Saturday, March 20th, 2010
Articles by Lisa Curtis:
Big oil is making America fall behind
The inability of politicians to take action on climate change doesn't only have dire implications for the planet. It is also affecting our ability to ...
What we’re paying for: Terrorism and oil
While Biden and Cheney squabble over the best way to prosecute terrorists, deeper issues of American foreign policy are neglected. A real response to radical ...
Why we failed in Copenhagen
Dec. 18, 2009, will be remembered as a failure of the international system. Fifteen years of negotiations, 22 years of research ...
Direct from Copenhagen: U.S. Congress prevents progress
U.S. delegation fears another 1997 when they refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. U.S. wants developing countries to commit to set emissions.
The value of environmental meetings: just more meetings?
Environmentalists really like conferences. Apparently, they also like having conferences to talk about planning more conferences. World leaders have just announced that they do not ...
‘Not in my backyard’ attitude ruins wind power prospects
If nine out of 10 Americans support wind development, why does it take over a million dollars and seven to 10 years just to assess ...
Controversy over carbon offsets misguided
When I told a professor that I’m working on a project to install energy efficient compact florescent light bulbs (CFL) in low-income areas in Walla ...
Climate change inaction too costly
There's a small office on Capitol Hill that is playing a major role in determining whether Americans will have affordable health care or more renewable ...
Sustainability model: Whitman’s bubble not so bad after all
At Whitman we enjoy talking about “breaking out the of the bubble.” As the semester wears on, many of us sign up for OP trips ...
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