Recommended Reading: June 11, 2008

Links to must-read articles for thepanelist.net readers. Enjoy!

Stop Complaining and Blame Yourself! The Web site Hypermiling claims that knowing your gas mileage is the best way to cut gas consumption. Should the government be giving every American a miles-per-gallon meter?

Is it possible for the vast mass of humanity to enjoy the living standards of today’s high-income countries? This is, arguably, the biggest question confronting humanity in the 21st century.

One the world’s leading environmental economists argues that the economic case for prompt and powerful measures to mitigate climate changes is overwhelming once discounting and equity concerns are properly modelled.

Video: Michael Novogratz talks with Nick Paumgarten about the long-term effects of a shifting economy.

Another Failure on Climate Change: The most obvious lesson to be learned from the Senate’s failure to mount any sort of grown-up debate on climate change last week is that the country needs a new occupant in the White House, says The New York Times.