News

2011
April, 2011	Congratulations NSF Winners from ERG! Luke Dodds, Erica A. Newman, Cleo Woelfle-Erskine, and Froylan Emilfer Sifuentes
March 27, 2011	Why small nuclear reactors could make sense, but may not get built The Atlantic
March 16, 2011	Unsafe drinking water for California's poor: unfair, unnecessary, and unacceptable SFGate.com
March 11, 2011	Your local power source may be responsible for climate change but it gets impacted by it too blogs.worldbank.org
February 16, 2011	Press Release: World Resources Institute names Kevin Kennedy to lead US Climate Program World Resources Institute
February 16, 2011	Environmentalists and locals win fight against coal plant in Borneo RAEL
February 11, 2011	People power 'overlooked by energy policies' BBC News Ergie Katy Janda, PhD ' 98
January 21, 2011	Critical test for Sino-US ties: Clean energy China Daily USA
January 2011	Economism and the Night Sky by Prof. Richard Norgaard, New Economics Institute.org
January 2011	The New Harvest New book by Project Director and Lead Author, Calestrous Juma, with International Panel and Contributing Authors including Dan Kammen, (Chapter 4). Oxford University Press.
January 25, 2011	ERG PhD Candidate, Carla Peterman and ERG Alum, Robert Weisenmiller '77, appointed to Energy Commission Governor's Press Release
January 2011	The Great Energy Challenge Daniel Kammen blog via National Geographic
January 14, 2011	State looks for way to mediate costs of electric cars ABC News
January 4, 2011	Maximum Entropy and Ecology: A Theory of Abundance, Distribution, and Energetics Oxford University Press New book by John Harte
2010
November 25, 2010	Investments in rural energy efficiency, renewable energy reduce poverty, greenhouse gas emissions UC Berkeley News
November 22, 2010	Design and implementation of carbon cap and dividend policies Energy Policy
October 14, 2010	World Bank energy chief aims to speed clean power Reuters.com
October 14, 2010	Prof. Richard Norgaard named Chair of Delta Independent Science Board (DISB) Delta Stewardship Council
October 4, 2010	Proposition 23 and the damage it would do to California Los Angeles Times
September 23, 2010	Indoor pollution: Silent and deadly The Economist
September 13, 2010	New project: RAEL & CARES
September 9, 2010	International leader on clean energy joins World Bank The World Bank Press Release
September 9, 2010	New analysis finds Prop. 23 would cut jobs and state revenue Berkeley Law Press Release
September 2, 2010	CPUC approves second round of grants for the California Solar Initiative RD&D Program CPUC Press Release
September 2010	New Working Paper: "The optimal portfolio of emissions abatement and low-carbon R&D depends on the expected availabilty of negative emissions technologies Derek M. Lemoine, Sabine Fuss, Jana Szolgayova, Michael Obersteiner, Daniel M. Kammen
August 20, 2010	Dan Farber serves as consultant to National Commission on BP spill Berkeley Law News Archive
August 17, 2010	Energy for a living future - we still have options The Berkeley Blog
August 16, 2010	Cal, ERG participation in IPCC
August 11, 2010	Biofuels and the domino effect on land use The Berkeley Blog
August 9, 2010	Ashok Gadgil named Director of Environmental Energy Technologies Division Berkeley Lab News Center
July 28, 2010	ERGie, Stacy Jackson, selected as a 2010 Switzer Environmental Fellow Switzer Foundation
July 23, 2010	Virtual vehicle company: Unlocking green car data with cell phones CNNMoney.com
July 19, 2010	Dr. Kammen conference July 2010 YouTube
July 8, 2010	UC Berkeley Study Shows Benefits of FIT Solar Industry
May 11, 2010	Remarkable Insight Into the Climate Denial Machine The Huffington Post
May 10, 2010	Scientists Unite Against Climate Skeptics The New York Times
April 2010	CITRIS Big Ideas winners for 2010 ERGie, Laura Schewel, co-first place winner for Virtual Electrified Vehicle Test Drive
April 15, 2010	Secretary Clinton appoints Dan Kammen first clean energy fellow to Western Hemisphere UC Berkeley News
March 2010	Chapter 12: Energy and the Environment National Braodband Plan Connecting America Broadband.gov
March 22, 2010	New Report: Environmental Justice and the Green Economy Download Environmental Justice and the Green Economy: A Vision Statement and Case Studies for Just and Sustainable Solutions in English and Spanish.
March 23, 2010	Allocating Emissions Allowances Under a California Cap-and-Trade Program Final EAAC Report
March 2010	Sabah energy forum gets huge support Malaysiakini.tv (video)
March 9, 2010	New unit to measure electricity savings Environmental Research Letters (ERL)
February 12, 2010	Energy Institute's Cyrus Wadia to advise White House Haas School Newsroom
February 12, 2010	Green civil war: projects vs. preservation Room for Debate, The New York TImes
February 5, 2010	President Obama's Science Spending NPR (audio)
January 13, 2010	Gov. Schwarzenegger appoints two to California Energy Commission, thanks Art Rosenfeld for his dedicated service Press Release, Office of the Governor
Winter 2010	Toward a common wealth California Magazine
January 2010	2020 visions Nature

