For Argentine Environmentalists, New President Macri Elicits Hope – and Skepticism

December 10, 2015 - Argentine President-elect Mauricio Macri entered the “Casa Rosada” today, bringing an end to 12 years of leftist “kirchnerismo” rule and ushering in, supporters hope, an era of economic liberalization and foreign investment. Macri’s narrow victory last month over establishment candidate Daniel Scioli has largely been attributed to economic concerns. With unofficial inflation …

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Op-Ed: GOP Debate Ignores Economic Effects of Climate Change

November 18, 2015 - GOP presidential hopefuls squared off Tuesday night at Wisconsin’s Milwaukee Theater to debate job growth and the economy, yet in four-plus hours of debate (two for the “undercard” first debate and two for the main stage event), one major threat to the American and global economies was barely touched upon: climate change. …

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Popular Participation in Climate Adaptation: An Analysis of the Civic Ecology Framework

One of the greatest challenges facing cities in the 21st century, in the context of climate change, ecological imbalance, and economic disparity, is how to urbanize in a way that is both environmentally sustainable and socially equitable. Many cities have realized that adaptation to climate change is a necessary undertaking, and have begun the long …

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