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Jeffrey Ball

Jeffrey Ball, a writer on energy and the environment, is scholar-in-residence at Stanford University’s Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance.

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December 12, 2015
Jeffrey Ball
The Paris Climate Conference Deal Is a Step Forward
Even if only a small one.
December 7, 2015
Jeffrey Ball
Corporations are Acting in Self-Interest at the Paris Climate Talks
This is a good sign for the future.
November 30, 2015
Jeffrey Ball
Time to Finally Get Real in Paris
Diplomats and CEOs must find achievable long term goals at the U.N Climate Conference
November 4, 2015
Jeffrey Ball
Who Will Pay for Climate Change?
Corporations are pushing for new policies to fight climate change before it hits their bottom lines. It might not be altruism, but it just might work.
February 4, 2015
Jeffrey Ball
Facing the Truth About Climate Change
Here's a political solution to a looming environmental crisis
November 5, 2014
Jeffrey Ball
Climate Change Is Hurting Poor Countries Right Now. Why Won't Rich Countries Act?
November 1, 2014
Jeffrey Ball
This Beautiful Bird Might Thwart the Oil and Gas Industry's Drilling Plans
October 22, 2014
Jeffrey Ball
Oil Prices Are Dropping. Will We Turn Into Gas-Guzzling, Energy Monsters Again?
October 9, 2014
Jeffrey Ball
Our Planet Is Going to Blow Past the "Two Degrees" Climate Limit
October 3, 2014
Jeffrey Ball
The Oil v. Coal Showdown Is Going to the Next Level
June 2, 2014
Jeffrey Ball
Obama's Climate Plan Will Only Reduce Global Emissions by 1%
May 23, 2014
Jeffrey Ball
The Truth About Stanford's Coal Divestment
May 9, 2014
Jeffrey Ball
The Climate Change Report Is Full of Scientific Equivocations
We know the climate is changing globally. We don't really know what will happen in your town.
April 22, 2014
Jeffrey Ball
The Politics of Climate Change Stink. That's Why 'Think Globally, Act Locally' Is Back
March 13, 2014
Jeffrey Ball
The Proportion of Young Americans Who Drive Has Plummeted—And No One Knows Why
March 7, 2014
Jeffrey Ball
Trapped in a Devastating Drought, California Needs to Take on Some Surprising Sacred Cows
February 12, 2014
Jeffrey Ball
Valentine’s Day Is an Environmental Travesty
The carbon costs of greeting cards
January 30, 2014
Jeffrey Ball
Obama's Meaningless 'All of the Above' Energy Strategy is Infuriating Both Environmentalists and Fossil Fuelers
January 21, 2014
Jeffrey Ball
The Next Battle in Our Trade War with China
January 3, 2014
Jeffrey Ball
5.3 Billion Reasons Why Companies that Built Coal Plants Now Want to Tear Them Down
Meet the unlikely companies profiting off green opposition to coal

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