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The Wind Blows Harder where the Sun Don't Shine7 comments

skepteco wrote 2 months ago: Last week the UCC Environmental Society hosted a public information evening on fracking. Speakers we … more →

Tags: Nuclear, renewable energy, fracking, shale gas, Josh Fox, Ted Nordhaus, Gasland, UCC Environmental Society

Anthropocene: Do We Need a New Environmentalism for a New Age?2 comments

Bryan Walsh wrote 5 months ago: I advise you all to check out Keith Kloor’s piece in Slate on the “Great Schism in the E … more →

Tags: Policy, ecocentric, Going Green, anthropocene, new environmentalism, stewart brand

Planetary Boundaries

boevebe wrote 11 months ago: Original Article: http://www.economist.com/node/21556897 Summary: The article focuses on something c … more →

Tags: INTERNATIONAL, Anthropocene Period, climate change, Holocene period, planetary boundaries, the ECONOMIST

U.S. Green Energy: Sizzle? ... or Fizzle?

Phillip Nones wrote 1 year ago: Tempting as it may be to dismiss Solyndra, Solar Power, Beacon Energy, SpectraWatt and other recent … more →

Tags: News, nones, Nones Notes, Brookings Institution, green energy, energy subsidies, World Resources Institute, Energy, energy policy

I think We Have Wasted Enough Money, How About You?

tarpon wrote 1 year ago: Resident Grist Warmist David Roberts says this graph should “make your blood run cold” (via Tom Nels … more →

Tags: News and politics, Barack Obama, Clean Technology, Brookings Institution, Tom Nelson, World Resources Institute, Michael Shellenberger, Presidency of George W. Bush

Clean-energy advocates urge overhaul as aid shrinks 75% by 2014

Bloomberg News wrote 1 year ago: By Jim Snyder The U.S. needs new methods to support clean-energy development as federal spending is … more →

Tags: Energy, Barack Obama, energy policy, Research and Development, U.S. Department of Energy, Domestic Policy, Energy technology, General Electric Company, Alternative Energy

When the cure becomes the disease3 comments

CJAB wrote 1 year ago: I’ve always barracked for Peter Kareiva‘s views and work; I particularly enjoy his no-bu … more →

Tags: anthropocene, Biodiversity, climate change, Conservation, Conservation Biology, déforestation, ecological triage, ecosystem function, ecosystem services

INSTITUTE, JOURNAL, BOOK – Breakthrough!

William Grove-Fanning wrote 1 year ago: Created by Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus who gained wide exposure with their widely discuss … more →

Tags: On The Net, Biodiversity, sustainability, Climate geoengineering, Environment, interdisciplinary, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Environmental Policy

International Recognition for Professor Barry Brook2 comments

The Environment Institute wrote 1 year ago: The Environment Institute would like to congratulate Professor Barry Brook, Director of Climate Scie … more →

Tags: News, gel, Barry Brook, Environment Institute, University of Adelaide, Global Energy Prize

Are you ready to deal with effects of global warming?1 comment

Ed Darrell wrote 1 year ago: Why not?  These guys argue that the most rational solution is to get ready to deal with the problems … more →

Tags: Science, Politics, Environmental Protection, Disasters, Global Warming, climate change, climate_change, environment, Environment

How Efficiency Can Increase Energy Consumption

BeiBei, Curator wrote 2 years ago: From Michael Shellenberger, President, Breakthrough Institute There is an expert consensus and … more →

Tags: clean tech, Energy efficiency, renewable energy, Renewable Energy 2, Energy Efficiency, Energy consumption, Michael Shellenberger, Jesse Jenkins, Energy emergency

Energy: Research Vs. Deployment2 comments

Bryan Walsh wrote 2 years ago: It’s become fashionable among energy and climate thinkers to call for greatly boosted governme … more →

Tags: Energy, ecocentric, cap and trade, Center for American Progress, Clean Technology, Energy 2, energy deployment, energy research, energy subsidies

Rumors of cap and trade's demise have been greatly exaggerated4 comments

thingsbreak wrote 2 years ago: Image courtesy of Flickr user Bernt Rostad The world’s 8th largest economy is going to enact a … more →

Tags: Politics, Climate Legislation, Climate change, climate mitigation, cap and trade, Global Warming, California, breakthrough myth, AB32

Energy: The Future Will Be a Gas2 comments

Bryan Walsh wrote 2 years ago: That was one message from yesterday’s Energy Innovation 2010 summit at the National Press Club … more →

Tags: Energy, ecocentric, Burton Richter, carbon footprint, E.I.A., electricity, Innovation, Natural Gas

Politics: Will Bipartisanship Ever Be Possible on Climate and Energy?1 comment

Bryan Walsh wrote 2 years ago: Arnold Schwarzenegger. Credit: Rich Pedroncelli / AP I spent the first couple of days this week at t … more →

Tags: Politics, carbon policy, ecocentric, Politics 2, climate change, Republicans, Tea Party, Prop 23, California

How Energy Reform Can Break the Partisan Stalemate - It's Getting Hot In Here • by Teryn Norris #environment #p2

Joshua Oakley wrote 2 years ago: I’m all for any good strategy to bridge the partisan divide as long as the progress is actuall … more →

Tags: Politics, Progressive, Environment, President Obama, Energy, Science, Senate, Republicans, Democrats

Stop the Presses! Climate journos think the emissions-reduction issue looks an awful lot like a narrative problem. No word yet on just how "nail-shaped" people wielding hammers see it12 comments

thingsbreak wrote 2 years ago: Cartoon by Tom Toles Keith Kloor, Andy Revkin, and Tom Yulsman appear to have bought into the meme t … more →

Tags: Politics, Climate Legislation, blogs, media failure, sustainability, Energy, climate mitigation, smiling Lomborg, technology trap

Climate: Why Bipartisanship on Energy Won't Be Easy—and Why It's Necessary

Bryan Walsh wrote 2 years ago: Last week I wrote about a paper on energy and climate policy that came from scholars at the leftish … more →

Tags: Energy, carbon policy, ecocentric, cap and trade, Energy 2, climate change, energy research, Republicans, Tea Party

Politicians Could Take A Lesson From These Two Opposing Camps

Valerie Curl wrote 2 years ago: In a rare but fruitful collaboration, the American Enterprise Institute and Brooking Institute joine … more →

Tags: Politics, Technology, Business, wordpress political blog, technology, climate change, AEI, Green Innovation, Brookings


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