School of Communication, American University / by Matthew Nisbet http://bit.ly/eb0ys7 [From Dot Earth] The report, “Climate Shift,” was written by Matthew Nisbet, a communications professor at American University. In nearly 100 pages, he explores who had the biggest advantage — in money and media spin — in the fight over a cap-and-trade climate bill, along … Continue reading »
Posted on April 25, 2011 …
An Analysis of the Effects of Residential Photovoltaic Energy Systems on Home Sales Prices in California
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for DOE, NREL and the Clean States Energy Alliance / by Ben Hoen, Ryan Wiser and Peter Cappers http://eetd.lbl.gov/ea/ems/reports/lbnl-4476e.pdf [From Abstract] An increasing number of homes with existing photovoltaic (PV) energy systems have sold in the U.S., yet relatively little research exists that estimates the marginal impacts of those PV systems … Continue reading »
WRI Submission to Senate Committee in Response to its White Paper on a Clean Energy Standard
World Resources Institute (Submission to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources) / by Kevin Kennedy with John Larsen, James Bradbury, Sarah Forbes, Jenna Goodward and Lutz Weischer http://pdf.wri.org/wri_response_clean_energy_standard.pdf WRI’s response to the Bingaman-Murkowski White Paper on the design of a clean energy standard in the United States. WRI has submitted a response … Continue reading »
Pay Now, Pay Later: A State-by-state Assessment of the Costs of Climate Change
American Security Project http://www.secureamericanfuture.org/pay-now-pay-later/ Outlines the economic costs to individual states of climate change under a no-action-taken scenario. Click on a state in the map to access projections and reports. [H/T: Climate Wire]
