Joint Program In the News
Commentary
WBUR | Apr 16, 2013
Introduction
Of all the uncertainties climate change presents, its impact on the production and distribution of food is one of the greatest. We are already feeling the effects: 2012 was a bad year for farmers, with droughts and erratic weather decimating crops and pushing up...
In The News
Washington Post | Mar 14, 2013
On Tuesday, four Democrats in Congress unveiled a brand-new proposal...
In The News
Washington Post | Feb 23, 2013
By Brad Plumer
February 22, 2013
What’s the best way to curtail gasoline consumption? Economists tend to agree on the answer here: Higher gas taxes at the pump are more effective than stricter fuel-economy standards for cars and trucks.
Much more effective, in fact. A...
Commentary
NY Times | Feb 22, 2013
THE average price of gasoline in the United States, $3.78 on Thursday, has been steadily climbing for more than a month and is approaching the three previous post-recession peaks, in May 2011 and in April and September of last year.
But if our goal is to get Americans to drive less and...
In The News
Nature | Feb 15, 2013
Nature: Natural hazards: New York vs the sea
By: Jeff Tollefson
February 13, 2013
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, scientists and officials are trying to protect the largest US city from future floods.
Joe Leader's heart sank as he descended into the...
In The News
MIT Joint Program | Feb 12, 2013
IN THE NEWS: Changing with the climate
MIT News
January 25, 2013
MIT researchers, Massachusetts officials highlight strategies to adapt to climate change.
Just days after...
In The News
Washington Post | Feb 08, 2013
By Brad Plumer
February 6, 2013
Like it or hate it, policymakers in Washington are still obsessed with the deficit. That’s why think tanks keep churning out clever plans to cut spending and raise taxes.
And here’s a new...
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The Tech | Feb 08, 2013
MIT students frequently use the T and other MassDOT transit systems; since 2010, our IDs even come with a built-in Charlie Card chip. But most students are unfamiliar with the inner workings of the transit system. I was excited to take advantage of one of the opportunities offered this IAP and...
Commentary
WBUR | Feb 05, 2013
By Henry (Jake) Jacoby
Introduction
Mitigating climate change doesn’t sound as monumental as ending, or reversing climate change. But with global phenomenon already “contributing to the deaths of nearly 400,000 people a year and costing the...