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Media Spotlight: Carbon Credits

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Carbon credits and other cap and trade programs are increasingly popular ways to reduce carbon emissions and other forms of pollution. In Japan, Nissan recently announced the creation of the Nissan Zero Emission Fund for owners of their Leaf EV (electric vehicle). Leaf owners will generate carbon credits equal to the amount of CO2 emissions […]

Field Trip: The Musing[s] of the Legal Staff

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Hey, from the kooky legal corner, its Brennan and Daniel! We are both new to the Alliance for Affordable Energy, but boy oh boy have our eyes been opened to energy regulation! Recently, Casey, our executive director, and the Alliance staff took us on a magical journey to see the Louisiana Public Service Commission in […]

Cinema Green

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The environment and the ways that we use and abuse it have given film makers plenty of material to work with. Whether it’s documentary style or independent film and even on occasion straight up Hollywood, there are loads of films out there with environmental themes. Here are five that we’ve picked out to get you […]

The Alliance’s A-Z: B

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B is for barrier, specifically radiant barrier. Radiant barrier works its way into our A-Z for a number of reasons. Firstly, the Alliance offers radiant barrier for sale from our office located in the New Orleans Healing Center. The advantage of buying from us rather than whole sale is that you avoid paying for more material […]

Tribute: Professor Sherwood Rowland

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Professor Sherwood Rowland was a scientist, particularly renowned for his contribution to raising awareness of the dangers of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). His work in this field began in the early 1970s and in 1974 he and his research partner Mario Molino presented their findings. In Rowland’s own words: “Mario and I realised this was not just […]

Population Growth, Climate Change & Empowering Women

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The world’s population hit seven billion not too long ago and as the population grows, so does the human impact on the environment. In this video interview with linktv Suzanne Ehlers, the president & CEO of Population Action International (PAI) speaks about the relationships between population growth and climate change and how empowering women is an […]

Media Spotlight: Biofuels

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Odds are when you think of renewable energy sources, zebras don’t have a lot to do with it.  But right here in New Orleans, Dr. David A. Mullin, a professor of molecular biology at Tulane, is researching ways to make biofuel cost effective. And as this New York Times article explains, zebras and other herbivores, […]

Friday Fav: Anjali Appadurai

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Anjali Appadurai addressed the delegates at the United Nations Climate Change  Conference in Durban, South Africa last month. She spoke on behalf of the world’s youth – which accounts for half of the world’s population – and reminded the governments present that it was the future of her generation and successive generations that was at […]