+Uncategorized | February 24, 2011

Oceans: Coral Reefs Facing a Triple Threat

By Bryan Walsh

I was traveling yesterday, speaking on a panel about electric cars at Harvard University’s Belfer Center, so I didn’t get a chance to cover yesterday’s news closely. But I wanted to note an alarming report published by the World Resources Institute (WRI) on the risks facing coral reefs. The short version: coral reefs are in [...]

+Regulation | July 23, 2010

Can Carbon Be Cut Without Climate Legislation?

By Bryan Walsh

Carbon cap-and-trade is dead—at least for this political lifetime. And while the circular firing squad among Democrats and greens has already begun, it’s worth taking a deep breath and remembering that there are other tools that can be used to deal with climate change. As TIME’s Joe Klein points out, the Supreme Court ruled more [...]