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Steven Weissman Coal power and climate denial

Steven Weissman, associate director of the Center for Law, Energy and the Environment | 5/17/13 | One comment

What causes certain political figures either to deny the potential for climate change, or deny that human activity is a major cause?

That question came to mind while reviewing a new report issued by Ceres entitled Benchmarking Air Emissions for the 100 Largest Electric Power Producers in the United States. The … More >

Dan Farber Fossil fuels’ future role in the electricity system

Dan Farber, professor of law | 9/12/12 | 6 comments

If you put aside their environmental impacts, fossil fuels are wonderful for generating electricity.  They are cheap, reliable, and currently in abundant supply.  But the environmental drawbacks are considerable, and the most serious one is their contribution to climate change. To deal with climate change, do we need to adopt … More >

Daniel Kammen Coal-rich Kosovo can lead on clean energy, with forward-looking international cooperation

Daniel Kammen, Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy | 3/13/12 | 5 comments

Over the past decade, plans for 160 new coal fired power plants in the United States have been scrapped, largely due to rising costs and an inability to compete in today’s energy markets. That’s because the cost of once-“expensive” clean energy has fallen dramatically, while “cheap” fossil fuels are increasingly … More >

Holly Doremus No (or at least little) net loss of jobs from regulation

Holly Doremus, professor of law | 11/15/11 | One comment

We keep hearing the phrase “job-killing regulations” from the Republican side of the aisle, with environmental regulations generally at the top of their lists. Yet there has never been much evidence for the claim that government regulation is systematically bad for employment or the economy. To … More >

Dan Farber Accounting for the harm of coal

Dan Farber, professor of law | 9/30/11 | Leave a comment

Much of the effort to rollback current EPA regulations focuses on coal-fired electrical power plants.  An article in the August issues of the American Economic Review sheds light on the issues at stake.  “Environmental Accounting for Pollution in the United States Economy” is an effort to … More >

Holly Doremus EPA finalizes mountaintop removal guidance

Holly Doremus, professor of law | 7/25/11 | 2 comments

After a three-and-a-half month delay for White House review, EPA has finalized its guidance for review of mountaintop removal mining permits in Appalachia. I needn’t have worried that the White House would roll EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson on this one. The final guidance maintains the strong stand EPA … More >

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