Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Nobelists Molina and Richter Respond to WSJ Physicists

02/3/2012 by Charles Komanoff

Nobelists Molina and Richter Respond to WSJ Physicists (Dot Earth)

Filed under Did you know?,News,Science

CA, NY, WA Will Require Insurers to Disclose Climate Exposure

02/3/2012 by Charles Komanoff

CA, NY, WA Will Require Insurers to Disclose Climate Exposure (NYT)

Filed under Did you know?,News

How Energy Secretary Steven Chu lost his battle with Washington

02/2/2012 by Charles Komanoff

How Energy Secretary Steven Chu lost his battle with Washington (TNR)


“End of America’s Coal Era” in Sight

01/30/2012 by Charles Komanoff

“End of America’s Coal Era” in Sight (Economist)


Feds: Marcellus Shale Gas = 6 Years of U.S. Demand, Not 17

01/29/2012 by Charles Komanoff

Feds: Marcellus Shale Gas = 6 Years of U.S. Demand, Not 17 (NYT)


The Case For A Carbon Tax (Book Review)

01/26/2012 by James Handley

The Case For A Carbon Tax, Book Review (Treehugger)


Top energy-efficiency group wants U.S. to consider carbon tax

01/23/2012 by Charles Komanoff

Top energy-efficiency group wants U.S. to consider carbon tax (ACEEE statement)


Obama Should Go Big and Bold for State of Union: Jonathan Alter

01/22/2012 by James Handley

Obama Should Lead on Tax Reform: Replace Payroll Tax with VAT and Carbon Tax (Jonathan Alter, Bloomberg)

Filed under Carbon Tax,News

Governments Spend $1.4 Billion Per Day to Destabilize Climate

01/19/2012 by James Handley

Gov’ts Spend $1.4 Billion/Day Subsidizing Fossil Fuels (Earth Policy Inst.)


Keystone-Pipeline Slayer McKibben: A Portrait

01/18/2012 by Charles Komanoff

Keystone-Pipeline Slayer McKibben: A Portrait (Boston Globe Magazine)