by Ben Carmichael | Jan 26, 2011 | Environment
One year ago this past Friday the US Supreme Court ruled, in its historicCitizens United decision, that constraining corporate spending on political broadcasts was unconstitutional. In what some believe to be a not entirely unrelated event, House Republicans...
by Ben Carmichael | Dec 27, 2010 | Environment, Featured
The time is 8:15 am. You have a meeting at 8:45am. This leaves you with 15 minutes to get to work and make sure your hair doesn’t look like a character from Avatar. What do you do? Two new studies out this month make the case that at rush hour, bikes can leave cars...
by Ben Carmichael | Nov 9, 2010 | Environment, Featured
The leading question about climate change is a question of costs. No one disputes that climate change will be expensive. Where advocates argue we need to pay now, climate delayers argue we should wait and pay later. As a consequence, where sides diverge on timing,...
by Ben Carmichael | Oct 27, 2010 | Environment, Featured
For some, it was with a sense of relief that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar passed Cape Wind, the beleaguered offshore wind project on Cape Cod. For others, it was the latest in a drama that has lasted nearly a decade. While the environment remains a low priority...
by Ben Carmichael | Oct 27, 2010 | Environment, Featured
Now that Sarah Palin has announced her resignation as Governor of Alaska, you may wonder: What has she been doing? How will she fill her time? In an Op-Ed piece for The Washington Post, Palin kindly provided an answer. She’s committed herself to a single task:...
by Ben Carmichael | Oct 27, 2010 | Environment
The state of Maine is in a state of gubernatorial uncertainty: a recent poll shows Paul LePage (R) faltering, with Eliot Cutler (I) rising. Candidates are calling, and people are wondering who to vote for. The answer to that question doesn’t begin in the booth,...
