Daily Archives: October 29, 2009

Nickel deposits on bottled water in NY to take effect Oct. 31

Read the full story at Mother Nature Network. In a win for the environment, New York will expand its deposit laws to include water bottles starting Oct. 31. A five-cent surcharge will be added to the cost of each water … Continue reading

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Novel Analysis Confirms Climate "Hockey Stick" Graph

Read the full story in Scientific American. A new analysis creates a better look at rising temperatures.

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Climate change and individual behavior : considerations for policy

Read the full paper from the World Bank. Climate change is anthropogenic – the product of billions of acts of daily consumption. That solutions need to be anthropogenic too is well accepted. Yet, suggested solutions are normally cast in the … Continue reading

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Equity and Efficiency in Cap-And-Trade: Effectively Managing the Emissions Allowance Supply

Read the full paper from the Brookings Institution. A cap-and-trade system to control U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as proposed in recent draft legislation, for example in H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACESA), creates a limited … Continue reading

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U.S. Industry and Cap-and-Trade: Designing Provisions to Maintain Domestic Competitiveness and Mitigate Emissions Leakage

Read the full paper from the Brookings Institution. The potential range of affected sectors and the scale of impacts on domestic industries that would result from economy-wide climate legislation are unprecedented in the history of U.S. environmental regulation. Even a … Continue reading

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