AEI.Org: Scholar: Samuel Thernstrom Resident Fellow, Director of the AEI Press, and Codirector of the AEI Geoengineering Project http://www.aei.org:80/scholar/77?presentation=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:40:22 +0100 http://www.aei.org:80/views/images/accountRegistration/aeismall-reg.gif AEI http://www.aei.org:80/home 50 50 AEI The Quiet Death of the Kyoto Protocol http://www.aei.org:80/article/101267 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Reading the climate news in recent weeks, one might start to wonder who won the last election. </body> </html> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-11-05T00:00:00-0500 2009-11-05T00:00:00-0500 Could We Engineer a Cooler Planet? http://www.aei.org:80/article/100625 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> After years of deadlock over climate policy, Congress appears poised to enact the first federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions this fall. </body> </html> Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-06-13T00:00:00-0400 2009-06-13T00:00:00-0400 White Makes Right? Steven Chu's Helpful Idea http://www.aei.org:80/article/100576 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Energy Secretary Steven Chu made headlines when he proposed "soft" geoengineering by painting roofs and roads white in order to reflect sunlight back into space. That idea might seem absurd to some, but Chu has done the nation a service. </body> </html> Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-06-05T00:00:00-0400 2009-06-05T00:00:00-0400 Climate Change and the Environment http://www.aei.org:80/article/100379 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Can international regimes be effective means to restrain carbon emissions? </body> </html> Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-02-27T00:00:00-0500 2009-02-27T00:00:00-0500 Engineering the Climate http://www.aei.org:80/article/29197 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Can global warming be stopped? Ask a geoengineer. </body> </html> Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-01-14T00:00:00-0500 2009-01-14T00:00:00-0500 Gore's Climate Claptrap http://www.aei.org:80/article/28381 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Al Gore deliberately obscures the critical questions that need to be carefully considered when crafting climate policy. </body> </html> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-07-25T00:00:00-0400 2008-07-25T00:00:00-0400 Resetting Earth's Thermostat http://www.aei.org:80/article/28169 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Geoengineering could prove to be a viable solution to global warming. </body> </html> Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-06-23T00:00:00-0400 2008-06-23T00:00:00-0400 The Unbearable Lightness of Bush's Climate Policy http://www.aei.org:80/article/27845 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> In a recent speech, President Bush set new goals for U.S. climate policy without providing aplan to achieve them. </body> </html> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-04-22T00:00:00-0400 2008-04-22T00:00:00-0400 Beyond Kyoto http://www.aei.org:80/article/26874 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Will George Bush salvage his legacy on climate change? </body> </html> Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-09-27T00:00:00-0400 2007-09-27T00:00:00-0400 Crazy Like a Fox http://www.aei.org:80/article/25939 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Al Gore’s extreme proposals on climate change are smart politics--and bad policy. </body> </html> Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-04-11T00:00:00-0400 2007-04-11T00:00:00-0400 Inconvenient Truths for Al Gore http://www.aei.org:80/article/24451 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Gore himself has done incalculable harm to the cause of combating global warming. </body> </html> Thu, 25 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-05-25T00:00:00-0400 2006-05-25T00:00:00-0400 The Sure Fix for Global Warming http://www.aei.org:80/article/22813 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This is a classic turtle and the hare story--and America's slow and steady approach is the only way to win this race. </body> </html> Fri, 08 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-07-08T00:00:00-0400 2005-07-08T00:00:00-0400 Green Opportunities for the GOP http://www.aei.org:80/article/22196 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The death of the environmental movement is being mourned. </body> </html> Mon, 28 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-03-28T00:00:00-0500 2005-03-28T00:00:00-0500 Geoengineering: A Revolutionary Approach to Climate Change http://www.aei.org:80/event/1728 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:00:00 +0100 2008-06-03T13:00:00-0400 2008-06-03T13:00:00-0400 California's Climate Law: Boon or Boondoggle? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1516 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:00:00 +0100 2007-06-28T15:00:00-0400 2007-06-28T15:00:00-0400 Strategic Options for Bush Administration Climate Policy http://www.aei.org:80/event/1436 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:00:00 +0100 2006-12-11T15:00:00-0500 2006-12-11T15:00:00-0500 Strategic Options for Bush Administration Climate Policy http://www.aei.org:80/event/1437 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:00:00 +0100 2006-12-11T15:00:00-0500 2006-12-11T15:00:00-0500 Time for the Environment's Annual Checkup http://www.aei.org:80/event/1039 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 20 Apr 2005 10:00:00 +0100 2005-04-20T10:00:00-0400 2005-04-20T10:00:00-0400 Return to Rio http://www.aei.org:80/event/669 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:00:00 +0100 2003-11-19T10:00:00-0500 2003-11-19T10:00:00-0500 What Would Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reductions Mean for American Families? http://www.aei.org:80/event/664 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 29 Oct 2003 08:30:00 +0100 2003-10-29T08:30:00-0500 2003-10-29T08:30:00-0500 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Response to Air Quality Issues Arising from the ... http://www.aei.org:80/speech/26407 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Samuel Thernstrom testifies at a congressional hearing on the EPA's response to air quality issues in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. </body> </html> Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-06-25T00:00:00-0400 2007-06-25T00:00:00-0400 A New Direction for Bush Administration Climate Policy http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/25481 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Is there a viable alternative to the Kyoto Protocol? </body> </html> Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-01-19T00:00:00-0500 2007-01-19T00:00:00-0500 Censorship and the Uncertain Science of Climate Change http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/19348 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> While average global temperatures rose slightly during the twentieth century, we do not have sufficient evidence to know definitively whether that rise was man-made or natural. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-10-01T00:00:00-0400 2003-10-01T00:00:00-0400 Resetting Earth's Thermostat http://www.aei.org:80/issue/28202 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Geoengineering could prove to be a viable solution to global warming. </body> </html> Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-06-27T00:00:00-0400 2008-06-27T00:00:00-0400