Air travel is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions and a major consumer of fossil fuels. As a result Boeing and Airbus, as well as European airlines, have made major investments in developing aviation biofuel. In 2008 Boeing said that aviation biofuel would be a reality by 2011. Well, 2011 is here, but commercial
Natural Resources and Environment
CAN WE HAVE A SERIOUS CONVERSATION ABOUT THE COST OF CAP-AND-TRADE?
Washington’s Department of Ecology recently issued a report entitled “Washington Western Climate Initiative Economic Impact Analysis,” which predicts that if the cap-and-trade program advocated by the Western Climate Initiative were adopted, the result would be an additional 19,300 jobs by 2020 and $3.3 billion increased economic output in the state product by 2020. …
Will the Courts Have to Resolve Global Warming?
By Elaine Spencer on
Americans love to litigate. We have more lawyers per capita than any other country in the world. And when someone feels they have been harmed by another person or a company, we expect to be able to go to court to rectify that harm.
If the predictions about the consequences of global climate change turn…
What’s the Proper Accounting for Forest Off-Sets?
By Elaine Spencer on
The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) held its annual meeting two weeks ago, and as part of that meeting hosted the most heated debate on the proper accounting for carbon sequestration by forests, and the potential credit that forests in the United States may be entitled to that I have heard. On one side, Mark…