colonialisme13:04 Le concept au Québec...16:37 Un concept qui revient encore19:00 De l'Occident vers l'Orient ?21:03 La définition officielle et quelques exemples27:10 L'argument central de Pierre31:17 Kroeber et l'arbre de la culture37:38 Gutenberg, les livres et les chemins de fer42:47 S'inspirer de la nature49:02 Le film d'Edward Curtis51:40 Kotobuki, chimères et loups-garous58:53 La cuisine et la poterie1:06:01 Star Wars et l'appropriation culturelle1:13:14 Les Schtroumpfs noirs et le passage vers Patreon

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Send us a textGrowth is essential to human life. Always has been, always will be. From the moment we are born, we grow, and we continue to throughout our lives, whether that is physically, mentally, or otherwise. Societies grow too.But what is growth? Real growth is replicable, durable, and sustainable (and not in the sense that immediately comes to mind). Your seven-year-old doesn't shrink back down after she grows an inch. It might happen when she's ninety, but that's gravity (and don't you think she's had a good run at this point? We should accept that it's ok to have a growth recession every now and again). So how have intellectuals conceptualized the growth of societies, environments, and economies over time? And how should we think about growth? The wonderful Henry C. Clark joins us on the podcast today to answer these questions and more. He is the program director of the Political Economy Project at Dartmouth College and the author of several books including the newly released The Moral Economy We Have Lost: Life Before Mass Abundance. Go check it out!Want to explore more?Henry Clark on the Enlightenments, a Great Antidote podcast.Pierre Desrochers, From Prometheus to Arcadia: Liberals, Conservatives, the Environment, and Cultural Cognition, at Econlib.Robert Pindyck on Averting and Adapting to Climate Change, an EconTalk podcast.Sandra Peart and David Levy, Happiness and the Vanity of the Philosopher: Part1, at Econlib.Deirdre McCloskey and Economists' Ideas About Ideas, a Liberty Matters forum at the Online Library of Liberty.Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Dans cet épisode 143 du Trio Économique, Ian, Frank et Vincent reçoivent Pierre Desrochers pour un exposé sur l'histoire de la voiture électrique. On commence avec l'époque de la traction animale pour arriver à l'invention des différents types de moteurs. Ce qu'on constate, c'est que durant un certain temps, quatre types de moteurs se faisaient concurrence : la vapeur, l'électrique, le gaz et le diesel. Pierre nous explique que l'électrique traverse des décennies d'essais, d'abandons et de retours. Comme le phénix, il revient toujours sous une nouvelle forme, avec à chaque fois la promesse d'une grande révolution... L'exposé se poursuit dans la PARTIE BONUS PATREON avec l'arrivée de la batterie lithium-ion, notamment. Pierre aborde également la question des basses-terres du Saint-Laurent et de leur potentiel agricole, et Vincent explique d'où vient la légende des fameuses terres ultra-productives de Laval. Un épisode absolument fascinant ! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 INTRO 1:37 Ressusciter un véritable environnementalisme 4:17 Près de deux siècles d'histoire 7:20 Historique : La traction animale 12:10 La grande épizootie de 1872 15:50 Le Fardier à vapeur (1769) 19:00 En 1900, 38 % des autos étaient électriques 20:01 Stanley Locomobile (1899-1901) 22:55 Première voiture électrique (1890) 24:00 L'électrique, un bien de luxe 27:52 Le début du tout électrique 31:00 Bertha Benz et le pétro-féminisme (1888) 34:40 Henry Ford, Henry Leland et Ransom Olds 37:30 Ford Model T (1908-1927) 39:27 La chaîne de montage 41:20 À partir de 1910, la voiture électrique décline 42:35 Le moteur Diesel (1893) 46:19 Le retour de l'électrique (années 1960/1970) 48:04 Ralph Nader : l'inventeur du complot pétrolier ! 49:28 Chevrolet Electrovair, Delta GE Electric, etc. 52:08 Sebring Vanguard Citicar (1974) 53:15 Chevrolet Electrovette (1978) 54:17 Les années 1980 55:50 Les années 1990 et 2000, et la EV1 1:01:10 Le RAV4 électrique (2002) et ZENN 1:02:57 Vers Patreon Visiter notre Patreon pour des podcasts sans publicités avec quelques extras : www.patreon.com/isenechal Notre page Facebook : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ISenechal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Notre compte Twitter : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PiluleRouge_CA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Notrecompte TikTok : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@iansenechal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ian & Frank : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6FX9rKclX7qdlegxVFhO3B ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Les Affranchis : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/61ZraWorXHQL64KriHnWPr?si=e0ca97a8510845c6⁠⁠

