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Severin Borenstein What’s Keystone XL got to do with it?

Severin Borenstein, Director, UC Energy Institute | 2/5/13 | 6 comments

Let’s face it. The opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline isn’t about dirty oil. It’s about oil. James Hansen and the other leading opponents focus on the greenhouse gases is that will be released when all of the oil in the Canadian tar sands (Canada’s relabeling as “oil sands” just … More >

Catherine Wolfram Tipping points and the social cost of carbon

Catherine Wolfram, Co-Director, Energy Institute at Haas | 9/18/12 | One comment

Economists talk about something called the “social cost of carbon.” Here’s the basic idea: You may pay for the gas you put in your car, but when you burn it, you emit carbon dioxide, which imposes costs on the rest of society by accelerating the pace of climate change. The … More >

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