2009
December 28, 2009	As colleges add green majors and minors, classes fill up USA Today
December 2009	World changing ideas: 20 ways to build a cleaner, healthier, smarter world ScientificAmerican.com As recognized in the Scientific American article, more information from Dan Kammen on Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) model.
December 11, 2009	Dan Kammen reports in from Copenhagen: Week 1 at COP-15
Fall 2009 issue	Science in the House: UC Berkeley faculty brings expertise to Washington
November 30, 2009	ERG and J-School release climate communication tip sheets for scientists and journalists in preparation for Copenhagen
November 19, 2009	Failure at Copenhagen: Now what do we do? The Berkeley Blog
November 14, 2009	Putting renewables and energy efficiency to work: How many jobs can the clean energy industry generate in the US? ScienceDirect
November 5, 2009	Molasses sweetens the biofuel mix ERGie Anand Gopal and Prof. Kammen in Environmental Research Letters
October 23, 2009	Fixing a critical climate accounting error Science
October 23, 2009	Parallel pursuit of near-term and long-term climate mitigation Science. Article by ERGie, Stacy Jackson
October 22, 2009	Climate treaty needed to limit soot & other greenhouse pollutants UC Berkeley News (See article above by ERGie Stacy Jackson)
September 16, 2009	Guide To Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Financing Districts for Local Governments Prepared by the Energy and Resources Group's Merrian C. Fuller, Cathy Kunkel, and Daniel Kammen
September 15, 2009	Two UC Berkeley faculty among 10 recipients of $100,000 Heinz Awards ERG Affiliates, Ashok Gadgil and Kirk Smith UC Berkeley News
August 18, 2009	Young scientist recognized for developing cheap solar cell technology News Center Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ERG Alum, Cyrus Wadia
August 4, 2009	When the clunker is greener The Washington Post Written by ERG Alum, Gwen Ottinger.
July 13, 2009	The sun rises in the West Mother Nature Network
July 9, 2009	Theory provides more precise estimates of large-area biodiversity UC Berkeley News
July 7, 2009	Ashley Murray: Wastewater is a Resource WorldChanging
June 17, 2009	White House Climate Report NPR Forum with Michael Krasny (audio)
	Synthesis Report Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions Copenhagen 2009, 10-12 March
June 2009	Alex Farrel and Robert Sawyer recipients of California Air Resources Board 2008 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award Recipients of the Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award 2001-2008 (pdf)
May 21, 2009	Dan Kammen, Professor, Energy and Resources Group, UC Berkeley SmartPlanet
April 23, 2009	The dilemma over coal generated power 60 Minutes (video)
