All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson

Abu Dhabi to invest $15 billion in Green Energy
January 21, 2008, Comments Off on Abu Dhabi to invest $15 billion in Green Energy

January 22, 2008 Masdar City will be constructed in the desert on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. The aims are to use only r ...

The Education of Ben Bernanke
January 19, 2008, 3 Comments

January 20, 2008 By ROGER LOWENSTEIN (NYT Magazine) Ben Bernanke’s first exposure to monetary policy was reading the w ...

Three Rs for surviving environmental change
January 18, 2008, Comments Off on Three Rs for surviving environmental change

January 18, 2008 Cleo Paskal No country is ready for natural disasters. In fact, some of the world’s richest nations a ...

New research raises concern on biofuel safety
January 17, 2008, Comments Off on New research raises concern on biofuel safety

January 17, 2008 (Christian Science Monitor) Even as some states are mandating ethanol as part of the fuel mix, new rese ...

Wednesday Night #1350 – with Peter G. Brown
January 16, 2008, 2 Comments

16 January 2008 We have a special treat for all those interested in a triple-e topic: ethics, the environment and econom ...

Wednesday Night #1350 – Notes for Opening Presentation
January 16, 2008, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1350 – Notes for Opening Presentation

Economics for a Flourishing Earth 1. Taking Darwin Seriously. Our ethical systems are largely a-scientific; they took on ...

The sustainable economy
January 16, 2008, Comments Off on The sustainable economy

December 18, 2007 Mandatory rules on greenhouse gases might be needed Governments give only lip service to sustainable d ...

How the U.S. election process works: David Jones
January 15, 2008, Comments Off on How the U.S. election process works: David Jones

We are grateful to David for his excellent election primer for all who are confused by the process (particularly the rol ...

California River Gets, and Gives, New Life
January 12, 2008, Comments Off on California River Gets, and Gives, New Life

We are so accustomed to bad environment news, we are compelled – and delighted – to publish this article in ...

Conrad Black on John McCain and others
January 12, 2008, 1 Comment

A nation seeking a hero Conrad Black: Why John McCain comes from a long, fine tradition of military men turned leaders , ...