Environmental Policy Links

The shrimp haul in the Gulf of Mexico this year may be down by as much as 80% according to preliminary reports.  It's too early to draw conclusions yet, but many suspect it has something to do with the BP oil leak of last summer.

The Economist argues that while the solar industry is taking off, the wasteful subsidies that created it remain unjustifiable

The NY Times asks "where did global warming go?" and compares beliefs, rhetoric, and actions regarding climate change in the U.S. now to the U.S. in 2009 and the rest of the world now.

Here's an interactive activity that illustrates how cap and trade works under various scenarios