May 21, 2009	Three UC Berkeley faculty members chosen for state advisory committee to help devise cap-and-trade program UC Berkeley News
May 21, 2009	Tom Keene taps the best minds in economics: Sawyer says 40% fuel economy increases costs $1,300 per car Bloomberg.com On the Economy (audio)
May 2009	ERGie, Michael Kiparsky, awarded 2009 Udall Dissertation Fellowship Morris K. Udall Foundation Press Release
May 8, 2009	Study: More efficient ways to burn ethanol npr (audio)
May 7, 2009	Prof. Austin Hoggatt helped launch ERG, dies at age 79 UC Berkeley News
April 26, 2009	Powered by coal CBS News (video)
May/June 2009	Can technology save the economy? Technology Review May/June 2009
April 6, 2009	How to bring solar energy to seven billion people (video) ERG's Cyrus Wadia speaks at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
April 9, 2009	Greenhouse gases must be cut, Obama aide says SF Gate
March 20, 2009	Conversations With History: John Harte Video. John Harte discusses what science teaches about the consequences of not addressing environmental problems.
March 20, 2009	Global warming: Projections of climate change go from bad to worse, scientists report Science AAAS
March 16, 2009	Rating site adds more packaged food to database SF Gate (GoodGuide)
March 11, 2009	Law schools at UC Berkeley and UCLA launch new environment blog UC Berkeley News
March 1, 2009	Re "When Will the Recession Be Over?" New York Times Op-Ed, March 1 ERG PhD, Maggie Winslow, writes to the editor
February 26, 2009	Humble compounds exhibit solar value IOP
February 22, 2009	Silicon alternatives in high demand ABC7 News
February 20, 2009	The pluses and (mostly) minuses of biofuels UC Berkeley News
February 4, 2009	Community-Based Electric Micro-Grids Can Contribute to Rural Development: Evidence from Kenya World Development By Charles Kirubi, Arne Jacobson, Daniel Kammen and Andrew Mills
February 17, 2009	Cheaper materials could be key to low-cost solar cells UC Berkeley News
February 17, 2009	Arpad Horvath wins ASCE Walter L. Huber prize
February 14, 2009	Ray of Light China International Business
February 10, 2009	Blue-sky ideas for Obama sought by new campus website UC Berkeley News
February 1, 2009	Many of nation's green leaders from Bay Area SF Gate
January 28, 2009	How to cool the planet (and save the economy, too) Berkeleyan
January 19, 2009	Solar incentive opens energy window Marketplace
January 16, 2009	A low-carbon national energy agenda Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
January 8, 2009	Blessed are the geeks, for they shall inherit the Earth The Economist
January 7, 2009	Toward a Low-Carbon Economy: Municipal Financing for Energy Efficiency and Solar Power by Merrian C. Fuller, Stephen Compagni Portis, and Daniel M. Kammen. January-February 2009 issue of Environment Magazine
2008

