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Frank Ackerman

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Dec 10, 2017
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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…
by
Frank Ackerman,
TripleCrisis
April 10, 2012
Truthout
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…
by
Frank Ackerman,
TripleCrisis
February 4, 2012
Truthout
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…
by
Frank Ackerman,
Triple Crisis
October 11, 2011
Truthout
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…
by
Elizabeth A Stanton &
Frank Ackerman,
Triple Crisis
July 22, 2011
Truthout

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.…
by
Frank Ackerman,
TripleCrisis | Op-Ed
March 3, 2011
Truthout
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.…
by
Frank Ackerman,
TripleCrisis
March 1, 2011
Truthout

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…
by
Frank Ackerman,
TripleCrisis | Op-Ed
November 19, 2010
Truthout

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…
by
Elizabeth Stanton &
Frank Ackerman,
Triple Crisis | Op-Ed
August 24, 2010
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