Michael C. Russell 🚲

Environmental economist and regulatory analyst. (Anything published is my personal opinion and not necessarily the position of my agency or state.)

[Michael C. Russell 🚲 @MikeRussellCIE]

Remember when March was still winter in New Jersey?

[Michael C. Russell 🚲 @MikeRussellCIE]

Don’t waste my time

Framed #717
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[Michael C. Russell 🚲 @MikeRussellCIE]

Opening day let’s gooooo

[Michael C. Russell 🚲 @MikeRussellCIE]

Happy “it’s not a real Nobel Prize” day to all that celebrate.

[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection @NewJerseyDEP]

#DYK that by the middle of the 21st century, around 70% of summers in the Northeast are anticipated to be hotter than the warmest summer to date?

👉NJ's is warming faster than the rest of the Northeast region

👉Since 1895, NJ’s annual temperature has increased by 3.5° F
(1/2)

[Michael C. Russell 🚲 @MikeRussellCIE]

Can confirm

(from @RiverfrontTimes)

[Michael C. Russell 🚲 @MikeRussellCIE]

ANYWAY, we should always be careful when interpreting survey responses. It’s often easy to find responses that aren’t really there. Happens to everyone. It’s good to step back and ask what the available information actually says.

[Michael C. Russell 🚲 @MikeRussellCIE]

Hi, if a survey says 85% of respondents will do something this does not automatically mean that 15% will not do that thing. Some of those respondents may be neutral, some may be unsure. Without the full dataset, we can’t speak to what that 15% plans. At all. Thanks.

[Michael C. Russell 🚲 @MikeRussellCIE]

Might their attitudes change in the future? Sure, of course. But that’s a double-edged sword, right? Because the attitudes of X% of the 15% that said they would not do the thing might change in the future. Especially if they discover something really isn’t a big deal.

[Michael C. Russell 🚲 @MikeRussellCIE]

Yeah buddy

[Michael C. Russell 🚲 @MikeRussellCIE]

Not bad

[Michael C. Russell 🚲 @MikeRussellCIE]

(Yea, I know this is all anecdotal.)

[Michael C. Russell 🚲 @MikeRussellCIE]

Article points out that banners at the shore disrupt the viewshed. Comment after comment supports the visual (and auditory) distraction. Interesting that lost property values or tourism revenue don’t seem to be mentioned.

[Michael C. Russell 🚲 @MikeRussellCIE]

It’s almost as if concerns regarding the economic impacts of other viewshed disruptions are exaggerated.

[Michael C. Russell 🚲 @MikeRussellCIE]

@mattkahn1966 I mean, in either case (fool vs. optimist) there are assumptions of (a) perfect information, and (b) unconstrained choices, right?

[Michael C. Russell 🚲 @MikeRussellCIE]

Seriously, every six weeks it's someone saying "nope, look at this line" over and over again.

[Michael C. Russell 🚲 @MikeRussellCIE]

I'm sure Our World in Data is a wonderful organization filled with hard-working, diligent people doing their best. But I'm getting really tired of seeing arguments on here start and end with a screen cap of one of their graphs.