Climate Change

 This empirical study exposes a relationship between greenhouse gas intensity, energy intensity and economic freedom. The level of a countrys economic freedom is a statistically significant and negative determinant of both energy intensity and greenhouse gas intensity. Countries with higher levels of economic freedom not only have more energy efficient and less carbon intensive economies, but over time these countries continue to decrease the amount of energy used and the amount of carbon dioxide emitted per unit of production.Read more

Last week a new Pew report provided some good news on how businesses in the United States are beginning to respond to our changing environment. The report was prompted by recent shifts in how corporate leaders perceive climate change in relation to the their own business’s energy costs. Two years in the making, “From Shop Floor to Top Floor (pdf)” offers advice for businesses hoping to cut back on energy use.Read more

Last week, Utah--reaffirming its status as reddest state in the nation--took another jab at the vast international community that is trying to halt global warming when its House adopted a resolution that questions climate change, and criticizes federal programs aimed at curbing emissions.
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When Barack Obama swept into the presidential office, it was because the public believed in his bold idea of Big Change. A year later, he's having a harder time garnering support for his small change results.
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