Posted by Andy Stevenson in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman's recent article "Show Us the Ball" claims that a carbon tax would not only be simpler and more transparent, but have fewer special provisions, accommodations, or loopholes than a cap and trade system. The...continued→
Posted by Andy Stevenson in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment
A recent Gallup poll survey conducted on the priorities for Americans with respect to the economy, energy production, and the environment has concluded that "there is little question that the current economic crisis poses a significant challenge for the environmental...continued→
Posted by Andy Stevenson in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
After reviewing the Financial Times op-ed written by Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz and the LSE's Lord Stern entitled "Obama's Chance to Lead the Green Recovery" and then hearing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke recent testimony on his concerns...continued→
Posted by Andy Stevenson in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
On January 15th the US Climate Action Partnership, a group of 26 major industry players and 5NGOs (including NRDC), released its Blueprint for Legislative Action on climate change -- a document designed to provide Congress with a consensus approach to...continued→
Posted by Andy Stevenson in Green Enterprise , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
While President-elect Obama's $775bln economic stimulus plan should be applauded for including many important provisions for green jobs over the next three years, his messaging on why green jobs are a critical component to our economic recovery seems to be...continued→
Posted by Andy Stevenson in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
The following is a list of 10 reasons why enacting a "cap, invest now and recover" strategy, that uses revenues from future carbon auctions to finance low carbon initiatives today, should be passed in 2009 and can provide the additional stimulus needed to help re-power the US economy....continued→
Posted by Andy Stevenson in Moving Beyond Oil
The current economic crisis, precipitated by the collapse of the housing market and ensuing credit freeze, presents challenges for the U.S. economy unlike any seen in a generation. Facing the prospect of a deep, multiyear recession, we must focus our...continued→
Posted by Andy Stevenson in Moving Beyond Oil
The Big 3 are about to make a return trip to Congress this week to explain how having access to public funds would enable them to not only avoid bankruptcy but turn their businesses around in an extremely challenging economic...continued→
Posted by Andy Stevenson in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment
Many are now arguing that the fight to limit climate change is being upended by the global economic slowdown. As Elizabeth Rosenthal's NYT article Economic Slump May Limit Moves on Clean Energy correctly points out, with the threat of a global recession taking...continued→
Posted by Andy Stevenson in Moving Beyond Oil
Following up on Jad Mouawad's excellent article on Exxon Mobil, Green Is for Sissies, I thought it would be useful to comment on how the "Exxon Way" of discipline, patience, and long-term vision could be put into practice over the next few...continued→