December 20, 2008	ERG Professor Emeritus, John Holdren, named science advisor SF Gate. "Obama science picks hailed as signal of policy shift"
December 17, 2008	Debrief of Negotiations in Poznan, Poland under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Holmes Hummel
December 8, 2008	Ecopolis: City of the Future Science Channel. Six-part series begins Monday, December 8, 9 PM.
December 2, 2008	Hawaii endorses plan for electric cars The New York Times
December 1, 2008	NEW Climate and Energy Policy Institute
November 21, 2008	California switches on to an electric future The Guardian
November 17, 2008	Cool the Earth, Save the Economy: Solving the Climate Crisis is EASY Free download of the new book by John and Mary Ellen Harte. In their new book, John and his wife Mel present a blueprint for reducing US emissions by 75% by 2030 ... and without carbon sequestration, biofuels, or a carbon tax.
November 5, 2008	Obama's climate policy will give U.S. leading international role, Kammen says Copenhagen Climate Council
November 5, 2008	What's in that stuff? Ask GoodGuide UC Berkeley News
November 6, 2008	GoodGuide takes top prize at Web 2.0 Summit Launchpad TechCrunch
November 5, 2008	ERG Student, Michael Kiparsky, awarded prestigious CALFED Science Fellowship
October 21, 2008	Read the fine print on presidential energy plans SF Chronicle
October 21, 2008	HEAT Frontline on air & online
September 11, 2008	Dan Kammen new director of TSRC; Tim Lipman and Susan Shaheen Are Co-Directors
September 11, 2008	New site rates products for safety, etc . Marketplace (audio) GoodGuide.com Web site TC50: GoodGuide shines light on the "Goodness" of Consumer Products TechCrunch
September 10, 2008	Kammen: US energy R&D investment lags cleantech
September 2, 2008	Special Topic of: Biofuels An interview with Dan Kammen and Richard Plevin sciencewatch.com
July 22, 2008	Where Research and Tourism Collide The New York Times
Spring 2008	Energy Shock by Daniel Kammen Berkeley Review of Latin American Studies, Spring 2008 Issue
June 10, 2008	Prof. Dan Farber appointed as new ERG Chair effective July 1, 2008
May 18, 2008	Dan Kammen: Clean energy and America's future SF Gate
May 13, 2008	ERG PhD candidate, Anita Milman, awarded 2008 Udall Dissertation Fellowship
Spring, 2008	Blum Center boosts Berkeley outreach to developing nations Forefront
April 22, 2008	Making change-from the lab to the field The Daily Californian
April 19, 2008	Alex Farrell--UC energy expert dead at 46 SF Chronicle
April 17, 2008	Energy expert Alex Farell has died UC Berkeley News
April 1, 2008	Hydrogen fuel cars: The expensive truth ABC7 News, San Francisco, CA
March 26, 2008	For carbon emissions, a goal of less than zero The New York Times
February 28, 2008	Carbon calculator provides personalized footprint UC Berkeley News
February 2008	Warming us up to global truths Prof. John Harte in The Promise of Berkeley
February 2008	Great Strides ERG student, Fermin Reygadas, in The Promise of Berkeley.
February 13, 2008	The path to better biofuels An interview with Alex Farrell on the latest land use studies. Science Progress.
February 13, 2008	Better biofuels before more biofuels SF Chronicle
February 8, 2008	ERG Affiliate, Robert Sawyer, elected to National Academy of Engineering
February 8, 2008	Biofuel crops increase carbon emissions LA Times
February 7, 2008	Study: Ethanol Worse for Climate than Gasoline NPR
February 8, 2008	Biofuels NPR
January 2008	"Dynamics of the Oil Transition: Modeling Capacity, Costs, and Emissions" New Energy Policy and Economics (EPE) Working Paper by Adam Brandt and Prof. Farrell
January 22, 2008	Rich nations' environmental footprint falls on poor UC Berkeley News
January 2008	Engineering grad brings "fiat lux" to Nicaragua Innovations
January/February 2008	25 brilliant California ideas ERG Professors Farrell, ideas #22, 25; Gadgil,"Simple idea, huge difference"; Kammen, ideas #13, 16. California Magazine, January/February 2008 issue.
January 8, 2008	"Grass gas" shows promise as superefficient, clean fuel National Geographic News
January 2008	"How to use technology to spur development" by Renee Kuriyan, Isha Ray and Dan Kammen Issues in Science and Technology, Winter 2008
2007
December 21, 2007	Bush calls nuclear power key to environment plan NPR
December 19, 2007	The City will sell carbon offsets The Examiner
November 12, 2007	Unconventional Crude Prof. Alex Farrell and ERGie, Adam Brandt, in the November 12, 2007 edition of The New Yorker
