Unintended ConsequencesDoug Simpson's weblog of research on the collision of law, networks and disruptive technologies.James Hansen: Practical Moves to Halt Climate Change- March 29, 2008 James Hansen is one of the most respected scientists on the topic of climate change. His 1988 Congressional testimony (yes, 20 years ago) opened the policy agenda when he testified that he was 99% confident that the globe was warming...http://www.dougsimpson.com/blog/archives/000635.html Study documents hotter, drier American West due to climate change.- March 28, 2008 Temperature data from eleven western states over five years shows the Colorado River basin was 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the historical average for the past century, more than twice the global average increase during the same period. This is...http://www.dougsimpson.com/blog/archives/000634.html DOT quietly releases report showing impact of climate change on transport infrastructure- March 26, 2008 Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure: Gulf Coast Study, analyzes how Gulf Coast roads and highways, transit services, oil and gas pipelines, freight handling ports, transcontinental railroad networks, waterway systems, and airports are likely to...http://www.dougsimpson.com/blog/archives/000633.html "Is It Easy Being Green: Sustainable Development and the Law"- March 1, 2008 Notes on the 15th Gallivan Conference, "Is It Easy Being Green: Sustainable Development and the Law," held at the University of Connecticut School of Law on February 29, 2008. (read more below the fold)...http://www.dougsimpson.com/blog/archives/000632.html |