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August 12, 2010
Greenhouse Gas? We ain’t seen nothin’ yet!

Someday we may see an actual decrease in global greenhouse gas emissions. But in the near term, CO2 levels will continue rising way beyond any level that Kyoto and Copenhagen considered tolerable, or maybe even thinkable.

Insights, Greenhouse gas, Climate Change
Article
July 26, 2010
Unified World Climate Action? It’s Not in the Cards

Want to paralyze energy policy making? Just call a world conference and try for consensus. Want to maximize public apathy regarding greenhouse gas issues? Just do a few more Copenhagens.   There’s a game that psychologists use to understand how group decisions are made, particularly when strategies to achieve benefits for the group as a whole increase the risk to individual participants. In other words, when do players put the good of the group above their own (individual) good?  

Insights, Climate Change Strategy, Greenhouse gas, IPCC, Climate Change
Article
June 9, 2010
New Poll Finds Strong Support for Clean Energy Policies Among Small Business Owners

A new bi-partisan poll conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and American Viewpoint found strong support among small business owners for clean energy and climate legislation.

News, Business, Climate Change, Policy
Article
May 13, 2010
Global Leaders Meet To Collaborate on Energy Efficiency Goals

Assistant Secretary Cathy Zoi of the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy joined leaders from 15 countries and the European Commission today at the first Policy Committee meeting of the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation to promote global collaboration on energy-saving programs and policies.

News, Climate Change Strategy, Federal, Energy efficiency, Climate Change, End Use, Policy
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April 30, 2010
Los Angeles DWP Reports Reduction in Greenhouse Gases

On a global level, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is on target to meet the mayor’s climate action goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its power generation through a combination of energy conservation and renewable energy.

News, Energy efficiency, Greenhouse gas, Climate Change, Utility Generation, Environmental Impact, End Use
Article
April 1, 2010
International Conference Focuses on Social and Ecological Ramifications of Climate Intervention

The Asilomar International Conference on Climate Intervention Technologies held last week in Pacific Grove, Calif., concluded a week of conversations and discussions on climate intervention and guidelines for research and experimentation

News, Climate Change
Article
March 31, 2010
Time is Climate Change Hurdle, Says Former Sen. Johnston on Platts Energy Week

Time will be the enemy of any attempt to pass climate legislation in the U.S. Congress this year, according to the former chairman of the Senate Energy Committee who appeared on Sunday's Platts Energy Week, a new weekly half-hour television program for discussion and debate on U.S. energy policy.

News, Climate Change Strategy, Climate Change, Policy
Article
March 26, 2010
EDF Review Confirms Findings That Show California Climate Change Plan Will Support Economic Growth

California can grow its economy and reap immediate benefits from cleaner air while meeting air pollution reduction goals of its Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, according to an economic analysis released by the California Air Resources Board and reviewed by Environmental Defense Fund.

News, Climate Change Strategy, Business, Climate Change
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Article
March 19, 2010
Honesty, the Best (energy) Policy

News articles about goofs in climate change predictions are flying around faster than a fiddler's elbow at a bluegrass concert

Insights, Climate Change Strategy, Federal, Climate Change, Policy
Article
March 15, 2010
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