December 6, 2007	The Story of Stuff video
December 5, 2007	Solar power: California's latest gold rush Nature News
November 7, 2007	Energy: To catch a wave Nature News
November 28, 2007	On the road to new fuel economy rules? Prof. Kammen in Marketplace
November 28, 2007	Energy Dept. says greenhouse gases have declined Prof. Kammen on abc7news.com
November 27, 2007	Europe looks to draw power from Africa Nature News
November 2007	e2 PBS series: the economies of being environmentally conscious
November 12, 2007	Oil giant BP to give $500 million to UC Berkeley for biofuels research Democracy Now! speaks to UCB Professors Altieri and Kammen.
November 9, 2007	Fuel without the fossil NY Times
November 8, 2007	Solar energy financing gets Berkeley City Council approval Contra Costa Times
November 8, 2007	Sun struck: Harnessing renewable energy from the sun is a research challenge firing student interest across the campus UC Berkeley News talks to ERGie, Cyrus Wadia.
November 2, 2007	California Stirs a $600 Million Pot of Solutions Science
October 29, 2007	ERG student, Kevin Fingerman, shares his thoughts when he finds himself part of a conference that is the object of a protest. KQED (audio)
October 26, 2007	Prof. Norgaard and ERG Affiliate and former Chair, Zack Powell, elected AAAS Fellow UC Berkeley News
October 19, 2007	Berkeley Darfur Stove wins 2007 Breakthrough Award (video) Popular Mechanics
October 19, 2007	Prof. Gadgil to be awarded Global Citizen Award
October 12, 2007	Berkeley professors contribute to Nobel-winning climate work UC Berkeley News
October 11, 2007	All eyes on Calif. climate-change fight USA Today
September 16, 2007	Is California the world's last best hope against climate change? SF Chronicle
September 5, 2007	The carbon footprint of transportation fuels Environmental Science and Technology
August 27, 2007	It's Getting Hot In Here Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement The New Development
August 27, 2007	•Knowing your carbon impact increasingly important •How to cut energy use without sacrificing San Jose Mercury News
August 27, 2007	Start-up U California Alumni Monthly magazine, California
August 17, 2007	Prof. Dan Kammen on KQED Forum. Discussion about economic and policy side of Silicon Valley's boom in clean technology KQED Forum
August 2, 2007	Details announced of new vehicle-fuel standard UC Berkeley News
July 25, 2007	Transportation researchers to test Toyota plug-in hybrid vehicles UC Berkeley News
July 16,, 2007	Flames of Hope: A Berkeley physicist has found a way to help keep Darfurians alive, by building a better kitchen stove Prof. Gadgil in Newsweek
July 5, 2007	Growing plankton for the carbon market Prof. Farrell talks about CO2 emissions trading on NPR's Marketplace
June 11, 2007	LCFS report director Alex Farrell discusses nationwide implementation of Calif. fuels plan E&ETV
June 6, 2007	Activism, service, and engagement recognized at first annual Chancellor's Public Service Awards ceremony Prof. Gadgil in UC Berkeley News
May 24, 2007	Changing the world, one gallon at a time Prof. Gadgil in the OC Register
May 18, 2007	UC Berkeley's Alex Farrell joins governor in introducing low-carbon fuel standard for state UC Berkeley News
May 18, 2007	"Getting the Carbon Out" by Alex Farrell and Daneil Sperling SF Chronicle, Op Ed
May 14, 2007	Branson's Luck: The business world's high roller is betting everything on biofuels •Prof. Dan Kammen in The New Yorker
April 2007	The Chancellor's Public Service Awards recognize the outstanding contributions of faculty, staff, and students for individual and group commitment to civic engagement, research in the public interest, faculty leadership in service-learning, university-community partnerships, and positive community impact. This is the first annual event that combines service awards into a single celebration of the depth and breadth of the university's civic engagement. Prof. Ashok Gadgil will receive one of two Service-Learning leadership Awards.
April 27, 2007	UCB Chancellor Birgeneau announces goal to reduce campus greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2014 •CalCAP
April 26, 2007	Prof. Norgaard awarded 2007 Distinguished Faculty Mentoring Award •UC Berkeley News
April 21, 2007	Green guardians go extra mile to save planet •ERGie Sam Arons in SF Gate
