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On Climate, Energy, and Environment on the Ballot

One other consideration, which I think Cal ARB hasn't used effectively in recent years, is that the unique non-GHG pollution…

On The Election, Vehicle Emissions, and State Climate Plans

Those of us who sincerely desire a realistic solution to the so-called "climate crisis" are placing our hopes in President…

On Climate, Energy, and Environment on the Ballot

See Evan's example below and David's after that pointing out why mitigation matters. For what it's worth, I view the…

On How to Make Trees Worth More Standing Than Cut Down

I have a brother who lives in what is left of Chimney Rock, NC. He definitely worries about the weather…

On How to Make Trees Worth More Standing Than Cut Down

All the carbon credits in the world combined have not resulted in any reduction in global atmospheric temperature whatsoever. Regulating…

On How to Make Trees Worth More Standing Than Cut Down

Hi Wil, This is a point David Weisbach and I heard a lot with our original Harvard Environmental Law Review…

On How to Make Trees Worth More Standing Than Cut Down

Thanks for the interesting post, Jim. My wife's mother lives in Black Heath in the Blue Mountains, and we've spent…

On How to Make Trees Worth More Standing Than Cut Down

Dear Evan, The climate changes, so does weather. Bad weather does not equal climate change. The great fallacy is "climate…

On Hurricane Milton and this Climate Moment

There is not conclusive scientific evidence to support the claim that the intensity and frequency of hurricanes has increased due…

On Hurricane Milton and this Climate Moment

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