Stories by Daphne Wysham

Daphne Wysham is a Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington D.C., where she is the director of the Sustainable Energy & Economy Network. subscribe to Daphne Wysham's feed

We Need to Avoid Just Scaring Ourselves and Then Doing Nothing After a Disaster Like Super Storm Sandy

Posted on: Oct 30, 2012, Source: Institute for Policy Studies

Can we move into a long-term push toward the kind of energy future that will not bring real terror to millions around the world?

Why Imperial Greed Has a Huge Role to Play in India's Electricity Blackout

Posted on: Aug 3, 2012, Source: Institute for Policy Studies

Neoliberalism and international banking share the blame with technological shortcomings.

Kerry-Boxer Climate Bill Still Stinks Despite Cologne

Posted on: Oct 5, 2009, Source: Institute for Policy Studies

The bottom line is that it won't make a significant impact on our increasingly unstable climate. And that's a tragedy.

Why EPA, not Coal Burners, Should Be In Charge on Climate Change

Posted on: Jul 28, 2009, Source: Institute for Policy Studies

The new energy bill would strip EPA of its power and let polluters take the reins with a market-based system.

Good News, There's a Climate Bill -- Bad News, It Stinks

Posted on: May 18, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Sparing the many odiferous details, here are three particularly bad aspects that have to be addressed.

The World Bank's Climate Profiteering

Posted on: Apr 2, 2008, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus

The bank is turning dirty carbon credits into gold -- bad news for those seeking a real solution to the climate crisis.

Blood Money: U.S. Bank Funds Korean Project That Will Destroy Native Community

Posted on: Apr 20, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Do the money managers not know that poor villagers are being detained, beaten and even killed to protect their investments? Or do they not care?

Another False Start for Fighting Global Warming

Posted on: Oct 12, 2005, Source: AlterNet

The World Bank has long denied any responsibility to prevent or reduce climate change. Now America's neocons are looking to the global financial institution to 'address' the problem.