Kelly Rogers on October 12th, 2009

  The Union of Concerned Scientists released a September 2007 report called “How to Avoid Dangreous Climate Change” in which they acknowledged that a “450 ppm CO2 eq stabilization target should represent the upper limit on concentrations of heat-trapping emissions set by any policy that seeks to avoid dangerous climate change.” They examined current policy […]

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Brandon McCall on October 12th, 2009

The Brazilian Proposal, that aims to create standards based on historical emissions data, is the only fair and efficient way to ensure greenhouse gas emission standards are met. The field of public policy aims to provide solutions to complex societal issues through government initiatives.  As I discussed in my September 28 blog, a conclusive connection […]

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Brandon McCall on October 4th, 2009

Within the global warming debate, there is a tendency to focus on the delayed affect that climate change will have on our way of life.  However, the carelessness of the American way of life coupled with the affects of global warming have already been felt and our bound to intensify with time. Currently, a heated […]

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