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What Does It Mean to be Anti-Growth?

Posted on March 3, 2014 by webmaster

Roger Pielke, Jr. has a piece out in Earth Island Journal. It is part of an exchange with John de Graaf, who argues that economic growth must end. Roger’s piece explores what it actually means to be anti-growth. What Does … Continue reading →

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Culture, Politics and Climate Change

Posted on February 27, 2014 by webmaster

Deserai Anderson Crow and Max Boykoff just had a book published by Routledge Press: Culture, Politics and Climate Change How Information Shapes our Common Future Edited by Deserai A. Crow, Maxwell T. Boykoff Focusing on cultural values and norms as … Continue reading →

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Climate Policy Robs the World’s Poor of Their Hopes

Posted on February 26, 2014 by webmaster

Roger Pielke, Jr. and Dan Sarewitz have a new Op-ed in the Financial Times on energy development and poor nations: Climate policy robs the world’s poor of their hopes We need technologies that work in the US and in Pakistan, … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event, February 27: Lens on Climate Change, CU Boulder Campus

Posted on February 26, 2014 by webmaster

Student teams from around the state will meet up in Old Main Chapel Thursday, 12:30 pm, to present short videos they produced about climate and environmental changes in their communities. The program, “Lens on Climate Change,” will also include “response” … Continue reading →

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Media Discourse on the Climate Slowdown

Posted on February 26, 2014 by webmaster

Max Boykoff has a new article published in the March 2014 edition of Nature Climate Change: Boykoff, M. T. (2014). Media discourse on the climate slowdown. Nature Climate Change, Volume 4, pp. 156-158, Published March. Media discourse on the climate … Continue reading →

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Roger Pielke, Jr. Speaks at University of Bonn on “Basic Research” as a Political Symbol

Posted on February 21, 2014 by webmaster

Roger Pielke, Jr. spoke today, February 21,  at a workshop titled, “Basic and Applied Research: Historical Semantics of a Key Distinction in 20th Century Science Policy” organized by David Kaldewey, University of Bonn, and Désirée Schauz, Munich Centre for the … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Winners of AAAS “Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering” Workshop Student Competition

Posted on February 19, 2014 by webmaster

Congratulations to the winners of the AAAS “Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering” Workshop Student Competition organized by the CIRES Center for Science and Technology Policy and supported by the CU Graduate School and Center for STEM Learning.  Emily Pugach, … Continue reading →

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How to ‘Be Boulder’ with Climate Communications

Posted on February 18, 2014 by webmaster

Max Boykoff quoted in a Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre article on climate communication. How to ‘be Boulder’ with climate communications. A webcam session of Paying for predictions The Climate Centre last Thursday remotely facilitated a session at the University … Continue reading →

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Roger Pielke, Jr. Discusses Climate Change and Extreme Events on Colorado Matters.

Posted on February 17, 2014 by webmaster

Is climate change causing extreme weather? Experts disagree Audio: Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner discusses climate change and extreme weather events with CIRES’ Roger Pielke Jr. and NCAR’s Kevin Trenberth After big weather events, the question that often comes up … Continue reading →

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Webcast Now Available for CSTPR’s Noontime Seminar on the Energy-Water Nexus

Posted on February 13, 2014 by webmaster

The Energy-Water Nexus: Where Climate Adaptation and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Policies Collide by Kristen Averyt, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and Western Water Assessment Watch the webcast Abstract: Averaged across the US, water withdrawals by the energy industry … Continue reading →

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