Category Archives: NYTimes

US climate change policy stuck on China

By AKB | Published: August 5, 2009
A NYTimes article from last month discusses the recent talks between China and the USA to see eye to eye on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The heart of the issue is that China will not commit to a specific GHG reduction quota and that the USA will not commit to enough reductions. Together, China and [...]
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The switch to digital television

By AKB | Published: June 6, 2009
I only made it about 3 paragraphs into this NYTimes article about the switch to digital television when I thought of a quick article to write for this blog. Okay, so I hope you know the gist of this whole story. The US government decided to end analogue television signals on June 12, 2009 to [...]
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The Psychology of Climate Change

By AKB | Published: June 4, 2009
“Let’s start with the fact that climate change is anthropogenic. More or less, people have agreed on that. That means it’s caused by human behavior. That’s not to say that engineering solutions aren’t important. But if it’s caused by human behavior, then the solution probably also lies in changing human behavior.” Elke Weber An informative [...]
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Affordable Green Living

By AKB | Published: June 2, 2009
Check out this video from the NYTimes on affordable duplex housing in Massachusetts. These subsidized homes are outfitted with photovoltaic panels, solar thermal water panels, and 12-inch double stud exterior walls making them near-zero net energy homes. These efficiency and alternative energy measures save users $2,500 each year on energy. All this adds up to [...]
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Soot From Third World Stoves

By AKB | Published: May 27, 2009
A recent NYTimes article titled “Third-World Stove Soot Is Target in Climate Fight” calls out the third world as a major contributor to global warming. After I spent a while researching the topic, I found this article very frustrating and misleading. Black carbon – or soot – is produced from a variety of sources. The [...]
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