POPE, CARL

Carl Pope

Writer

Carl Pope is a former chairman of the Sierra Club and the coauthor, with Michael R. Bloomberg, of "Climate of Hope."

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Infamously Polluted Brooklyn Canal Stirs Heated Superfund Debate

Bloomberg Opinion

America Needs Better Air But Businesses Don’t Want to Clean Up

Critics of new EPA regulations seem to think it's fine if Americans are breathing toxins so long as Chinese and Indians are, too.

February 10, 2024

February 10, 2024

OpinionCarl Pope

America Needs Better Air But Businesses Don’t Want to Clean Up

Critics of new EPA regulations seem to think it's fine if Americans are breathing toxins so long as Chinese and Indians are, too.

Infamously Polluted Brooklyn Canal Stirs Heated Superfund Debate

June 25, 2023

June 25, 2023

OpinionCarl Pope

China and India Do More Than You Think to Fight Global Warming

Americans have long felt they carry an unfair burden but, surprisingly, emerging economies are the ones making the big gains on renewables.

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March 2, 2023

March 2, 2023

OpinionCarl Pope

Republicans Are Splitting Their Party Over Clean Energy

It’s going to be tough for the GOP to convince rural America to reject all the jobs and investment that come with that new battery plant.

Farm Workers Receive Covid-19 Vaccinations

November 9, 2022

November 9, 2022

OpinionCarl Pope

Oil-Consuming Nations Must Form Their Own Anti-OPEC+

The world can take away Saudi Arabia and Russia's power to push up crude prices by forming its own cartel to encourage renewable fuels and influence energy markets.

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August 10, 2022

August 10, 2022

OpinionCarl Pope

To Truly Protect the Climate, Biden Must Tighten Methane Limits

A loophole in the Inflation Reduction Act could allow dangerous amounts of pollution unless the EPA acts.

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August 19, 2021

August 19, 2021

OpinionCarl Pope

Climate Change Is Making the U.S. Poorer Than It Realizes

To protect American infrastructure, it is essential to accelerate the clean energy transition and adopt a prevention-first approach to extreme weather.

Dixie Fire Continues To Burn Through Northern California, Forcing Evacuations

February 24, 2021

February 24, 2021

OpinionMichael R. Bloomberg and Carl Pope

Biden’s Strongest Climate Allies Are Outside Washington

For the past four years, communities and companies across the U.S. have been stepping up their environmental efforts. The current administration should encourage their initiative.

California's Energy Commission To Vote On Solar Panel Mandate For New Homes

November 28, 2020

November 28, 2020

OpinionCarl Pope

Senate Gridlock Can’t Stop America’s Clean Energy Revolution

Cities, states and businesses will keep lowering emissions, no matter what happens in Washington.

Report Shows Electric Cars Are Twice As Green As Five Years Ago

May 18, 2020

May 18, 2020

OpinionCarl Pope

Coronavirus Bails Out the Oil Patch

The fix is in for politically favored oil, gas and coal companies.

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December 4, 2019

December 4, 2019

OpinionCarl Pope

The EPA’s Pernicious Attack on Science

A proposed change in rules would lead to more deaths.

Trump Administration Officially Withdrawals From Paris Climate Agreement

November 3, 2019

November 3, 2019

OpinionCarl Pope

Automakers Forsake the Future by Caving to Trump's Emissions Push

The president picked a fight with California over the power to regulate emissions. Consumers will be left with outdated, inferior products.

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July 2, 2018

July 2, 2018

OpinionCarl Pope

Oil-Importing Countries Need a Cartel to Challenge OPEC

A nascent buyers’ club could eventually put pressure on producers and help the environment.

Electromobility

July 8, 2015

July 8, 2015

OpinionCarl Pope

Why You Should Short Public Oil Companies

Oil isn't doomed. But public oil corporations might be.

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY JENNIFER GONZALE

July 6, 2015

July 6, 2015

OpinionCarl Pope

Why You Should Short Coal

Coal companies are way down from their peaks, and heading lower.

Obama's New Proposed Regulations On Coal Energy Production Met With Ire Through Kentucky's Coal Country

April 30, 2015

April 30, 2015

OpinionCarl Pope

The World's Doomsday Water Cycle

Water use and fossil-fuel extraction are locked in a destructive symbiosis.

China: Turning water into haze.

April 29, 2015

April 29, 2015

OpinionCarl Pope

California's Doomsday Water Cycle

California is locked in a negative feedback loop -- using staggering amounts of water to produce carbon energy, which is then used to transport water.

Take a drive on the lake.

December 7, 2014

December 7, 2014

OpinionCarl Pope

When Oil Becomes Optional

Oil has been made cheap. Can it be made obsolete?

Big oil.

June 4, 2014

June 4, 2014

OpinionCarl Pope

Obama Isn't Killing Power Plants. The Sun Is.

Electricity generators make most of their profits on hot summer afternoons, when air conditioners kick in. That's exactly when solar power is at its peak, and that's changing the industry.

March 17, 2014

March 17, 2014

OpinionCarl Pope

To Hurt Putin, Keep U.S. Gas at Home

Exporting U.S. gas would only help Vladimir Putin.

January 30, 2014

January 30, 2014

OpinionCarl Pope

U.S. Needs Energy Nationalism in Energy Policy