by Andrew Revkin | Sep 21, 2013 | Climate Change, Energy, Law & Policy, Pollution
From the fracking fields of Texas to the bizarre butcheries of mainland China, here are Andy’s highlights for the week behind and the week ahead. The Week Behind: A Closer Look at Fracking Emissions This week began with the publication in the Proceedings of the...
by John Cronin | Sep 19, 2013 | Climate Change, Energy, Law & Policy
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to issue carbon standards in the next few days that will regulate air emissions at new power plants, the first salvo in the climate offensive President Obama promised to launch from the Oval Office. Earlier...
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...