This post was written by Akane Hanai, a UN Volunteer working in Viet Nam on the UN-REDD Programme as a Programme Specialist with a Master of Arts in Environmental and Resource Policy from George Washington University. It’s been almost eight months since I got involved in the UN-REDD programme in Viet Nam. For my first post, [...]
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REDD+: Beyond Carbon Credits; REDD＋:炭素クレジットを超えた利益を目指して
April 24th, 2012 
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No Comments »Americans On Climate Change: Changing Their Opinion?
April 18th, 2012 Justin Manger The erratic weather of late may finally be making an impact on Americans’ perception of humanity’s impact on the Earth. This poll, titled Extreme Weather, Climate & Preparedness in the American Mind, presents data that shows Americans seem to now link the unusually warm winter, last year’s heat wave, and other recent costly disasters with [...]
Number Of Green Jobs In U.S. Measured For First Time
April 2nd, 2012 Justin Manger The numbers have been crunched by the Labor Department and the results are in: green jobs accounted for an eye-poppingly low 2.4% of the United States’ total employment in 2010. However, this was the first ever survey of green goods and services jobs, so we don’t yet have something with which to compare the results. [...]
Posted in Business, Economics, Green Economy, Justin Manger, News, Policy, President Obama Tags: Alternative Energy, Clean Energy, Green Product, Solar Energy No Comments »California Set to Install 200 EV Charging Stations
March 26th, 2012 Eric Wilson On Friday, California’s Governor, Edmund (Jerry) Brown signed an executive order that aims to have 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) in the state by 2025. In order to accomplish this, a network of charging stations will need to be installed throughout California. While electric cars are only one possible way to reach the goal (fuel [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, News, Policy, Transportation Tags: California, Electric Vehicles, Los Angeles, Nissan Leaf, Tesla No Comments »Why Dig for Energy When We’re Bombarded Every Day?
March 25th, 2012 Eric Wilson Ever wonder why oil is underground? I don’t mean how it got there (decomposing organisms trapped below layers of sediment that were compressed). I mean why we go through the trouble of digging it out of the ground. I realize it’s energy dense, but hear me out. I find it kind of curious to think [...]
Japan’s 2010 CO2 Emissions Down By 12.3% Compared to 1990
March 23rd, 2012 Justin Manger That’s the good news. 20 years of efficiency gains, technological improvements, and policy tweaks have reduced the amount of CO2 produced by Japanese industries. What’s interesting is that emissions are actually up since 2009. Now, with the nuclear industry nearly shut down nation-wide (2 of 54 plants are in operation) and imports of oil, coal, [...]
Posted in Behavior, Business, Japan, Justin Manger, News, Policy, Sustainability Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Energy Conservation, Environment No Comments »US Imposes Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels
March 21st, 2012 Eric Wilson ABC News and The New York Times are reporting that yesterday, the United States’ Commerce Department has levied a small (2.9 to 4.73 percent) tariff on imported Chinese solar panels. Last year American producers of solar technology pushed the Commerce Department to pursue a case against the Chinese. Their argument was that Chinese manufacturers “may [...]
Posted in Business, China, Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, News, Policy, Renewable Energy Tags: Photovoltaic, Solar Energy No Comments »Listening Closely to the Energy Debate
March 20th, 2012 Eric Wilson We do not take a political position on this site. However, the other morning the three Republican candidates for the nomination all had curious comments on U.S. energy. I say three, because the radio station I was listening to did not mention Texas Representative Ron Paul’s position on the issue. I suppose the first question [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, News, Policy, President Obama Tags: Analysis, Bio-fuels, Energy, Oil Consumption, Peak Oil, Science No Comments »Army Not Messing Around with $7 Billion in Energy Projects
March 5th, 2012 Justin Manger Over the next 30 years, the U.S. army is aiming to buy solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and other alternative fuels to the tune of $7 billion dollars. Here is the draft proposal in which they are looking for 99 large-scale renewable projects. This is all part of a plan to have renewable energy at or [...]
When Big Business Is Not Good for the Environment
March 4th, 2012 Justin Manger A direct contrast to this piece about how big business can use its scale for social and environmental good, this post points out the inherent problems in getting businesses to do the right thing. The simple truth is that – in general and in the short-term view – an emphasis on green policies is not necessarily good [...]
Posted in Business, Economics, Featured Posts, Justin Manger, Op-Ed, Policy Tags: EPA, Washington DC No Comments »