En entrevue avec Mathieu Bock-Côté, Laure Waridel n'en revenait pas de l'absurdité des conservateurs concernant le plastique. Selon elle, il faut bannir le plastique au nom de l'environnement. Notre ami Pierre Desrochers a tenu à réagir à ces propos anti-scientifiques. Avec le support d'un document de 55 pages illustrant ses propos, Pierre expose la révolution induite par l'invention de la pétrochimie et du plastique. Il explique comment nous avons cessé d'utiliser des animaux pour fabriquer une multitude d'objets et comment des terres autrefois utilisées pour cultiver des ressources ont été rendues à la nature et reboisées, grâce au PLASTIQUE ! Ian reçoit un colis suspect...  Dans la PARTIE BONUS PATREON, Pierre conclut son exposé en abordant le terme "éco-fascisme", qu'il estime devrait plutôt être appelé "éconazisme". Il illustre comment le régime hitlérien était un partisan de l'économie circulaire, promouvant des ersatz, des produits de substitution de qualité inférieure, pour des raisons écologiques. Les gens ont même dû consommer de la farine de bois... TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:48 Aurélie Lanctot et les livres écolos 4:58 La machine à vapeur 6:38 l'Auteur de l'étude 12:02 Le continent de plastique 17:51 Décomposition, recyclage et emballage 22:47 Le suremballage et les tramways 27:52 Pascal Bérubé a retourner sa bouteille 28:36 Le tentifada du plastique 30:46 récapitulatif de la saga Pascal Bérubé 32:47 on n'a perdu Pierre 34:31 Solutions de rechange et bioplastiques 42:20 Throwaway living et santé publique 47:12 l'hystérie écolo du passé 53:34 l'hypothèse de Pierre 55:19 Les rétrotechnologies 1:12:05 Ian est frustré 1:13:47 Open Patreon 1:14:31 Les rétrotechnologies (suite) 1:18:54 Le gouvernement versus le gouvernement 1:21:41 Les nazis : les premiers proécologismes ? 1:27:37 La souveraineté alimentaire 1:31:42 Le recyclage et les jeunesses hitlériennes 1:34:58 le bois nazi versus le pétrole américain 1:40:01 Les questions à se poser 1:42:50 Les végans sans musique 1:45:56 Les réflexions de Vincent 1:54:24 L'empreinte écologique selon Pierre 1:56:08 La décarbonation et le nucléaire 2:02:16 Conclusion Visiter notre Patreon pour des podcasts sans publicités avec quelques extras : www.patreon.com/isenechal Notre page Facebook : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ISenechal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Notre compte Twitter : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PiluleRouge_CA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Notrecompte TikTok : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@iansenechal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ian & Frank : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6FX9rKclX7qdlegxVFhO3B ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Les Affranchis : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/61ZraWorXHQL64KriHnWPr?si=e0ca97a8510845c6⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letrioeconomique/message

#105: Pierre Desrochers on population and climate change (4/22/24) Pierre Desrochers is an Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Toronto Mississauga. His main research interests are economic development, technical innovation, business-environment interface, and energy policy and food policy. He has published over 50 academic articles on these and other subjects in a wide range of academic disciplines. Desrochers has been the recipient of several awards for his work on environmental policy issues, including the 2017 Julian L. Simon Memorial Award (Competitive Enterprise Institute). He is the author of over 200 op-eds on a variety of subjects in major international media including the Wall Street Journal and Le Monde. He is the author of The Locavore's Dilemma: In Praise of the 10,000-mile Diet, arguably the broadest case made on behalf of the economic, social and environmental virtues of the modern agri-business and transportation industries. Book website: https://populationbombed.com Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0993119034/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1538048671&sr=1-1&keywords=Population+Bombed%21+Exploding+the+Link+Between+Overpopulation+and+Climate+Change Op-eds: https://populationbombed.com/op-eds/

Pour la pause des fêtes, Ian & Frank vous proposent une série de podcasts intemporels sur divers sujets. Aujourd'hui, on discute de l'un des sujets les plus marquants de 2023, à savoir la crise du logement ! Le géographe Pierre Desrochers, spécialiste de la question est avec nous pour en discuter. Dans cette deuxième partie, Pierre termine son analyse du documentaire politique de Pierre Poilievre en nous parlant notamment du scandale de Love Canal à Niagara Falls. On aborde ensuite le cas de Tokyo, la ville la plus populeuse du monde avec 14 millions d'habitants, sans compter les banlieues ! Comment se fait-il qu'un appartement à Tokyo soit moins dispendieux qu'un appartement à Toronto et même Montréal ? Quelle est la recette ? Le livre de FRANK ici : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/Frank-Fournier/dp/B0BW2H65G5/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1677072629&sr=8-1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ La Boutique du Podcast : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ian senechal.myspreadshop.ca/all?lang=fr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ian & Frank : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6FX9rKclX7qdlegxVFhO3B?si=afe46619f7034884 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Le Trio Économique : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0NsJzBXa8bNv73swrIAKby?si=85446e698c744124⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Le Dédômiseur : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0fWNcURLK6TkBuYUXJC63T?si=6578eeedb24545c2 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/isenechal⁠⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ian-snchal/message