April 18, 2007	The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) passed in UCB student election •more in The Daily Californian
April 18, 2007	Prof. Alex Farrell's Testimony to the House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality •pdf
April 18, 2007	Study warns of health risk from ethanol •SF Gate
April 17, 2007	Prof. Farrell appointed as policy expert to intl. biofuels panel •UC Berkeley News •SF Gate Reports
April 17, 2007	"Green Biofuels Index would aid consumers, market" •UC Berkeley News
April 17, 2007	"Creating markets for Green Biofuels: Measuring and improving environmental performance" •Study co-authored by ERG Prof Alex Farrell, Goldman School of Public Policy Prof. Michael O'Hare and ERG graduate students, Brian Turner and Richard Plevin
April 13, 2007	"Water health center quenches thirst of villagers." Prof. Gadgil's technology at work. •The Hindu
April 4, 2007	"Bush splits on greenhouse gases with Congress and State Officials" •New York Times
April 3, 2007	ERG played a role in the U.S. Supreme Court decision of April 2, which determined that the US Environmental Protection Agency had to treat carbon dioxide as a regulatable pollutant. Former ERG doctoral student Scott Saleska, Prof. John Harte, and 12 other scientists wrote an Amicus Brief that delineated the scientific inadequacy of the EPA's argument to an earlier U.S. Court of Appeals case that decided in favor of the EPA. Their brief was used as evidence in the Supreme Court case. •For more information, please contact Prof. Harte
April 2, 2007	"High court decision on greenhouse gases could benefit California." •SF Chronicle
March 2, 2007	"What the Energy Biosciences Institute means for UC Berkeley--and the world." •Bear In Mind: Conversations with the Chancellor
February 20, 2007	"Change the lightbulb, save the planet." Prof. Kammen on NPR Marketplace. •Marketplace
February 20, 2007	"Journalism school team wins Polk Award for climage change stories." Winning team led by Prof. John Harte. •UC Berkeley News
February 15, 2007	"A Safe House?" Prof. Nazaroff quoted about safety of household cleaning products. •New York Times, Home and Garden Section
February 14, 2007	ERG Affiliates, Eric Brewer and Paul Wright, elected to National Academy of Engineering. •UC Berkeley News "Three Faculty Elected to National Academy of Engineering"
February 14, 2007	Dr. Dean Edell's syndicated show on health presents some information about potential air pollution exposure issues from household cleaning products and air fresheners. Prof. Nazaroff's study. •"Study: Air Pollution Found in Homes," Dr. Dean Edell • Video (Dr. Dean Edell)
February 11, 2007	"With biofuels, consider: Who suffers? Who benefits?" By Eric Holt-Gimenez and Kevin Fingerman (ERG). •Des Moines Register
February 11, 2007	"Cal's deal with BP moving forward: Faculty leaders eager to avoid a repeat of 1998 Novartis pact". •SF Chronicle
February 3, 2007	"Science Panel Calls Global Warming 'Unequivocal'." ERG emeritus, John P. Holdren quoted. •New York Times
February 1, 2007	"Cal to be hub for study of alternate fuel Group headed by UC Berkeley wins $500 million grant from BP" Prof. Kammen quoted. •SF Chronicle •UCB Press Release
January 31, 2007	"The best way to save the planet. You decide." By Garrett Gruener and Dan Kammen •LA Times, Op-Ed Section
January 25, 2007	Energy experts knock Bush plan for ethanol as gas substitute. Prof. Kammen quoted. •San Francisco Chronicle

January 25, 2007

ERG Chair, Prof. William Nazaroff, named Associate Editor of Indoor Air, International Journal of Indoor Environment and Health
•Indoor Air

January 18, 2007

Governor Schwarzenegger signs executive order for world's first low carbon standard for transportation fuels
•Executive Order

January 9, 2007

Prof. Alex Farrell to direct joint UC Berkeley/UC Davis study (pdf) to support Governor Schwarzenegger's low carbon fuel standard
•NPR's Day to Day interviews Prof. Farrell (audio) 1/10/07
•Campus leads state study of low-carbon alternatives, UC Berkeley News 1/10/07

January 9, 2007

Governor Schwarzenegger issues directive to establish world's first low carbon standard for transportation fuels
•Governor's Announcement

February 22, 2007

Prof. Dan Kammen and Dr. Art Rosenfeld to be honored at Commonwealth Club Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner
107th Anniversary and 19th Annual Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner