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MIT News | Feb 24, 2016
Not without a carbon tax, suggests a study by CEEPR Director Christopher Knittel

In recent years, proponents of clean energy have taken heart in the falling prices of solar and wind power, hoping they will drive an energy revolution. But a new study co-authored by an MIT professor suggests otherwise.

The biggest source of mercury in the U.S. continues to be coal power plants. Source: booleansplit/flickr, CC BY-NC
Commentary
The Conversation | Feb 09, 2016
Noelle Selin, Amanda Giang share their perspective in The Conversation

Over 300,000 babies every year are born in the United States with levels of mercury that put them at risk of neurological and developmental problems. How much would you be willing to spend to reduce this number?

Susan Solomon
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Washington Post | Feb 08, 2016
Susan Solomon co-authors study in Nature Climate Change

A large group of climate scientists has made a bracing statement in the journal Nature Climate Change, arguing that we are mistaken if we think global warming is only a matter of the next 100 years or so.

In The News
The Newsroom | Feb 01, 2016

Auburn U., MIT researchers link lower crop yields to higher ozone levels

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MIT News | Jan 29, 2016

Experts examine how MIT can be most effective in addressing climate-change issues

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MIT News | Jan 29, 2016

MIT attendees of COP21 share experiences, perspectives on outcomes

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MIT News | Jan 25, 2016
MIT will host a daylong symposium to address the nexus of science and action on climate change.

Helen Hill | EAPS

The MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS), together with the Lorenz Center and the MIT Alumni Association, are hosting a climate symposium on Jan. 27 in the Kirsch Auditorium of the Stata Center (...

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John Reilly interviewed on PRI's The World

Jason Margolis | PRI’s The World

 

If you’re in the oil business, you might think your best days are in the rear-view mirror. Oil is selling for rock-bottom prices. Your product is blamed for destroying the planet. And here’s what the leader of the free world thinks of oil. 

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Scientific American | Jan 25, 2016
What does global warming mean for extreme snowfall?

Andrea Thompson | Climate Central

In case you haven’t heard, Washington, D.C., and other parts of the Mid-Atlantic region, are about to get walloped by a ...

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The Economist | Jan 14, 2016
The largest hydroelectric project in Africa has so far produced only discord

The Economist

WHEN Egyptian politicians discussed sabotaging the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in 2013, they naturally assumed it was a private meeting. But amid all the scheming, and with a big chuckle, Muhammad Morsi, then president, informed his colleagues that their discussion was...

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