Category / Environment
Fossil Fuel Trains
Fossil fuels, depending on where they are extracted, may need to travel across long distances. There are real risks associated with the transportation of fossil fuels, whether by train, truck, or boat, all have histories of spills, explosions, fatalities, and…
Green New Deal: Exploring the Possible
The House and Senate Green New Deal Resolutions have provoked much contention and debate. The debates are heated, some see the Deal as a limit to economic growth – impossible to accomplish, while others have viewed it as a force…
Handling our Trash: Getting to a Circular Carbon Economy
Americans live with waste every day — a growing problem. Recycling is one of the ways we can have a positive impact on our environment. Recycling can also provide us with renewable sources of energy that help reduce greenhouse gases.…
What’s With All This Weird Weather?
Dr. Kevin Trenberth from the National Center for Atmospheric Research will explore the role of El Niño, climate change, and other influences on the weather and climate, and their role in recent costly and unusual extremes of weather, such as…
Cleaner, Brighter, Healthier Energy Projects that Work
2016 was the hottest year on record, the third such record in consecutive years. Now more than ever there is the need for bold, market-based energy solutions that directly address the climate crisis. Join Network for Responsible Public Policy and…
Climate Change and the Economy: Sorting Fact from Fiction
There are things we need to do to respond to climate change, but we worry about hurting the economy. Why has the dialogue on the environment become contentious? What was the cause of the divide, and what are our prospects…
Climate Disruption in the U S
Climate Change is one of the defining issues of the 21st Century. Dr. Trenberth’s research on the link between extreme weather and climate change, as well as his observations on possible options for adapting to and mitigating the effects of…
Energy Visions Three Compelling Cases for Conservation and Transition to Renew
To a growing number of people throughout the world, the case for addressing runaway climate change is obvious. Still, the sweeping policies needed to stave off further warming must address fundamental economic realities: –Is it possible–and politically feasible–for the U.S.…
Communicating with Others on Climate Issues
Our distinguished expert, Professor Geoffrey Feinberg, offered seminal research conducted by his team at the Yale University Project on Climate Communication. Geoffrey Feinberg is Research Director with the Yale University Project on Climate Communication. He speaks on how “six Americas”…