Keystone XL: Beholden to the Highest Bidder
The fight over the Keystone XL pipeline has illustrated the need for a comprehensive U.S. energy policy. Joseph Edgar and Brian Marrs explain how we can break away from oil.
Archive for December, 2011
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In its final hours, COP17 gets Occupied
Perhaps it was the spotty Internet service, two weeks subsisting on pre-sealed sandwiches, or just maybe the fact that on the heels of the latest Conference of the Parties (COP17) in Durban, the world seems no closer to enacting climate …
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Photos from the final day – is agreement coming?
It’s Friday, December 9th – the last day, ostensibly, of the COP17.
Is a new legally-binding instrument between all major emitters to reduce greenhouse gas emissions forthcoming? Will there be agreement to extend the Kyoto Protocol into a second commitment …
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Bridging the Emissions Gap – The Clock Is Ticking!
new and timely synthesis report of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was formally launched at COP17 today, giving those concerned with our world’s future both new reason for hope and a new mandate for action. The report regards the …
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Speaking but not listening – early failures of South Africa’s Indaba approach?
– This editorial is re-posted from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies official COP 17 blog, found here. It was originally titled, “Speaking but not listening: meeting but not engaging.” –
After four days of COP negotiations …
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The Challenge of Maintaining Ecosystem Services
n 1997, New York City decided to allocate $1.5 billion to preserve and restore the Catskill/Delaware Watershed, an ecosystem over 100 miles outside of the city limits. The venture was more than an act of ecological good will; it was …