Pour la pause des fêtes, Ian & Frank vous proposent une série de podcasts intemporels sur divers sujets. Aujourd'hui, on discute de l'un des sujets les plus marquants de 2023, à savoir la crise du logement ! Le géographe Pierre Desrochers, spécialiste de la question est avec nous pour en discuter. Dans cette première partie, Pierre réagit au documentaire politique de Pierre Poilievre sur la question et nous partage son appréciation, mais également ses critiques du diagnostic conservateur. On parle également des différents marchés de l'immobilier au Canada et de comment la ville d'Edmonton se démarque par son abordabilité, malgré une croissance de sa population SUPÉRIEURE à celle de Toronto ou Montréal. Le livre de FRANK ici : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/Frank-Fournier/dp/B0BW2H65G5/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1677072629&sr=8-1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ La Boutique du Podcast : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ian senechal.myspreadshop.ca/all?lang=fr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ian & Frank : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6FX9rKclX7qdlegxVFhO3B?si=afe46619f7034884 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Le Trio Économique : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0NsJzBXa8bNv73swrIAKby?si=85446e698c744124⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Le Dédômiseur : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0fWNcURLK6TkBuYUXJC63T?si=6578eeedb24545c2 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/isenechal⁠⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ian-snchal/message

With economic recession, inflation and increasing national debt, how are Christians supposed to think about their money and building wealth to leave an inheritance? In this episode, we interview Jonathan Wellum from Rocklinc Investment Partners Inc. on how God's Law helps us understand economics from a Christian perspective. He talks about how the Bible's economic principles help build strong economies, the problems with inflationary fiat currency, and what's the better (more Biblical) alternative. We also talk about how Christian entrepreneurs can build thriving businesses even in a time of economic hardship and how Christians in full-time ministry can build equity and wealth. Finally, Jonathan exposes some of the most common misconceptions about economics and gives some advice on how pastors can help equip their flocks to think Christianly about economics. Don't miss this episode! -------------------

Pour le 100e épisode du Trio Économique, on ramène l'un de vos invités préférés : le géographe Pierre Desrochers ! Pierre vient nous parler de la crise du logement et de l'habitation à Toronto. L'existence de la greenbelt et de la yellowbelt qui viennnent enclaver la ville et limiter son développement a littéralement fait exploser le cout du logement ! Paradoxalement, ces politiques anti-développement ont même accélérer l'étalement urbain en poussant les gens à l'extérieur du «mur», faute de pouvoir se loger à l'intérieur. Le cas de Tokyo est absolument fascinant. Comment la plus grande ville au monde peut-elle être plus abordable que Montréal ? Un épisode tout à fait fascinant qui marque l'absence de Ian, partie poser ses pancartes dans Jean-Talon. Dans la PARTIE BONUS PATREON, Pierre nous parle du temps où il a connu Frédéric Bastien, l'historien récemment décédé et nous raconte ce qu'il pense de son combat contre les bureaucrates de la diversité ! Bonne discussion sur la liberté académique. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/isenechal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Notre page Facebook : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ISenechal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Notre compte Twitter : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PiluleRouge_CA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Notre compte TikTok : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@iansenechal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ian & Frank : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6FX9rKclX7qdlegxVFhO3B ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Les Affranchis : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/61ZraWorXHQL64KriHnWPr?si=e0ca97a8510845c6⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letrioeconomique/message

Pour une seconde fois dans le podcast, le géographe Pierre Desrochers vient discuter avec le Trio Économique ! Cette foi, nous l'avons invité pour son article «The Circular Economy: (Re)discovering the Free Market (ESG: Myths and Realities)». Il nous explique l'origine du concept de «l'économie circulaire», du parti communiste chinois, en passant par l'écologie industrielle, jusqu'aux think tanks comme le WEF. Il nous fait découvrir plusieurs auteurs dont Paul Razous, Peter Lund Simmonds et Julian L. Simon qui ont tous démontré qu'une économie de marché est par définition circulaire en ce sens qu'elle cherche constamment à réduire ses pertes (et donc les déchets qu'elle produit) afin de maximiser le profit. Par conséquent, toute la théorie de l'économie circulaire est basée sur un mensonge, à savoir que l'économie de marché serait «linéaire». Dans la partie BONUS PATREON, Pierre revient sur ses débats avec Laure Waridel ainsi que sur l'impact de ChatGPT sur les campus universitaires. On en apprend également davantage à propos du Politburo diversitaire et de ses bureaucrates qui rode dans les universités ! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/isenechal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Notre page Facebook : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ISenechal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Notre compte Twitter : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PiluleRouge_CA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Notre compte TikTok : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@iansenechal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ian & Frank : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6FX9rKclX7qdlegxVFhO3B ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Les Affranchis : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/61ZraWorXHQL64KriHnWPr?si=e0ca97a8510845c6⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letrioeconomique/message

Au menu aujourd'hui, 1. Une éco-sociologue climato-anxieuse se fait recadrer par Pierre Desrochers qui rappelle que la CROISSANCE économique c'est bénéfique. La décroissance est une arnaque. 2. L'humoriste Louis T veut interdire le travail des adolescents pour s'acheter une bonne conscience. Pourquoi autant de gens veulent-ils à ce point que l'État se substitue aux parents ? 3. Après la réduction des douches, éliminons le déodorant ! Article surréaliste de Quebecor qui fait la promotion de l'abandon du déodorant. Frank souligne l'imbécillité de l'argument «ce n'est pas naturel». En effet, ce n'est pas naturel et c'est très bien ainsi ! Dans la partie BONUS PATREON, on dérape longuement sur les mouvements de mode, que ce soit le porto et les petits verres de chocolat ou encore les sushis. On discute de comment une chose devient acceptée, après avoir été décriée et vice-versa. On parle de la Nouvelle-Zélande qui continue son powertrip autoritaire avec un nouveau règlement sur le tabac. On parle aussi de différence entre les générations et de mythes. La Boutique du Podcast : https://ian-senechal.myspreadshop.ca/all?lang=fr Ian & Frank : https://open.spotify.com/show/6FX9rKclX7qdlegxVFhO3B?si=afe46619f7034884 Le Trio Économique : https://open.spotify.com/show/0NsJzBXa8bNv73swrIAKby?si=85446e698c744124 Le Dédômiseur : https://open.spotify.com/show/0fWNcURLK6TkBuYUXJC63T?si=6578eeedb24545c2 Ian Sénéchal Patreon.com/isenechal --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ian-snchal/message

