Climate Change - September 2010

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Russia Burning: The Case Against a “Winners Theory” of Global Warming

DEVELOPMENTS

September 1, 2010
Erika N. Pont
Climate Change - September 2010

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Interview with Poonam Bir Kasturi of the Daily Dump

The Daily Dump is a growing recycling business started by Poonam Bir Kasturi in Bangalore, India in 2006. In just four years, the Daily Dump has helped enable over 4,500 customers in Bangalore to compost household waste in terra cotta pots that are sold by the Daily Dump. For most of these customers it was probably their first foray into large-scale recycling, as 25-30 kilograms of organic waste each month reduces to 3 kilograms of compost, which can then be used as fertilizer. Poonam

September 1, 2010
Mahanth Joishy
Climate Change - September 2010

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Ahead of the Climate Change Policy Curve in Brazil

DEVELOPMENTS

September 1, 2010
Niki Shah
Climate Change - September 2010

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A Bottom-Up Approach to Combating Climate Change, One Neighbor at a Time

“This [sustainability] consciousness will not be attained simply because the arguments for change are good or because the alternatives are unpleasant…The central lesson of realistic policy-making is that most individuals and organizations change when it is in their interest to change, either because they derive some benefit from changing or because they incur sanctions when they do not…”

September 1, 2010
Robert Friedman
Climate Change - September 2010