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Originally created in 2004, Prometheus is a project of University of Colorado's Center for Science and Technology Policy Research. Prometheus is designed to create an informal outlet for news, information, and opinion on science and technology policy.-
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Two Problems of Climate Ethics: Can we Lose the Planet but Save Ourselves?
by CSTPR Alumni Alexander Lee and Jordan Kincaid Ethics, Policy & Environment June 2016 DOI: 10.1080/21550085.2016.1195559 A. Lee and J. Kincaid Climate change presents unprecedented challenges for the ethical community and society at large. The harms of climate change—real and … Continue reading
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The Influence of Religious Affiliation on Community Views about Environment, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy in and around the Mormon Culture Region
New Paper out by CSTPR alum Shawn K. Olson-Hazboun Society & Natural Resources June 2016 S. K. Olson-Hazboun, R. S. Krannich, and P. G. Robertson DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2016.1185558 Abstract: While political ideology is a consistent predictor of public environmental views in … Continue reading
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Managing Carbon on Federal Public Lands: Opportunities and Challenges in Southwestern Colorado
by L. Dilling, K. C. Kelsey, D. P. Fernandez, Y. D. Huang, J. B. Milford, and J. C. Neff Environmental Management June 2016 Abstract: Federal lands in the United States have been identified as important areas where forests could be … Continue reading
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Ogmius, Newsletter of CSTPR, Issue 43 is Now Out
Ogmius Issue #43, Spring 2016 Ogmius Exchange CSTPR Welcomes Max Boykoff as Director by Dan Zietlow, CSTPR Writing Intern The CIRES Center for Science and Technology Policy Research (CSTPR) is pleased to announce Max Boykoff as its new Director. Professor … Continue reading
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The Role of U.S. States in Facilitating Effective Water Governance Under Stress and Change
Water Resources Research April 2016 by Christine Kirchhoff and Lisa Dilling Abstract: Worldwide water governance failures undermine effective water management under uncertainty and change. Overcoming these failures requires employing more adaptive, resilient water management approaches; yet, while scholars have advance … Continue reading
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Willingness to Pay for Mosquito Control in Key West, Florida and Tucson, Arizona
by Katherine L. Dickinson, Mary H. Hayden, Steven Haenchen, Andrew J. Monaghan, Kathleen R. Walker and Kacey C. Ernst American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2016) 94 (4) 775-779, doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0666 Abstract: Mosquito-borne illnesses like West Nile virus (WNV) and dengue … Continue reading
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Adapting Livelihoods to Floods and Droughts in Arid Kenya: Local Perspectives and Insights
Product of CSTPR’s Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre (RCRCCC) internship program by Amy Quandt and Yunus Antony Kimathi African Journal of Rural Development Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 51-60, Published March 25 2016 Abstract: Adaptation of rural livelihoods to … Continue reading
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Adaptation, Invited Contribution to Research Handbook on Climate Governance
by Lisa Dilling Chapter 41 in Research Handbook on Climate Governance Edited by Karin Bäckstrand and Eva Lövbrand Edward Elgar Publishing Abstract: As it becomes clearer that the earth is ‘committed’ to a certain amount of climate change despite greenhouse … Continue reading
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Teaching Millennials to Engage THE Environment Instead of THEIR Environment: A Pedagogical Analysis
by J. Richard Stevens and Deserai Anderson Crow Applied Environmental Education & Communication Volume 15, Issue 1, 2016 Abstract: This article examines the difficulty in teaching contemporary students of journalism (those in the much-discussed Millennial Generation) to report on complex … Continue reading
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Environmental and Climate Justice
by Steve Vanderheiden The Oxford Handbook of Environmental Political Theory (2016) Edited by John M. Meyer, Teena Gabrielson, Cheryl Hall, and David Schlosberg This chapter surveys the origin and development of environmental justice discourse from its early use as a … Continue reading
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