A Nobel for climate economics

Worthy of your time: A nuanced discussion on Twitter about winners William Nordhaus and Paul Romer.

Plenty of conversations erupted on Twitter after the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in economics to William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, who pioneered environmental economics and efforts to create long-term sustainable economic growth.

One discussion, triggered by veteran Vox reporter David Roberts, is worthy of your attention for its nuance and its reference to Harvard University's Martin Weitzman, another titan in the field of environmental economics.

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Climate change is helping an invasive predator wreak havoc on iconic Alaskan fish

Warming rivers and the uncanny ability of northern pike to navigate saltwater have enabled the freshwater invaders to lay siege to Southcentral Alaska’s salmon and trout.

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Bill Frist wants to take politics out of climate change

Bill Frist, a surgeon who also served as Senate majority leader, has emerged as an outspoken advocate for environmental health. “A healthier planet means healthier people,” he said.

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Lake Powell, a vital reservoir, plunges toward unprecedented low levels as water crisis deepens in US west

Experts say the critical reservoir system is careening toward a breaking point as the US west’s climate warms and dries.

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Manure digesters spur dairy farm expansion in California, study finds

Expansion at California dairy farms that tap into state and federal incentives to build digesters that turn manure into gas wipes out an estimated 9% of the farms’ purported greenhouse gas reductions, according to a new pre-print study.

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‘Can you help us?’: US oil execs turn to Trump to topple Europe's climate rules

An inside look at how a climate regulation became a battleground between the U.S. and Europe.

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Conflict, climate, no cash: Why poverty persists

With just under five years left to complete the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, a new report shows what's hampering progress. And what the solutions are.

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