Environmental alarmists are trotting out the tired trope that growing human populations threaten the end of the world. In this case, they're not claiming overpopulation threatens humanity due to using up finite resources, but rather because human greenhouse gas emissions are causing catastrophic climate change. Today's guests, Pierre Desrochers and Joanna Szurmak, are authors of the book “Population Bombed!: Exploding the Link Between Overpopulation and Climate Change.” The authors explain why population growth is not causing dangerous climate change nor is it bad outright.In reality, an increasing population with longer average lifespans only improves humanities rate of discovering new resources to use and technologies to improve lives. Plus, environmental stewardship will improve as a result.

Cette semaine, le Trio se transforme en QUATUOR ! On reçoit Pierre Desrochers dont on vous a parlé quelques fois dans le podcast. Pierre est professeur agrégé au département de géographie, de géomatique et d'environnement de l'Université de Toronto Mississauga. Ses principaux intérêts de recherche se concentrent principalement sur le développement économique, l'innovation technologique et les politiques énergétiques et alimentaires. On parle avec lui d'histoire des idées en lien avec l'énergie et l'agriculture. l'autonomie alimentaire, ça vient d'où ? Est-ce bon pour l'environnement ? L'économie circulaire ? Dans la partie bonus PATREON, Pierre nous parle de son parcours dans un monde universitaire de plus en gangrené par le wokisme. Pierre a écrit 2 livres que le Trio vous recommande absolument Population Bombed : à propos du supposé lien entre la croissance démographique et la dégradation de l'environnement. The Locavore's Dilemma: In Praise of the 10,000-mile Diet : qui démontre qu'une chaîne alimentaire mondiale caractérisée par le libre-échange et l'absence de subventions agricoles offrirait des prix plus bas et une plus grande variété d'une manière à la fois économiquement et écologiquement plus durable. Patreon.com/isenechal Notre page Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ISenechal Notre compte Twitter : https://twitter.com/PiluleRouge_CA Notre compte TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@iansenechal Ian & Frank : https://open.spotify.com/show/6FX9rKclX7qdlegxVFhO3B Les Affranchis : https://open.spotify.com/show/61ZraWorXHQL64KriHnWPr?si=e0ca97a8510845c6 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letrioeconomique/message

Does the environmentalist motto, ‘Think Globally, Act Locally', point us towards sustainable food systems' solutions? In this episode, Dr. Navin Ramankutty from UBC and Ken Meter from the Crossroads Resource Center in Minneapolis explore whether locally produced foods, provided by small-scale farmers, are inherently more sustainable than that which comes from larger producers many miles away. The discussion suggests that scale and proximity are not necessarily correlated with better environmental performance across the board, but that there are still good reasons for building strong food systems at the community level, and ensuring that small scale farmers can earn a sustainable livelihood.

Associate professor of geography at the University of Toronto and senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, Pierre Desrochers, joins me this week to discuss environmentalism, free market policy alternatives, and the local food movement. We even get into fossil fuel divestment campaigns in universities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, the Vixens are joined by Pierre Desrochers and Joanna Szurmak. Do you think the world is overpopulated? Do you see people as parasites feeding off of our environment and making it worse? Have you ever thought that maybe if we got rid of half the people, everything will be better? Well, that's a big fat lie and Pierre and Joanna are here to tell us why.

The Food Secure Future Podcast brings together researchers and experts from the field to discuss how to feed the future in a way that is healthy, sustainable, and nutritious. The COVID-19 pandemic caused some major disruptions to the global food system, including restricting travel of seasonal labourers and transportation of food over long distances. Resultingly, alternative food systems like community gardens, farmers' markets, and traditional Indigenous methods of food production, have grown in popularity. But why did we move toward globalization in the first place? Can both of these strategies be used together to create a more resilient food system? Hosts:Dr. Evan Fraser, Director, Arrell Food Institute at the University of GuelphAlex Glaros, PhD candidate, Dept. of Geography, Environment & Geomatics, University of GuelphGuests:Lisa Conroy, Community Garden Coordinator, Two Rivers Neighbourhood GroupDr. Pierre Desrochers, Associate Professor, Dept. of Geography, Geomatics & Environment, University of Toronto MississaugaVisit our website, feeding9billion.com, for more food security educational resources and lesson plans.

