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The Win-Win of Agricultural Solar Energy

Homer, New York. They worked hard to produce milk and corn for a regional ... great uncle. The demands of the dairy market and mechanization of the ... generation, and this offers an opportunity to reconsider the enterprise of

The Crisis of Confidence in Voluntary Carbon Offsets

Last year, an investigation by the Guardian and Corporate ... several questioning the integrity and effectiveness of voluntary carbon offset programs in achieving net-zero emissions and stabilizing global

Energy Transitions Are Brown Before They Go Green

confluence of the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers in 1866, just seven years after Edwin Drake struck oil in Western Pennsylvania and effectively ... Refinery was an ideal location far removed from the homes and small factories

Climate Policy in a Disorganized World

fossil fuels, in place of traditional command and control regulations ... , market-based solutions leave the guesswork out of regulators’ hands, and ... ), Kostas Metaxoglou (Carleton), and Andre Trindade (FGV). )) The project

As Climate-Related Disasters Intensify, Retreat Emerges as Adaptation Strategy

focus on measures to reinforce towns and cities against natural disasters, such as the wildfires and flooding that have become more severe across ... . Retreat means leaving behind homes, and the possible disruption of

Following Refinery Blast, Philadelphia Looks to a Cleaner Future

into the surrounding Philadelphia air, and launched bus ... dissipating effect of winds on toxic gasses, and thanks to the clear headed ... months following the explosion, the city, its residents, and business

Accelerating Climate Action

climate change. The findings of the report aren’t encouraging, and point to an acceleration of climate impacts and continued growth in fossil fuel ... UNFCCC Climate Champions and author of a newly published book, “Five Times

Report Highlights Three Paths for U.S. to Meet Paris Climate Target

reprinted with their permission. The Center for Climate and Energy ... emissions by 2050. What’s unique, and particularly revealing about the ... different scenarios, with the federal government, the states and consumers

Extra-Metabolic Energy: The Power to Sustain or Destroy

A Brief History of Energy The acquisition and consumption of ... successful at securing energy than others, and that competition for a limited ... relative balance, but very rarely, a species adapts in such a unique and

Grid Forward Debate: Has Electricity Deregulation Led to Better Community Outcomes?

consumers with abundant and reliable electricity more economically than ever ... benefits and challenges In the early years of deregulation, an ill ... market manipulation, high energy prices, and ultimately to utility