Climate Change

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Selwitz offers hands-on training in bioproducts

Doctoral student Baran Arslan experienced bioproducts production processes this summer that he formerly had only seen in the lab on the nano scale. He participated in a new summer course through Washington State University Tri-Cities that created a bioproduct from start to finish, covering topics from fermentation and pyrolysis of biomaterials to process controls and industrial maintenance. ...
September 17, 2015
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Swain says Valley fire "broke the rules"

When the Valley fire erupted Saturday afternoon in Lake County, it quickly became clear firefighters weren't going to be able to keep up. As officials evacuated homes in its path, the blaze would jump ahead of them, threatening more structures before firefighters could advance. "Ashes, embers would rain down a quarter-, half-mile behind them," said Daniel Berlant, a spokesman with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. "As fire crews would make progress -- hold the fire -- it would burn right past them."
September 15, 2015
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Kennedy quoted in RTCC article on possible litigation against Obama climate plan

“There’s a lot of opportunities for states to move quickly and ambitiously, I don’t think they will have a lot of difficulty,” Kevin Kennedy, a deputy director at the US climate initiative at the World Resources Institute told RTCC. Kennedy said reports that the rulings may give states an additional two years to comply gave states time to get their climate plans together to ensure a “robust overall implementation”.
August 27, 2015
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Kennedy quoted in Bloomberg News article on Obama's power plan

U.S. policy makers are “showing that they really are ready to make some serious reductions at home” and that message will help bring about change in other countries, Kevin Kennedy, deputy director of the World Resources Institute’s U.S. climate initiative. It would be “a mistake” to focus just on the emissions reduction that any particular rule delivers and not the broader effect on the climate talks, he said.
August 24, 2015
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Wolf quoted on anti-fracking demonstration in Sacramento

Shaye Wolf, climate science director at the Center for Biological Diversity, confirmed the dangers that fracking poses to air quality, water quality and human health.
August 21, 2015
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Aldy publishes on competitiveness impacts of climate change mitigation

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August 19, 2015
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Levin quoted in China Daily on hottest month on record

The world experienced temperatures in June that were the highest since modern record-keeping started in 1880, according to scientists. Environmental experts said the record heat should put greater pressure on nations to tackle climate change in upcoming talks in Paris. ...
August 17, 2015
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Is climate change or ISIS greater threat to mankind? Stabinsky chimes in

Dr. Doreen Stabinsky, professor of global environmental politics at the College of the Atlantic, Maine, told IPS that “noteworthy to me is the heightened concern of Latin American and African countries.” These regions are on the frontlines of climate change, and the risks there are turning into grim realities of more extreme storms, droughts and falling crop yields, she added.
August 10, 2015
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Hsu co-authored Guardian op-ed on need for businesses to move beyond greenwash

he success of the Paris climate talks, COP 21, this December will not be measured by whether or not countries can all agree on a new global deal. It will rest on deals made outside the negotiation halls and beyond the traditional scope of international climate talks.
July 31, 2015
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West Virginia cities, residents tap into energy efficient resources

A new report by Fellow Evan Hansen's company, Downstream Strategies, was featured in a recent article in West Virginia's The State Journal. Morgantown is leading the charge in saving energy and creating clean initiatives, but a recent study found there are plenty of untapped resources in the city and across West Virginia.
July 29, 2015