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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 >

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 >

Ethan Elkind New report on electric-vehicle policies

Ethan Elkind, climate-change research fellow at Berkeley Law | 9/10/12 | 3 comments

The environmental law centers at UCLA and UC Berkeley Schools of Law today released a new report on industry actions and federal, state, and local policies needed to stimulate long-term, mass adoption of electric vehicles.  “Electric Drive by ’25″ (available from either UCLA Law or Berkeley Law) is the tenth … More >

Steven Weissman How much of the grid can be renewable?

Steven Weissman, associate director of the Center for Law, Energy and the Environment | 6/20/12 | 3 comments

How far can we go in converting our power supply to renewable sources?  On June 15th, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory provided a partial answer when it released a “Renewable Energy Futures Study.”  The team undertaking this analysis was comprised of experts from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well … More >

Ethan Elkind Could self-driving cars help the environment?

Ethan Elkind, climate-change research fellow at Berkeley Law | 4/11/12 | 4 comments

As companies like Google pioneer technologies to allow cars to drive themselves, futurists have been imagining a world where autonomous vehicles rule the roadway. Using computer programs, map data, complex sensors, and soon the ability to “see” all vehicles within miles, these cars hold the promise of averting the vast … More >

Steven Weissman The cost of renewable energy put in perspective

Steven Weissman, associate director of the Center for Law, Energy and the Environment | 11/28/11 | 5 comments

Would you be willing to pay 3 ½ cents a day to reduce the pollution from the electric power you use by 40%?

In a recent article, the San Francisco Chronicle talked about the high price of adding renewable energy to the grid. Citing a study prepared by the California Public … More >

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