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The Biggest Loser (of energy waste): UNC dormitory
A UNC dorm tops a Biggest-Loser-style contest between 14 buildings to see which could cut the most energy waste. Hooray!
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Space tourism may ignite the effects of global warming
If you "just want to get away" from Earth for a while by indulging your new hobby of space exploration, you may find the planet pretty steamed when you get back.
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Environmentalists Need to Reclaim Economics
My book entitled, What Environmentalists Need to Know About Economics, comes out this week. The aim is simple: to show in a concise and clear manner why economic reasoning and analysis is crucial for solving the world’s major environmental problems. But there is a subtext: environmentalists have often been wary of economics and dismissed economic […]
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Thumb on the scale in the comparison of fuel taxes and efficiency standards?
A new review of the literature by Resources for the Future suggests that gas taxes motivate drivers to use less gasoline far more cheaply than auto efficiency standards like CAFE. There are a number of reasons to be suspicious of this conclusion.
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Climate hawkery requires no particular position on climate science
I want to correct one mistake people seem to be making about the climate hawk/dove spectrum. Being a climate hawk does not require any particular position on climate science. There is no scientific "litmus test." In fact, one's position on the hawk/dove spectrum is orthogonal to one's position on climate science.
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The Senate livability bill has no teeth. That’s okay
The administration wants to curb sprawl and promote walkable neighborhoods through incentives, not mandates. Relax, critics -- the market's going to help on this one.
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Population media awards go to me and other, more worthy journalists
The winners of the Population Institute's Global Media Awards for Excellence in Population Reporting do impressive work publicizing population issues.
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Community solar: Better on the roof?
Our report on community solar power has garnered a response from the Clean Energy Collective, which has made us reevaluate our grading system.
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Yes on 23 Campaign Has Many Reasons to be Embarrassed
The backers of the Yes on Proposition 23 campaign in California have plenty of reasons to be embarrassed: · Their key talking points are based on lies. · An overwhelming majority of their funding comes from oil and coal companies. · Some of their key organizers are actually proud to be funded by out-of-state oil […]
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Colorado climate scientists tell Ken Buck: Global warming is not a 'hoax'
Colorado's climate scientists dismissed claims made by the state's Republican candidate for the US Senate, Ken Buck, that global warming is a hoax.
