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The Atlantic | Apr 29, 2013
By Charles C. Mann
New technology and a little-known energy source suggest that fossil fuels may not be finite. This would be a miracle—and a nightmare.
As the great research ship Chikyu left Shimizu in January to mine the explosive ice beneath the Philippine Sea, chances are good that not one of...
Recent Event
MITEI | Apr 29, 2013
Earth Day talk details Massachusetts’ accomplishments since the governor’s MIT speech five years ago
By: David L. Chandler
April 29, 2013
Earth Day talk details Massachusetts’ accomplishments since the governor’s MIT speech five years ago, and outlines new goals.
In an Earth Day address at MIT in 2008, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick outlined an ambitious set of goals that he said could achieve...
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American Chemical Society | Apr 23, 2013
Cooling Down Climate Change, While Heating Up Grocery Bills: ES&T's Top Policy Analysis Article 2012
By: Janet Pelley March 28, 2013
By 2100, the world population will pass 10 billion people. How can we sustain that...
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Christian Science Monitor | Apr 22, 2013
Most efforts to address carbon emissions focus on preventing them from entering the atmosphere in the first place. But how to get rid of CO2 already there? Start-ups are developing prototype air-capture systems.
Apr 22, 2013
In this Faculty Forum Online broadcast, Knittel discussed his studies of consumer and company reactions to energy price fluctuations and the implications of this work for effective environmental policies.
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 global food prices....
Apr 08, 2013
John Reilly speaks at Northeastern's Open Classroom on Agriculture, Changing Climate, and Sustainable Food Production.
Apr 05, 2013
America Abroad host Madeleine Brand and Henry Jacoby discuss the impact that shale gas -- extracted by the method known as "fracking"-- has had on American energy policy.
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Link to Article | Mar 19, 2013
First workshop convened high-ranking Chinese environmental officials and experts from top government, university and research offices.
The MIT-Tsinghua China Energy and Climate Project held a workshop on Tuesday March 12 to kick off a landmark study on the impact of China’s vehicle emissions and...
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Washington Post | Mar 14, 2013
On Tuesday, four Democrats in Congress unveiled a brand-new proposal for a carbon tax. The set-up is simple: The U.S....