On this week’s Power Hour Alex Epstein interviews Professor Pierre Desrochers of the University of Toronto, about the history of environmental catastrophism, including but not limited to climate catastrophism. Today we are told that our use of fossil fuels is causing a global environmental catastrophe, and that the solution is for government to dictate what kind of energy we should use, namely solar and wind. Both this prediction and this policy, we are told, are the conclusions of the best experts, especially environmental experts like climate scientists, and thus should not be questioned. Pierre Desrochers explodes this idea by chronicling in depth the track record of our designated environmental experts. For more on the history of environmental catastrophism, read Population Bombed, which Professor Desrochers wrote with collaborator Joanna Szurmak.

On this week’s Power Hour “best of” episode, I talk to Pierre Desrochers of the University of Toronto about the real, positive relationship between capitalism and our environment. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Are you willing to give up coffee? Chocolate? Rum? Many of us have come to think of these products as necessities and would have a very hard time giving them up. And yet, we know that the current methods of shipping those items contribute to the carbon emissions causing climate change. So, is there a way to transport the products we’ve come to love in a way that’s sustainable, financially viable AND emission-free?   Danielle Doggett is the Executive Director of SAILCARGO, a carbon-neutral shipping company in the process of building the world’s largest emission-free cargo ship, Ceiba. The team uses high-quality wood and old-world shipbuilding techniques with the goal of transporting artisanal products from Central America to the US and Canada. In this episode, Danielle joins Alexsandra and Ross to discuss how Ceiba will be powered by wind energy and explain how it compares to traditional ships in terms of capacity, delivery speed and shipping costs.   Danielle shares the problems with the current shipping industry, including air and bioacoustics pollution, oil spills, deforestation, dangerous shipbreaking practices, and illegal dumping. Listen in for Danielle’s insight around using technology options to improve the shipping industry and learn how you can support the creation of a sustainable supply chain by owning shares in SAILCARGO!   Key Takeaways   [1:01] What Danielle’s team is building at SAILCARGO World’s largest emission-free ships Move artisanal products from Central America to US/Canada   [1:53] Danielle’s vision for SAILCARGO Provide final broken link in otherwise sustainable supply chain Bring products to world (financially + environmentally viable)   [3:20] How Ceiba will be powered Traditional sails use wind energy Backup green electric engine stores excess power in battery High-tech propellers adjust drag based on wind conditions   [5:04] How Ceiba’s size compares to other ships Clipper ships almost twice size of Ceiba Largest ships carry 22K containers, Ceiba carries up to 10   [7:27] The international team at SAILCARGO 50% of workforce from Latin America Crew from 25 nations (e.g.: Madagascar, Australia, Denmark, etc.)   [8:29] The SAILCARGO business model People invest to own shares of company 36% of estimated $4.2M secured to date   [9:59] Danielle’s path to founding SAILCARGO Learn to sail on St. Lawrence 2 (nonprofit youth training camp) Work for Fairtransport, saw ways to improve process   [12:17] Danielle’s commitment to high-quality wood Source most locally in Costa Rica where timber protected Went to Haida Gwaii for best mast materials    [13:54] What’s wrong with the current shipping industry Ships born in iron ore mines of Brazil (deforestation + mining) Bioacoustics pollution disrupts marine mammal communication Carry invasive species and cause air pollution Oil spills result of accidents at sea End of life in Bangladesh, dangerous shipbreaking work   [16:55] The problems associated with a lack of governance No regulations around fuel use or pollution Most ships run on dirty diesel fuel   [19:50] Danielle’s rebuttal to the premise of The Locavore’s Dilemma 15 of largest ships generate more pollutants than ALL cars Powered by least refined fuel, illegal dumping and burning   [28:58] How Danielle thinks about the future of shipping Tech race with multiple options (electric, solar or wind power) Change to cleaner fuel expensive but most attainable   [30:33] How the cost of shipping on Ceiba compares to other ships Traditional ships range from 1¢/ton/mile to $1.60/ton/mile Ceiba costs 20¢/ton/mile   [31:27] How Ceiba’s delivery times compare to traditional ships Slower average speed (12 knots vs. 20 knots) Make up time in ports by using own rigging to unload   [33:41] Ross and Alexsandra’s unsolicited business advice Media arm to tell story of Ceiba Luxury cruises (silent ships for whale watching)   Connect with Alexsandra & Ross   Nori Nori on Facebook  Nori on Twitter Nori on Medium Nori on YouTube Nori on GitHub Nori Newsletter Email hello@nori.com Nori White Paper Subscribe on iTunes Carbon Removal Newsroom   Resources   SAILCARGO SAILCARGO on Facebook SAILCARGO on Instagram SAILCARGO on YouTube SAILCARGO on Twitter Blacksheep on RCC EP076 Fairtransport Lynx Guimond Haida Nation North Pacific Timber Corporation International Maritime Organization COP23 Climate Summit SAILCARGO’s COP23 Presentation Shipbreaking in Bangladesh The Locavore’s Dilemma: In Praise of the 10,000-Mile Diet by Pierre Desrochers and Hiroko Shimizu

SpokenLayer November 15, 2019 This is the spoken edition of the American Institute for Economic Research for November 15, 2019. A longer text version is hosted at AIER.org, along with many other articles. Myths of the Locavores By Pierre Desrochers Nearly everyone has heard of local food, yet few agree on what it means, exactly. Here are three myths propagated by this movement.

