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Evan Mills, Ph.D.

Evan Mills, Ph.D.

A dirty secret: The liquidation of redwood forests on publicly-owned lands in California

It’s reasonable to expect that publicly owned redwood forest lands — the most carbon-dense forests on the planet — can help curb climate…

Jul 9

A dirty secret: The liquidation of redwood forests on publicly-owned lands in California

Jul 9

Evan Mills, Ph.D.

Propane is a Pain

Years ago, when fossil fuels were used in far greater abundance to make electricity than today, it could be argued that propane was…

Apr 11

Propane is a Pain

Apr 11

Evan Mills, Ph.D.

Harvesting Private Capital to Restore Forests

Evan Mills, Ph.D.

Nov 14, 2023

Harvesting Private Capital to Restore Forests

Nov 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, 2023

Mickey Mouse with a Bloody Knife, The Benefits of Eating Crushed Glass, and other Realistic and…

Nov 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, 2023

Is indoor-grown cannabis (really) of superior quality than outdoor-grown?

Feb 8, 2023

Evan Mills, Ph.D.

Skunky VOC Emissions are Stinking up the Green-Cannabis Proposition

It’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, 2023

Skunky VOC Emissions are Stinking up the Green-Cannabis Proposition

Feb 8, 2023

Evan Mills, Ph.D.

Inclusive Green Insurance for Climate Change in the Global South: Thoughts for Colombia

This article is based on a keynote presentation by the author to the International Insurance Convention, Colombian Federation of Insurance…

Oct 26, 2022

Inclusive Green Insurance for Climate Change in the Global South: Thoughts for Colombia

Oct 26, 2022

Evan Mills, Ph.D.

Cannabis ESG Risk is a Buzzkill for Investors

This post summarizes and augments a longer article just released in the Journal of Impact and ESG Investing (here). [Updated: November 29…

Jul 14, 2022

Cannabis ESG Risk is a Buzzkill for Investors

Jul 14, 2022

Evan Mills, Ph.D.

Save Gas, Don’t Gaslight

The New Yorker could have used some fact-checking before printing a recent anti-energy-efficiency piece

Feb 25, 2022

Save Gas, Don’t Gaslight

Feb 25, 2022

Evan Mills, Ph.D.

California: A cannabis-climate train wreck in progress

An analysis I performed ten long years ago found that the carbon footprint of electricity use in cannabis production in California (for…

Dec 7, 2021

California: A cannabis-climate train wreck in progress

Dec 7, 2021

Evan Mills, Ph.D.

Evan Mills, Ph.D.

Energy & environment scientist, with 40 years experience developing and advancing climate change solutions. http://evanmills.lbl.gov

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