by John Cronin | Jul 5, 2013 | Climate Change, Economics, Law & Policy, Sustainability, Water
Think Tank Recommends Industry Climate Activism. The world’s leading insurance think tank is calling for a new definition of normal weather conditions because of the impacts of climate change and ocean warming on the insurance industry. In its thirty-page...
by John Cronin | Jun 26, 2013 | Climate Change, Economics, Energy, Fracking, Law & Policy, Pollution, Technology
President Obama’s climate change speech at Georgetown University is being widely characterized as historic. And that is certainly so, looking backward from the moment the address was delivered. But will its historic quality stand the test of time? There is...
by John Cronin | Jun 25, 2013 | Climate Change, Economics, Energy, Law & Policy
The White House is promising a major climate address by President Obama at Georgetown University today. The details of the plan, embargoed until 6 AM this morning, are already making their impact felt. Coal shares are falling. Fox News is carping. But are these signs...
by EarthDesk | Jun 20, 2013 | Corporate Responsibility, Economics, Science, Sustainability, Technology
By Neil S. Braun Neil S. Braun is dean of the Lubin School of Business at Pace University where he also serves on the Operating Committee of the university. An attorney, Dean Braun has had an extensive career in business and the entertainment industry. In 2010, he...
by John Cronin | Jun 14, 2013 | Economics, General, Law & Policy, Pollution, Technology, Water
There is little disagreement about the dire condition of our aging water infrastructure. And there is just as little being done about it. “The current rate of replacement for aging collection and distribution systems nationwide is less than 1 percent for most...
by John Cronin | Jun 7, 2013 | Climate Change, Economics, General, International, Pollution, Sustainability, Water
The Challenge of Transboundary Waters. “Water security” may not be common to the American lexicon, but to the US intelligence community, the United Nations, Asia, Africa and international organizations concerned with health, environment and human...