Want to Save the Environment? Do Less Environmental Review.

The recent flooding from torrential rain exposed two uncomfortable facts to New Yorkers: the consequences of climate change are already here, and New York’s infrastructure is critically unprepared to handle…

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NYU and Climate Change: A Tale of Hypocrisy

At NYU’s Bobst library, a large open space on the right side of the lobby dons red banners spelling out the phrase “This is Not a Drill.” My first thought…

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Indigenous Communities Are the Original Climate Activists

Less than five percent of the world’s population protects over 80 percent of the earth’s biodiversity. They are the indigenous communities that safeguard forests, deserts, grasslands, and marine environments. Despite…

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It’s Going to be Messy: The Path to Cleaner Energy

Gas prices are skyrocketing.  You’ve seen the memes. You’ve heard it on the news. Depending on where you’re located, you may have even experienced it firsthand. Gas prices are higher…

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Big Oil’s New Legislative Priorities

Business Roundtable approves carbon pricing. PHOTO: J. DAVID AKE/ASSOCIATED PRESS Photo courtesy of WSJ. I don’t often put much faith into business as the driver of society’s moral conscience. I…

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