Despite Low Oil Prices, Renewable Power Gaining Traction, Energy Agencies Report — But Not Yet Fast Enough for the Climate
The shift away from coal and towards renewable energy is slowly beginning to gain traction.
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Is Obama Walking Into COP21 With An Empty Hand?
The EPA’s “Clean Power Plan” and the run-up to the COP21 climate change in Paris.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Is Clinton Still a Carbon Candidate? The Data to Date
Clinton looks like a carbon candidate who is making predictable rhetorical gestures otherwise to fool the rubes.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Can Miami Beach Survive Global Warming?
Miami Beach as a canary in the coal mine for global warming.
Read more...IEA World Energy Outlook: New Hope For Civilization
World energy demand grows in all WEO scenarios, but government policies play a powerful role in dictating the pace of the growth and the degree to which greenhouse-gas emissions follow the same path.
Read more...Gulf States to be Hoist Early on Climate Change Petard
The Gulf states will be among the first to suffer severe repercussions from climate change. The problem is the rest of us will not be all that far behind in line.
Read more...The Future of Work and the Role of Climate Change
Consideration of climate change has been almost totally missing from discussions about the future of work. What happens when you include it?
Read more...Why Has Carbon Capture And Storage Not Taken Off Yet?
How the economics of carbon capture are impeding widespread adoption.
Read more...Gaius Publius: A DOJ Lawsuit Against Exxon, a “Slam Dunk” to Win, Would Threaten Investors and Possibly Executives
Why the Department of Justice will have a lot of ‘splaining to do if it does not file a case against Exxon.
Read more...Mathew D. Rose: Hubris and Nemesis In Germany – Volkswagen, Refugees, and Football
Finding the common threads of Germany’s latest scandals.
Read more...Worse Than Fossil Fuels? Why Bioenergy Is Not Green
Why bioenergy is much more costly in environmental terms than its boosters would have us believe.
Read more...How Monsanto Solicited Academics to Bolster Their Pro-GMO Propaganda — Using Taxpayer Dollars
Contrary to what most consumers believe, the pro-GMO research that was presented as independent was paid for by Monsanto.
Read more...Michael Hoexter: Should the US Federal Government Invest $4-$6 Trillion Per Year on Climate Protection? (Part 2 of 2)
Further discussion of why the excuses to do nothing or too little on the climate change front don’t hold up to serious scrutiny.
Read more...Michael Hoexter: Should the US Federal Government Invest $4-$6 Trillion Per Year on Climate Protection? (Part 1 of 2)
Why the excuses to do nothing or too little on the climate change front don’t hold up to serious scrutiny.
Read more...U.S. Climate Goals: A Reckoning
The current US lifestyle needs to go if the world is to succeed in limiting climate change.
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