by Lynn Floyd | Sep 11, 2014 | Market News
Health benefits offset costs of climate policies — MIT study Savings due to avoided health problems help offset — and in some cases greatly outweigh — the costs of carbon dioxide-cutting policies in the United States, according to a new study. ...
by Lynn Floyd | Sep 11, 2014 | Market News
What is carbon-pricing and why do we need it? A dangerously warming planet is not only an environmental challenge, it’s a fundamental threat to efforts to end poverty and could put prosperity out of reach of millions of people. If you need further evidence, read the...
by Lynn Floyd | Sep 11, 2014 | Market News
NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 achieves final orbit and begins sending data Pasadena, CA – Just over a month after launch, the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) — NASA’s first spacecraft dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide — has maneuvered into...
by Lynn Floyd | Aug 25, 2014 | Market News
Cap-and-trade can help forests and businesses grow together Portland’s nickname “Stumptown” reflects the central but conflicted role of trees in Oregon’s physical, cultural, and economic landscape. Forests cover nearly half of Oregon’s 62 million acres, and...
by Lynn Floyd | Aug 25, 2014 | Market News
Washington State Is Gearing Up A System To Cut Its Carbon Emissions Washington State is poised to join California and several Canadian provinces in a carbon trading system, according to a Monday memoranda from the governor’s office. The Western Climate...
