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USA Today | Feb 15, 2015
We can expect oil prices to remain low for the for the forseeable future, writes John Reilly in a column for USA Today.
John M. Reilly | Co-director, MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
Worldwide, people are learning to live with less gas, but that's a habit hard to keep.
The price of oil has fallen nearly 60% since peaking in June, and lately there's been a lot of ink and pixels devoted to...
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MIT Energy Initiative | Feb 11, 2015
As one of the ten panels open to the public at the upcoming MIT Energy Club Conference, MIT energy economist Christopher Knittel will explore the future of shale gas with fellow experts in the field.
Francesca McCaffrey | MIT Energy Initiative
Leaders from the energy industry, government, and the scientific community will gather to discuss the world’s most pressing energy challenges at the annual MIT Energy Club Conference, to be held February 27-28 on the MIT campus. Developed and organized...
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MIT News | Feb 11, 2015
MIT graduate students brush up on the fundamentals of climate science and policy
Photo: Paul Kishimoto
by Audrey Resutek | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
Graduate students from the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change taught a series of...
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Boston Globe | Feb 04, 2015
MIT Prof. Paul O'Gorman talks with the Boston Globe about how climate change could affect snowfall.
By Carolyn Y. Johnson | Boston Globe
When a historic blizzard dumps a record-breaking amount of snow on the region, it’s only a matter of time before someone ventures a wry joke about climate change. Maybe there’s an upside to a warmer world, after all? Less shoveling.
But the halfhearted punchline...
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MIT News | Jan 26, 2015
Alumnus and prominent conservationist Larry Linden calls for carbon tax to combat global warming."
By David L. Chandler
Photo credit: Bryce Vickmark
MIT News Office
After a career that included work as a White House advisor in the Carter administration and as a partner at Goldman Sachs, Larry Linden SM ’70, PhD ’76 has turned his attention to what he says is the most critical issue facing...
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MIT News | Jan 26, 2015
MIT professor is lead scientist on three-year mission to study how soil, water, and carbon interact.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office
Dara Entekhabi, an MIT professor of civil and environmental engineering and of earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences, is the science team leader of NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite,...
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Between the Lines | Jan 22, 2015
Valerie J. Karplus, Director of the China Energy and Climate Project, discusses the impacts and broader significance of the just-launched Korean emissions trading system on Channel NewsAsia’s Between the Lines.
China Energy and Climate Project Director Professor Valerie J. Karplus appeared on Channel NewsAsia to discuss the impacts and broader significance of the Korean emissions trading system...
Researcher Highlight
Jan 20, 2015
To understand big problems—like the challenges facing China’s electricity grid—you have to ask big questions.
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Nature Climate Change | Jan 16, 2015
Anna Petherick writes for Nature Climate Change about emissions pledges from the United States and China for, including emissions projections from China Energy and Climate Project.
Anna Petherick writes for Nature Climate Change about emissions pledges from the United States and China for, including emissions projections from China Energy and Climate Project.
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News Release
Jan 15, 2015
MIT study evaluates the impacts of a large-scale bioenergy ramp-up.