Les manchettes de Mario et Vincent : Analyse des élections fédérales qui approche de la fin, les Airbus A220 de Bombardier cloués au sol par Swiss, Legault se prononce sur la Catalogne, le ministre de l’Économie du gouvernement Legault prévient le promoteur du projet GNL Québec et Hunter Biden se prononce. Entrevue avec Pierre Desrochers, professeur associé au département de géographie de l’Université de Toronto et auteur de l’article "The Myths of Local Food Policy: Lessons from the economic and social history of the food system" : Les mythes de l’économie locale dans le monde de la nourriture. Segment Sports avec Jean-Charles Lajoie : Le CH affronte l'équipe imposante qu'est le Lightning Tampa Bay et l'arbitrage difficile dans la NFL. Chronique culturelle avec Anaïs Guertin-Lacroix : Dévoilement de l'actrice qui jouera le rôle de Catwoman dans le nouveau Batman, une nouvelle série des auteurs de Like-Moi ! et le Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame. L’actualité vue par Mario et Vincent : Débordement chez Urgences-Santé, le jeu Fortnite de retour, les crèmes hydratantes, nouvelles procédures chez les Taxis et un débat à douze pour les démocrates. Entrevue avec François Choquette, député sortant et candidat de la circonscription de Drummond pour le NPD : Actualités de campagne, de circonscription et remontée du parti dans les sondages. Chronique politique avec Emmanuelle Latraverse : Les appels au vote stratégique. Master Bougaricci pose une colle à Mario : saurez-vous répondre avant notre animateur ? Le Buzz de Vincent Dessureault : La NASA aurait-elle trouvé de la vie extraterrestre dans les années 70, un étrange lien entre une grossesse stressante et le sexe du bébé et les avantages d’être en couple stable chez les animaux. Une production QUB radio Octobre 2019

Entrevue avec Pierre Desrochers, professeur associé au département de géographie de l’Université de Toronto et auteur de l’article "The Myths of Local Food Policy: Lessons from the economic and social history of the food system" : Les mythes de l’économie locale dans le monde de la nourriture.

Alex Aragona chats with Pierre Desrochers and Joanna Szurmak as they explore whether or not an increasing population necessarily harms the planet. 

Today's interview features Joanna Szurmak of the University of Toronto. Our topic for today is the second proposed bet between Paul Ehrlich and Julian Simon. Joanna has written a paper titled "Care to Wager Again? An Appraisal of Paul Ehrlich's Counter-Bet Offer to Julian Simon" along with coauthors Vincent Geloso and Pierre Desrochers, both former guests of this show. We mentioned the original Simon-Ehrlich bet briefly in my conversation with Steve Horwitz, but in this episode we talk about it in more detail. Julian Simon had a cornucopian vision of development and humanity. In his view, things are getting better as we develop new ideas for improving our lives and our world. Paul Ehrlich has precisely the opposite vision. He has been predicting environmental catastrophe since the 1960s. Julian Simon famously challenged Ehrlich to a wager. Simon challenged Ehrlich to choose any five commodities whose prices were not controlled by governments, betting that their inflation-adjusted prices would fall rather than rise. While Ehrlich was very publicly predicting the depletion of many commodities, Simon challenged him to put up or shut up. The five commodities Ehrlich chose---copper, chromium, nickel, tin, and tungsten---all fell in price between 1980 and 1990. The subject of Joanna's research is the counter-bet Ehrlich offered Simon in 1994. Ehrlich, along with climatologist Stephen Schneider, bet that 15 trends would worsen between 1994 and 2004: The three years 2002–2004 will on average be warmer than 1992–1994. There will be more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in 2004 than in 1994. There will be more nitrous oxide in the atmosphere in 2004 than 1994. The concentration of ozone in the lower atmosphere (the troposphere) will be greater than in 1994. Emissions of the air pollutant sulfur dioxide in Asia will be significantly greater in 2004 than in 1994. There will be less fertile cropland per person in 2004 than in 1994. There will be less agricultural soil per person in 2004 than 1994. There will be on average less rice and wheat grown per person in 2002–2004 than in 1992–1994. In developing nations there will be less firewood available per person in 2004 than in 1994. The remaining area of virgin tropical moist forests will be significantly smaller in 2004 than in 1994. The oceanic fishery harvest per person will continue its downward trend and thus in 2004 will be smaller than in 1994. There will be fewer plant and animal species still extant in 2004 than in 1994. More people will die of AIDS in 2004 than in 1994. Between 1994 and 2004, sperm cell counts of human males will continue to decline and reproductive disorders will continue to increase. The gap in wealth between the richest 10% of humanity and the poorest 10% will be greater in 2004 than in 1994. Simon declined the second bet because the measures were both too difficult to quantify and too disconnected from the thing Simon was actually interested in: human welfare. Simon explained it as follows: Let me characterize their offer as follows. I predict, and this is for real, that the average performances in the next Olympics will be better than those in the last Olympics. On average, the performances have gotten better, Olympics to Olympics, for a variety of reasons. What Ehrlich and others says is that they don't want to bet on athletic performances, they want to bet on the conditions of the track, or the weather, or the officials, or any other such indirect measure. Joanna, Vincent, and Pierre have gone to great lengths to figure out who would have one on each of the 15 points had Simon accepted the bet. Listen to the episode to find out! [Note: The sound quality drops about an hour into the episode. Skype failed and we had to switch to a telephone line.] Other links: Here is a 1998 interview with Julian Simon detailing his Cornucopian worldview. Pierre Desrochers and Vincent Geloso wrote a detailed article on the first bet.

