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Today's impasse in Copenhagen "exemplifes the collective action problem." http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/cop15/blog/a-new-textbook-example 7:04 AM Dec 14th from web
Negotiations at the COP15 summit in Copenhagen have been suspended. Read www.nicholas.duke.edu/cop15/blog/inside-a-meeting-at-cop15. 6:55 AM Dec 14th from web
Climate Change art from Copenhagen: http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/cop15/blog/climate-change-art 5:02 PM Dec 11th from web
Good COP, Bad COP - Blogging from Copenhagen: http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/cop15/ 5:34 AM Dec 9th from web
Monitoring Needed for Earth’s Critical Zone Below Ground: http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/news/ns-earth.11.19.09.html 6:00 AM Nov 20th from web
#dukelive thanks for joining us for the Duke Environment & Society Lecture. 4:21 PM Nov 4th from web
#dukelive due to length of Lovins' excellent talk, we'll have to forward ?s to Lovins so he can possibly answer them later via email. 4:21 PM Nov 4th from web
#dukelive Q&A session with Amory Lovins begins. U can email ?s for him to live@duke.edu or via Twitter at #dukelive 4:20 PM Nov 4th from web
#dukelive Myth #5: Public policy is only or strongest option. (Lovins says no: Innovations from private sector are more dynamic) 4:19 PM Nov 4th from web
#dukelive Myth #4: Public policies=taxes, subsides, etc. (No. Better public options exist, like feebates & decoupling/shared savings) 4:19 PM Nov 4th from web
#dukelive Myth #3: Pricing carbon is essential 1st step. (No. It will be helpful & desirable, but likely won’t have big price effect) 4:18 PM Nov 4th from web
#dukelive Myth #2: Solutions must await global agreement. (Not true: China’s efficiency initiatives are self-interested) 4:18 PM Nov 4th from web
#dukelive Myth #1: Nothing’s happening. (Not true: US coal, oil and energy use fell in 2006) 4:18 PM Nov 4th from web
#dukelive Lovins concludes by bursting 5 myths about energy efficiency implementation. 4:17 PM Nov 4th from web
#dukelive lovins says we should reward utilities for cutting customers' bills, not for selling more energy 4:17 PM Nov 4th from web
#dukelive …and decoupling & shared savings for electricity & gas, to align utility and consumer interests 4:16 PM Nov 4th from web
#dukelive He cites 2 key energy efficiency policy options that need to be widely implemented: Fee-bates (fee + rebate) for efficient cars… 4:15 PM Nov 4th from web
@dukelive Lovins: "Nuclear power's market collapse is good for climate and security." 4:13 PM Nov 4th from web
#dukelive lovins cites myriad examples showing nuclear power is suffering from market collapse 4:13 PM Nov 4th from web
#dukelive: Lovins foresees all-renewable, all-distributed power system that relies more on efficiency & renewables, less on coal, nukes 4:09 PM Nov 4th from web

Name Scottee Cantrell
Location Durham, NC
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Bio Duke’s Nicholas School is a School of the Environment - not Environmental Sciences or Studies, but the Environment. We strive for a sustainable future.