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Evan Mills, Ph.D.

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…

2 min readApr 11, 2024

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Propane is a Pain

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Evan Mills, Ph.D.

Harvesting Private Capital to Restore Forests

Evan Mills, Ph.D.

8 min readNov 14, 2023

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Harvesting Private Capital to Restore Forests

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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…

14 min readNov 3, 2023

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

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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…

6 min readFeb 8, 2023

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

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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…

7 min readFeb 8, 2023

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Skunky VOC Emissions are Stinking up the Green-Cannabis Proposition

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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…

12 min readOct 26, 2022

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

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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…

16 min readJul 14, 2022

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Cannabis ESG Risk is a Buzzkill for Investors

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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

2 min readFeb 25, 2022

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Save Gas, Don’t Gaslight

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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…

9 min readDec 7, 2021

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California: A cannabis-climate train wreck in progress

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Evan Mills, Ph.D.

California is pilfering its forest-carbon treasure chest and compounding wildfire risk

Evan Mills, Ph.D. & John P. O’Brien, Ph.D.

10 min readSep 18, 2021

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California is pilfering its forest-carbon treasure chest and compounding wildfire risk

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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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