Resilience.org short break
By Resilience.org Staff, Resilience.org
The Resilience.org editorial team are taking a short break from 13-14 July. Regular posting will resume on Wednesday 15 July.
What’s so Funny About Climate Change
By Greg Dalton, Jonah Sachs, Climate One
Stand-up economist Yoram Bauman uses humor to explain carbon tax, cap and trade and the ‘Five Chinas’ theory.
Stormy Science, Rocky Investments
By Greg Dalton, Climate One
Climate change is risky business – but how risky is it for business?
Corn, Cars and Cows
By Greg Dalton, Climate One
Putting gasoline blended with corn in your gas tank can increase the cost of food on your kitchen table. That’s the claim of farmers and ranchers who say federal policies mandating corn ethanol production raise the price of feed for American cattle, pork and poultry.
Nature’s Price Tag
By Greg Dalton, Climate One
If nature were a corporation it would be a large cap stock. Putting a precise tag on something long seen as free is a conceptual leap. However many large companies are starting to realize the extent to which their profits rely on well-operating ecosystems.
Fracking News
By Greg Dalton, Climate One
This conversation with reporters covering fracking in California and in the US highlights the dangers and potential of the natural gas bonanza.
Environmental Debt
By Greg Dalton, Climate One
By focusing on developing the economy for decades, politicians and business leaders have done little to account for the environmental costs of growing industry. Now, economies worldwide are struggling to cover the increasing expenses of pollution and health care – But who is going to pay?
Risk and Resilience: Governors Ritter and Whitman
By Greg Dalton, Climate One
A conversation with two former state chief executives on bridging the partisan divide and adapting to climate change.
Climate Correspondents
By Greg Dalton, Climate One
With political strife and economic woes often taking precedence over environmental issues, what are environmental journalists in the developing world doing to get their messages heard?