Frank Ackerman

Valuing the Oceans: The Costs of Climate Change

When you picture the effects of climate change, does a dying ocean come to mind? Alongside the better-known terrestrial impacts of global warming, there are immense – and costly …

By: Frank Ackerman ,; TripleCrisis

April 10, 2012

Op-Ed

US Elections vs. the Environment: The Stigma of Successful Regulation

What will the presidential election in November mean for U.S. environmental policy? Although we don’t yet know who the Republican candidate will be, we know all too well what …

By: Frank Ackerman ,; TripleCrisis

February 4, 2012

Op-Ed

Coal Ash Regulation Would Create 28,000 Jobs

Does environmental protection destroy jobs? That may be the strongest argument that the pro-pollution lobby has going for it. No one wants to endorse dirty air and water in …

By: Frank Ackerman ,; TripleCrisis

October 11, 2011

Op-Ed

Facing Up to the Real Cost of Carbon

Your house might not burn down next year. So you could probably save money by cancelling your fire insurance. That's a "bargain" that few homeowners would accept. …

By: Elizabeth A Stanton &; Frank Ackerman ,; TripleCrisis

July 22, 2011

Climate Change and the Water Crisis in the US Southwest

Where and how will climate change first affect large numbers of American voters? Answering that question may be crucial to the global efforts to protect the earth’s climate. The …

By: Frank Ackerman ,; TripleCrisis|Op-Ed

March 3, 2011

Op-Ed

Climate Change and the Water Crisis in the US Southwest

Where and how will climate change first affect large numbers of American voters? Answering that question may be crucial to the global efforts to protect the earth’s climate. The …

By: Frank Ackerman ,; TripleCrisis

March 1, 2011

A Lesson in US Job Creation: The Civilian Conservation Corps

How could the Obama Administration have spent two years in office and forgotten to create any visible new jobs for the millions of unemployed Americans? Nothing contributed as much …

By: Frank Ackerman ,; TripleCrisis|Op-Ed

November 19, 2010

How to Build a Better Climate Policy

Congress has – once again – considered a new climate and energy bill, and then blinked, instead of passing it. As in the movie Groundhog Day, they seem condemned …

By: Elizabeth Stanton &; Frank Ackerman ,; TripleCrisis|Op-Ed

August 24, 2010

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