Today's guest is Steve Horwitz, he is the Charles A. Dana Professor and Chair of the economics department at St. Lawrence University. Steve recently wrote an article titled, "Make Babies, and Don't Let the Greens Guilt Trip You about It." This was a response to an argument made by the bioethicist Travis Rieder, who was recently profiled by NPR. Rieder argues that it is immoral to have children because of the burden additional humans place on the Earth, in particular because of the risk of catastrophic climate change. Here's how that NPR piece put his argument: "Back at James Madison University, Travis Rieder explains a PowerPoint graph that seems to offer hope. Bringing down global fertility by just half a child per woman 'could be the thing that saves us,' he says. He cites a study from 2010 that looked at the impact of demographic change on global carbon emissions. It found that slowing population growth could eliminate one-fifth to one-quarter of all the carbon emissions that need to be cut by midcentury to avoid that potentially catastrophic tipping point." The problem with this sort of reasoning is that it views human beings as consumers and not as producers and innovators. Humans are able to contribute to the division of labour and to come up with ideas. That division of labour allows everyone to become more productive. Rieder's ideas echo those of Thomas Robert Malthus, and he is wrong for much the same reasons. Malthus anticipated a world where the diminishing returns in agriculture and exponential population growth would lead humanity to subsistence in a few generations. As Malthus predicted, populations did skyrocket, but contra Malthus, people got significantly richer too. What happened? Innovation happened. Along with that innovation, and contributing to it, was a finer division of labour created by population growth. As Adam Smith wrote, "the division of labour is limited by the extent of the market." Humans create resources, not by violating thermodynamics, but by discovering better ways to satisfy our needs with the physical matter that exists. Resources are subjective. To a farmer 500 years ago, striking oil was a nuisance. It would ruin his crops and destroy the value of his land. Yet today, the very same oil is a valuable resource because we've discovered how to make it useful. Julian Simon challenged the idea that we're running out of resources, declaring human innovation to be "the ultimate resource." Rieder and other environmentalists are different from Malthus in that they worry not about more people eating too much food but about them releasing too much carbon. A lot of this comes down to our estimate of the social cost of carbon. Rieder sees this cost as being so high, it outstrips all other concerns. He expects apocalyptic changes in the Earth's climate within twenty years. Economists are not climate scientists, we aren't trained to be able to perform our own studies on the relationship between carbon emissions and global climate. But what we can do is look at the bulk of the published research. The two things we could say about this to someone like Rieder are, first, that he seems to have based his arguments on the absolute highest estimates of the climate impact of carbon, where a reasonable person might have looked at the median estimates. And second, people who have performed meta-analyses of this literature have found evidence of publication bias towards finding a larger impact, meaning the best estimate would be somewhat below the median estimate once we correct for publication bias. If the kind of climate change Rieder sees coming in twenty years is really more like two hundred years away, it changes the argument a lot. With the costs of climate change so far out in the future, and the costs of abatement concentrated on the present, our cost-benefit analysis needs to account for the discount factors in such long time spans. The projects that have to be sacrificed today to abate climate change over the next couple centuries have their own benefits that need to be weighed against the costs of releasing greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. It all comes down to opportunity cost. Other links: Progress Does Not Depend on Geniuses Against Fossil Fuel Divestment with Pierre Desrochers

