Gastonia, NC Correspondent — Smoke in the lungs is a practice problem before it's a treaty problem. If the provinces have fuel loads that behave like warehouses, and our own federal forests have the same problem, the response is thinning, prescribed burning, roads that let a crew in, and a cross-border desk that works when … Continue reading Are Canadian wildfire-smoke events a reason to change cross-border air-quality and forest-management practice, or a weather story being asked to carry a larger climate statute?
Environment
With the Green New Deal, the Amazon fires, and youth climate strikes, has 2019 changed the politics of climate policy in the U.S., or only the volume?
Bismarck, North Dakota Correspondent I work in energy compliance in a state that produces more oil than any but Texas, mines lignite that fires the power plants that keep the upper Midwest warm, and ships both by rail through towns where the only other employer is the school, and I want to answer this question … Continue reading With the Green New Deal, the Amazon fires, and youth climate strikes, has 2019 changed the politics of climate policy in the U.S., or only the volume?
2014 Symposium: How can society become better stewards of our environment?
Myrtle Beach: There are small changes that every person is capable of making to help the environment. Simple things like recycling, walking in short distances, car-pooling. Those are just some minor lifestyle changes that don’t cost much of anything and will aide our environment. This is not a battle that we alone can win though. … Continue reading 2014 Symposium: How can society become better stewards of our environment?
2014 Symposium: Are you willing to pay $5 or more per gallon for gas if it helps the environment?
Raleigh: The impact of people’s actions on the environment has been at the center of public debate for a long time. Many researchers, scientists and concerned citizens have pointed out that if people do not change their ways, the future of our planet can indeed be dire. One of the biggest factors which negatively affect … Continue reading 2014 Symposium: Are you willing to pay $5 or more per gallon for gas if it helps the environment?
