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…2 min read·Apr 11, 2024----
Evan Mills, Ph.D.Harvesting Private Capital to Restore ForestsEvan Mills, Ph.D.8 min read·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…14 min read·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…6 min read·Feb 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…7 min read·Feb 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…12 min read·Oct 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…16 min read·Jul 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 piece2 min read·Feb 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…9 min read·Dec 7, 2021----
Evan Mills, Ph.D.California is pilfering its forest-carbon treasure chest and compounding wildfire riskEvan Mills, Ph.D. & John P. O’Brien, Ph.D.10 min read·Sep 18, 2021----