Pierre Desrochers returns to the podcast to discuss the fossil fuel divestment movement in higher education. He recently co-authored a paper titled "Blowing Hot Air on the Wrong Target? A Critique of the Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement in Higher Education" with Hiroko Shimizu. The fossil fuel divestment movement seeks to combat the environmental damage done by the fossil fuel industry by preventing university endowments from investing in fossil fuel stocks. More than 1,000 universities have divested themselves of fossil fuel stocks because of this movement's influence. There are a number of problems with this approach: 1. University endowments can't budge stock prices unilaterally. University endowments are small potatoes in the world economy. Even if they could affect the stock prices of oil companies, they would just create an arbitrage opportunity for other investors to buy those stocks at discounted prices. This more than anything makes divestment an exercise in futility. Camerer (1998) tried to influence prices in a horse betting market by placing large bets and then pulling them out at the last minute. He found that he was unable to budge prices even little. Divestment activists are trying to do what Camerer was trying to do, and they won't have any more success. Some activists have internalized this criticism, and instead argue that divestment is important for symbolic moral reasons. 2. Universities will face higher risk if they choose to divest. If university endowments divest themselves of fossil fuel stocks, they will be less diversified. Having a wide range of different (and uncorrelated) stocks allows a university endowment to hedge itself against risk. Since oil stocks haven't given particularly high returns in recent years, activists have been able to argue that divestment makes sense from an investment perspective. But you can't predict future returns based on past ones. The prices of these stocks reflect the expected value investors place on them, so to the extent that the future profitability of oil companies can be predicted, the prices already reflect those trends. Furthermore, if student activists are allowed to direct universities' investment activities, it may be difficult for universities to hire the most talented fund managers. 3. The movement is hypocritical. While activists can't affect fossil fuel production by manipulating stock prices, they could affect it by demanding less fossil fuels themselves. And yet they attend their anti-petroleum protests in kayaks made from petroleum. Activists want change without personal sacrifice. A round-trip flight from New York to Europe releases between 2 and 3 tons of carbon into the atmosphere, but few environmental activists are willing to skip their exotic vacations in favour of less carbon-intensive activities. 4. The alternatives to fossil fuels are not so great. There's a lot of focus on solar and wind power as replacements for fossil fuels. But an electrical grid needs to work even when it is neither windy nor sunny, and storing power is costly. You need other sources of power to take up the slack when wind and solar can't deliver. In a misguided attempt to appease environmentalists, Germany shut down many of its nuclear plants to replace them with wind and solar power plants. In order to keep consistent power, Germany has had to burn coal. But what would they do if they couldn't use coal to produce power when the sun and wind aren't working? The UK's solution has been to burn wood pellets, which is arguably worse than petroleum for producing power. An advantage of fossil fuels is that humans have been able to substitute them for energy that would have, in the past, been produced on the surface of the Earth. The more we extract from underground, the less of the Earth's surface needs to be dedicated to producing for humans. Indeed, global forestation has been increasing, not decreasing, over the past few decades. 5. The global transportation system depends on fossil fuels. Fossil fuels offer a highly concentrated form of energy that is vital to transportation. While electric cars have made great advances in recent years, even the best can't travel nearly as far as a gas-burning car with a full tank. Electric cars are also prohibitively expensive for most people, and must be subsidized to compete with cheaper-to-produce gas-powered cars. And of course, we drive around on asphalt, which is itself a petroleum product. The advantage of having a well-functioning global transportation system powered by fossil fuels is that it allows regions to specialize in what they're good at producing. Pierre's book, The Locavore's Dilemma, deals with issues of food security. If you can produce tomatoes in fertile Mexico and ship them to frigid Canada, you don't have to expend the energy of building and heating greenhouses in places where tomatoes wouldn't grow naturally. Works Cited Camerer, C. F. (1998). Can asset markets be manipulated? A field experiment with racetrack betting. Journal of Political Economy, 106(3), 457-482. Desrochers, P., & Shimizu, H. (2012). The locavore's dilemma: in praise of the 10,000-mile diet. PublicAffairs. Desrochers, P., & Shimizu, H. (2016). Blowing hot air on the wrong target? A critique of the fossil fuel divestment movement in higher education. Frontier Centre in Public Policy.

Now the fashionable trend on college campuses involves campaigns for university administrations to divest from investments connected to fossil fuels. Pierre Desrochers blasts this to smithereens.

On the latest episode of Power Hour I talk with Pierre Desrochers about the 25th anniversary of the momentous bet between resource theorists Paul Ehrlich and Julian Simon. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

This episode of Economics Detective Radio features Pierre Desrochers discussing the life and work of Jane Jacobs. Jacobs, born Jane Butzner, was a thinker and activist who wrote about cities. She spent her early career as a business journalist. When she started writing about urban renewal, she recognized the policy for the disaster it was. Jacobs became a voice for the general dissatisfaction with a policy that would bulldoze whole neighbourhoods, relocating the inhabitants into new buildings preferred by urban planning reformers and political elites. The editors of Fortune Magazine invited Jacobs to write a piece about downtowns. Her piece, “Downtowns are for People” became the magazine’s most-discussed article. She developed the ideas in that article into her first and most famous book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities. The book launched her as a minor celebrity. In New York City, she successfully opposed initiatives to “renew” Greenwich Village. She also opposed a plan that would have cut a highway through SoHo, Chinatown, and Little Italy. Eventually she found herself opposing the Vietnam War, and, fearing that one of her sons would be drafted, moved to Toronto. Jacobs’ most important contributions to economics came in her second book, The Economy of Cities. Jacobs is essentially a spontaneous order theorist, though she never used that term. Her concept of entrepreneurship is particularly rich and dynamic. Unlike most economists (even Austrians) she has no urge to talk about how entrepreneurship leads us closer to equilibrium. Her largest influence on the mainstream economics literature is the so-called “Jacobs externality.” Jacobs suggested that innovation would often come from outsiders to a given industry, so having many diverse industries clustered in a small geographic area would lead to innovation. The alternative thesis, associated with Alfred Marshall and later Paul Romer, holds that when a region specializes in a particular industry it allows knowledge spillovers to occur between similar firms. There has been significant empirical research to try to resolve these two opposing views, with Jacobs often coming out the winner. Pierre can be found online at his academic website.

Pierre Desrochers of the University of Toronto discusses his new book critiquing the local food movement

Pierre Desrochers of the University of Toronto discusses capitalism and our environment