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Experts Available: Emissions Rollback

For journalists looking for expert sources on the Environmental Protection Agency's rollback of vehicle emission standards, these scholars are...
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New Research Shows GOP Health Overhaul is Unpopular in All Fifty States

As Congress debates the new health care bill, it remains one of the least popular pieces of legislation amongst voters in decades. In fact, according...
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The State of Energy Policy

With political shifts in Washington, DC and the states, institutions and policies that deal with energy are likely to change. SSN scholars from across...
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SSN Forum on Building Democratic Support for Equitable Carbon Pricing

Raising the price of carbon dioxide emissions would mitigate climate damage by reducing demand for non-renewable energy sources like oil, coal, and...
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Outrage in U.S. Political Opinion Media

Mockery, fear, and personal attacks dominate blogs, television, and radio talk shows – especially on the right – making politics confusing and...
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Can Citizen Campaigns and Voluntary Standards Make Business Socially Responsible?

As public regulations are weakened, voluntary groups are attempting to police business. But their campaigns are dependent on media coverage and easily...
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The Politics of America's Fight against Global Warming

The world's climate is warming quickly. Reformers recently tried, but failed, to persuade Congress to enact "cap and trade" to reduce carbon emissions...
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Choosing America's Future - An Election that Matters

With Democrats and Republicans pointing in opposite directions, the choices U.S. voters make on November 6, 2012 will help set the nation's course at...