Carbon & Courts: Atmospheric Trust

September 14, 2011

With climate legislation dead in Congress, and the international climate talks years from resolution, some proponents of climate action are turning to

Secretary Ken Salazar

September 19, 2011

California reservoirs are at healthy levels this year, but the state’s water system remains in crisis.Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior

Ecosystem Services

September 13, 2011

“Humanity needs nature to thrive.” For Peter Seligmann, who delivers that line, and Jib Ellison, who shares the stage with him at this Climate One

Blessed 350

September 8, 2011

In this Climate One conversation, two of the most influential environmentalists of the past 30 years share the same stage for just the second time in

Canada’s Oil Sands

August 30, 2011

The 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline would carry heavy crude oil from Alberta to America’s Gulf Coast refineries.Cassie Doyle, Consul General, Canada

Power Down

July 22, 2011

Energy underpins our civilization. It’s hardly surprising that convincing people to use less of something so tied to their comfort and survival is

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on Democracy and Free Markets

June 17, 2011

The fact that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is so readily embraced by progressives can conceal that his message is an inherently conservative one. Robert F

Crops, Cattle and Carbon

June 14, 2011

Making California’s farms more energy efficient, and ensuring that farmers can adapt to a warmer planet, will be a decades-long challenge, agrees this

Salmon Odyssey

June 3, 2011

In the post-World War II boom, previous generations prioritized cheap electricity and economic development over salmon. On the West Coast, huge dams

Sustainable Urbanism

May 25, 2011

Infill development is hard. Even in California, one of the few states to have given local officials guidance on how to plan for growth, building smart

Peter Calthorpe: Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change

May 25, 2011

It’s a love story gone horribly wrong. Big cars, ever-bigger homes, distant suburbs – all of it kept afloat by cheap oil. If this American arrangement

Wal-Mart: Force of Nature or Greenwashing?

May 17, 2011

Wal-Mart is not a sustainable company, says author Edward Humes. But the mega-retailer is making money by investing in sustainability. The story of

Charge It

May 12, 2011

Consumers are ready for electric vehicles. Entrepreneurs and policymakers just need to hustle to work out the kinks in the nationwide networks that

Pole Position

May 12, 2011

Fifteen years have passed since a major automaker has attempted to market an electric vehicle. Within five years, rare will be the auto showroom that

Senator Dianne Feinstein: Guns, Drones and Carbon

April 28, 2011

In this Climate One conversation at the Mark Hopkins Hotel, in San Francisco, Senator Dianne Feinstein touches on some longtime pursuits – national

Measure What?

April 15, 2011

Forward-thinking companies are coming to realize that sustainability isn’t just good for their bottom lines; it makes it easier to win over customers

Cell Power: Sprint CEO Dan Hesse

April 15, 2011

Sprint wants to be recognized as the green leader in the wireless industry, says CEO Dan Hesse in this return visit to Climate One.Dan Hesse, CEO

Nuclear Power: Setting Sun?

April 8, 2011

This panel agrees that nuclear power, despite offering the promise of carbon-free electricity and safer next-generation reactors, is challenged by

Energy Policy: What’s Next?

April 5, 2011

The United States does not have a national energy policy. In this panel convened by Climate One three experts long involved in the US energy debate