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Change Our Story: Poison the River, Part 2

Peter Buffett | Posted 05.15.2013 | Impact
Peter Buffett

For many thousands of years, most of life was a mystery. Still today it can feel pretty mysterious walking on an unlit country road. We created many (many, many) stories to account for the things we didn't understand.

Climate Chatter ...in the House

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.03.2013 | Green
Bill Chameides

Some quotes from the April 25th Subcommittee on Environment hearing entitled "Policy Relevant Climate Issues in Context." I testified in front of the...

For Immigrant Women, Path to Congress Is Slower

Sayu Bhojwani | Posted 04.29.2013 | Politics
Sayu Bhojwani

Given the current and future demographics of the U.S., Democrats and Republicans have to expand their networks, not just to more diverse communities but also down the ballot. to local and state races where the pipeline to Congress begins.

A Guide to Scaling Social Innovation

Hilde Schwab | Posted 04.23.2013 | Impact
Hilde Schwab

We still have enormous hills to climb in changing mindsets, improving enabling environments and correcting market failures. But I think it's worth pausing for a moment and taking stock of the global trends.

Change Our Story: Poison the River Part 1

Peter Buffett | Posted 04.17.2013 | Impact
Peter Buffett

"Out of sight, out of mind" has played a huge role in how we've gotten into the environmental mess we're in now. We don't live in that world anymore. We can see our brothers and sisters across the globe. We can distribute necessary things far and wide.

Dropping the 'I' Word -- History, Humanity and Martians

Andrew Lam | Posted 04.15.2013 | Politics
Andrew Lam

In early April the Associated Press announced that it would no longer use the word "illegal" when referring to undocumented immigrants. The decision h...

Keystone Pipeline: Environmental Impact Statement Revisited

Bill Chameides | Posted 04.04.2013 | Green
Bill Chameides

Officials at TransCanada insist that their proposed Keystone XL pipeline is environmentally safe. Current events suggest otherwise.

Congress's Affair With Ethanol: Love Gone Wrong?

Bill Chameides | Posted 03.28.2013 | Green
Bill Chameides

Knowing what's behind Congress's passion for ethanol as a fuel is not quite as inscrutable as knowing what sparks romantic love, so let's look at some possibilities.

Climate Change Chatter, Issue 6

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.08.2013 | Green
Bill Chameides

On March 7, Sally Jewell, the president and chief executive officer of REI, appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee at her confirmation hearing for secretary of the Interior Department. Here's a look at Jewell's thoughts on climate and related issues.

Legalized Infant Abandonment: Alarm in Europe, Barely a Peep in the U.S.

Adam Pertman | Posted 04.29.2013 | Politics
Adam Pertman

The proponents of safe havens and Baby Boxes most effectively answer criticism by saying their approach is worthwhile even if it saves just one baby's life. I have an alternative suggestion: Let's aim higher.

What Collaborative Consumption and the Sharing Economy Can Learn From Microfinance

April Rinne | Posted 04.27.2013 | Business
April Rinne

At first glance, it may seem that microfinance and the Sharing Economy have little in common. However, this first impression is incomplete. Further investigation reveals a multitude of similarities key lessons that collaborative consumption could learn from microfinance.

In State of the Union Speech Obama Straddles the Climate-Energy Fence

Bill Chameides | Posted 04.15.2013 | Green
Bill Chameides

Can we lower carbon emissions and also push more and more oil and gas production?

Policies Are Evil

Liz Ryan | Posted 04.13.2013 | Business
Liz Ryan

If we care about quality, and energy, and trust, we'll talk about situations that arise, and handle them in context, the way people have done in every society since the dawn of time.

Superstorm Sandy Conundrum: Rebuild or Retreat

Bill Chameides | Posted 04.09.2013 | Green
Bill Chameides

For many storm victims whose homes were battered or destroyed by Sandy, the answer is "rebuild." Governor Cuomo has an alternative. Homes destroyed on...

Gun Stories: How Cherry-Picking Hurts Both Sides of the Gun Debate

Paul Heroux | Posted 01.25.2013 | Crime
Paul Heroux

Making policy based on high-profile events is a surefire way to overreact and make inefficient and, worse, ineffective policy. A high-profile event is good time find out where a shortcoming of a policy might reside, but a high-profile event is not necessarily what policy should target.

Before It's Too Late: Understanding the Impact of Institutionalization on Children

Adam Pertman | Posted 03.25.2013 | Parents
Adam Pertman

Through all the dark shadows that Russia has cast with its ban on adoptions by Americans -- on the affected girls and boys, on the U.S. citizens seeking to become their parents and on the process of international adoption itself -- a thin glimmer of light is struggling to emerge.

United States of Obesity: How Are States Battling Bulging Health Costs?

Scott Kahan, M.D. | Posted 03.16.2013 | Healthy Living
Scott Kahan, M.D.

Efforts aimed at obesity prevention are well underway, but we are still a nation very uncomfortable with paying for services that could help treat the two-thirds of Americans who carry excess weight.

Creating Realistic Long-Term Care Solutions As Part of the Entitlement Reform Debate

Dr. Bruce A. Chernof, MD | Posted 03.13.2013 | Fifty
Dr. Bruce A. Chernof, MD

It is time to rationalize both the financing and delivery of services to meet the needs of today's aging American population that will live longer and with more functional limitations, but who want to spend these years living to their fullest without being treated like patients.

Illicit Financial Flows: The Scourge of the Developing World

Raymond Baker | Posted 03.09.2013 | World
Raymond Baker

The West should do three things right away. First, we should eliminate anonymous shell corporations, so no criminal can hide nefarious actions behind an innocent-sounding Delaware LLC or Cayman Islands trust.

Pundits, Get Real! Not All Gun Crimes (and Solutions) Are the Same

Paul Heroux | Posted 03.02.2013 | Crime
Paul Heroux

There are different types of gun violence, just like there are different types of diseases. And just like difference types of diseases and illnesses, there are different approaches to reduce gun violence.

How to Fix the 21st Century's Dirty Engine of Growth

Maria van der Hoeven | Posted 02.16.2013 | Green
Maria van der Hoeven

Because of the rapid and continuing expansion of coal-fired generation in emerging economies, particularly in China and India, determined policy action will be needed to reverse the trend of the last decade.

Clean Coal Turnabout?

Bill Chameides | Posted 01.28.2013 | Green
Bill Chameides

Okay, it's past Thanksgiving and the election is long over, but a series of ads I saw on television on election night keep playing in my mind. They were about the virtues of coal. Why would such ads stay with me? Let me explain.

Nate Silver and the Rise of Political Data Science

Tarun Wadhwa | Posted 01.08.2013 | Politics
Tarun Wadhwa

The field of "political data science" is now more than just a concept -- it's a proven, election-winning approach that will continue to revolutionize the way campaigns are run for decades to come.

Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: Antiscience In Washington On 'The Point'

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 11.05.2012 | Science

On the eve of one of the most divisive elections in modern history, the conversation strays from international affairs to the economy to health care. ...

Ready To Jump, Art World?

David R. White | Posted 12.28.2012 | Arts
David R. White

Enough of the cultural silent majority. What's real is that the arts and their peers are well on their way to Armageddon no matter what may take place by a government near you in early 2013.