Evan Mills, Ph.D.A dirty secret: The liquidation of redwood forests on publicly-owned lands in CaliforniaIt’s reasonable to expect that publicly owned redwood forest lands — the most carbon-dense forests on the planet — can help curb climate…Jul 9Jul 9
Evan Mills, Ph.D.Propane is a PainYears ago, when fossil fuels were used in far greater abundance to make electricity than today, it could be argued that propane was…Apr 11Apr 11
Evan Mills, Ph.D.Harvesting Private Capital to Restore ForestsEvan Mills, Ph.D.Nov 14, 2023Nov 14, 2023
Evan Mills, Ph.D.Mickey Mouse with a Bloody Knife, The Benefits of Eating Crushed Glass, and other Realistic and…While much is said — for those who listen — about the existing and impending harms of artificial intelligence (AI), more is said about its…Nov 3, 2023Nov 3, 2023
Evan Mills, Ph.D.Is indoor-grown cannabis (really) of superior quality than outdoor-grown?Why in the world would an energy and climate researcher (me) be posting about the relative “quality” of indoor- versus outdoor-grown…Feb 8, 2023Feb 8, 2023
Evan Mills, Ph.D.Skunky VOC Emissions are Stinking up the Green-Cannabis PropositionIt’s fashionable to describe the odor of uncombusted cannabis as “skunky”. While beauty is in the nose of the beholder, exhaust can be a…Feb 8, 2023Feb 8, 2023
Evan Mills, Ph.D.Inclusive Green Insurance for Climate Change in the Global South: Thoughts for ColombiaThis article is based on a keynote presentation by the author to the International Insurance Convention, Colombian Federation of Insurance…Oct 26, 2022Oct 26, 2022
Evan Mills, Ph.D.Cannabis ESG Risk is a Buzzkill for InvestorsThis post summarizes and augments a longer article just released in the Journal of Impact and ESG Investing (here). [Updated: November 29…Jul 14, 2022Jul 14, 2022
Evan Mills, Ph.D.Save Gas, Don’t GaslightThe New Yorker could have used some fact-checking before printing a recent anti-energy-efficiency pieceFeb 25, 2022Feb 25, 2022
Evan Mills, Ph.D.California: A cannabis-climate train wreck in progressAn analysis I performed ten long years ago found that the carbon footprint of electricity use in cannabis production in California (for…Dec 7, 2021Dec 7, 2021