Climate

Climate equity: Ensuring a just response to climate change

The facts shared at last night's IATP event, "Climate Equity: Ensuring a Just Response to Climate Change," were at many points staggering—at others, supremely encouraging. Dr.

We Can Change the Weather: CEED and Aniccha Arts

The Weather Vein Project is a collaboration led by Aniccha Arts that examines—and reflects upon—the ways in which humans impact the weather.

Electric Cars vs. Big Mac

Earlier this week, the green machine known as McDonald’s (I say this with tongue in cheek, of course) announced they’re getting into the alternative energy biz. That’s right—the hamburger chain will soon open an electric vehicle charging station at a restaurant in Cary, NC, with other stations to follow.

The Coming Carbon Bubble

Matt Taibbi at Rolling Stone has a written an explosive article on the exploits of Goldman Sachs.

Indirect Misdirect

Calculating the carbon footprint of corn-based ethanol (including indirect effects around the world) continues to be a political hot potato that threatens congressional negotiations to address global climate change.

What to do about agriculture in climate negotiations

Agriculture is rapidly finding itself at the center of the climate change debate at national and international levels.

The Curious Case of Climate Policy and Corn Ethanol

Corn ethanol supporters’ claims that the fuel reduces greenhouse gas emissions are tenuous, at best. But corn ethanol might end up being the key to getting climate policy—specifically, the Waxman-Markey cap and trade legislation—through Congress.

Have We Rejoined the World?

This commentary first appeared in the Huffington Post.