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To Fund Infrastructure, Tax Carbon Emissions

Post author By Philip Jankoski
Post date October 2, 2018
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If the midterm elections result in a so-called blue wave, Democrats could lead the push in securing funding for much-needed infrastructure investments. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), America’s infrastructure has a near failing grade of D+. ASCE recommends an additional $2 trillion in investments over the next decade, from all levels […]

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Are Exxon and IPCC both right? If yes, what does this mean for policymakers?

Post author By Jason Wible
Post date April 8, 2014
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Twenty-six years ago, as the average LBJ student was just getting started in life, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was formed to organize the international scientific community of climate change research. Later that same year, in July 1988, NASA’s Jim Hansen provided a now famous Senate testimony to a sweltering hot chamber. Legend […]

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