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Max Boykoff Speaking on Media Coverage of Climate Change
Max Boykoff is giving a talk on March 27th at University of Idaho on media coverage of climate change: “Who Speaks for the Climate?” March 25, 2014 7:00 PM by Maxwell T. Boykoff, who researches and writes about the cultural … Continue reading
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Mainstreaming Fringe Science with John Holdren
Roger Pielke, Jr. was quoted in The Washington Times on Science Advisor, John Holdren. Mainstreaming fringe science with John Holdren The White House science adviser confuses global-warming fact and fancy The Washington Times, March 18, 2014 by Chip Knappenberger In … Continue reading
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Disasters Cost More Than Ever – But Not Because of Climate Change
Disasters Cost More Than Ever — But Not Because of Climate Change FiveThirtyEight by Roger Pielke, Jr. March 19, 2014 In the 1980s, the average annual cost of natural disasters worldwide was $50 billion. In 2012, Superstorm Sandy met that … Continue reading
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Keeping the Poor Poor: Against Anti-Growth Environmentalism
When environmentalists come out against economic growth – Bill McKibben called growth “the one big habit we finally must break” – they often are referring to the developed world. But with most of the world’s expected growth to occur in … Continue reading
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Roger Pielke, Jr. Joins ESPN’s FiveThirtyEight
Roger Pielke, Jr. has joined ESPN’s FiveThirtyEight as a contributor writer. He will be writing about science, innovation and politics as well as sports governance. More information. Roger was also highlighted in Boulder’s Daily Camera: CU-Boulder professor Roger Pielke Jr. … Continue reading
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Clowning Around with Conservation: Adaptation, Reparation and the New Substitution Problem
Clowning Around with Conservation: Adaptation, Reparation and the New Substitution Problem by Benjamin Hale, Alexander Lee, and Adam Hermans Environmental Values 23 (2) 181-198, doi: 10.3197/096327114X13894344179202, Published April 2014. Abstract: In this paper we introduce the ‘New Substitution Problem’ which, … Continue reading
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Exporting Climate Skepticism
Max Boykoff is quoted in a Foreign Policy article on climate wars: Exporting Climate Skepticism Some of the most advanced countries in the world are increasingly rejecting climate change. But where did they get this idea? America, it seems. by … Continue reading
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New Republic Essay: Does Climate Change Cause Extreme Weather? I said no and was attacked
Roger Pielke, Jr. has an essay in The New Republic on the recent debate with John Holdren, Science Advisor to President Obama. An Obama Advisor Is Attacking Me for Testifying That Climate Change Hasn’t Increased Extreme Weather by Roger Pielke, … Continue reading
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A Climate Analyst Clarifies the Science Behind California’s Water Woes
Roger Pielke, Jr. was highlighted in a New York Times blog on climate variability and drought. A Climate Analyst Clarifies the Science Behind California’s Water Woes by Andrew C. Revkin March 6, 2014 Excerpt: There’s no question that residents of … Continue reading
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Waste Not: Curtailment of Renewables Means Lost Energy
CSTPR’s Xi Wang was recently featured in CIRES’ Spheres science magazine on the work she did on renewable energy curtailment with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The 2014 edition focuses on Energy and the Environment. Spheres, Edition 08 Energy and … Continue reading
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