A Legal Call to Arms for the Planet
By Fen Montaigne, Yale Environment 360
Mary Christina Wood has an unsparing view of the state of environmental protection in the United States today...
Leaving Our Descendants A Whopping Rise in Sea Levels
By Fen Montaigne, Yale Environment 360
German scientist Anders Levermann and his colleagues have released research that warns of major sea level increases far into the future.
Will Global Coal Boom Go Bust As Climate Concerns Increase?
By Fen Montaigne, Yale Environment 360
The surge in global coal consumption, driven largely by China and India, has climate scientists deeply worried. But environmentalists and a growing number of financial experts say that alarm over global warming may halt the seemingly inevitable rise of the coal industry.
An influential global voice warns of runaway emissions
By Fen Montaigne, Yale Environment 360
Few international figures have been as consistent in warning about the threat posed by global warming as economist Fatih Birol, of the International Energy Agency. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, Birol explains why the situation is worsening and what needs to be done to significantly slow emissions.
Amory Lovins lays out his clean energy plan
By Fen Montaigne, Yale Environment 360
For four decades, Amory Lovins has been a leading proponent of a renewable power revolution that would wean the U.S. off fossil fuels and usher in an era of energy independence. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he talks about his latest book, which describes his vision of how the world can attain a green energy future by 2050.
A new Pickens plan: Good for the U.S. or just for T. Boone?
By Fen Montaigne, Yale Environment 360
Three years ago, with a flurry of national publicity, billionaire Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens outlined his vision of how to help wean the U.S. off imported oil. The crux of the plan was to build a massive, $1 trillion network of wind farms stretching from Texas to North Dakota, which would replace domestic natural gas used to generate electricity. The excess natural gas would then be used to power millions of American trucks and cars, thus freeing the U.S. from the shackles of OPEC oil.
Steady growth of wind industry moves EU closer to green goals
By Fen Montaigne, Yale Environment 360
Europe is in the midst of a wind energy boom, with the continent now installing more wind power capacity than any other form of energy. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, the European Wind Energy Association's Christian Kjaer describes his vision of how wind can lead the way in making Europe’s electricity generation 100 percent renewable by 2050.
Eyeing the difficult path to a sustainable future
By Fen Montaigne, Yale Environment 360
In an interview with Yale Environment 360 senior editor Fen Montaigne, Orr talked about the current battle over climate and energy legislation, President Obama’s missed opportunity to use his “bully pulpit” to educate the public about global warming, and what he calls the right wing’s “unconscionable misuse” of the airwaves to spread lies and misinformation about climate change.