Author Archives: Craig Miller

About Craig Miller

KQED Science Editor, specializing in weather, climate, water & energy issues. Formerly senior editor of Climate Watch.

Analysis Highlights Tricky Business of Carbon Accounting, Says SF Overestimates Progress

November 21, 2011, 2:28 pm • Posted by Craig Miller
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As business and public entities face more pressure to lower their carbon footprints, an entire industry has sprouted to quantify and verify their progress. The whole enterprise can be a tricky business, as San Francisco officials are finding out. Props … Continue reading »

Filed under: Energy, Environment, San Francisco

EPA Chief: Cap & Trade a Distant Hope

September 15, 2011, 4:21 pm • Posted by Craig Miller
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Remember those national carbon trading bills that were moving through Congress as Barack Obama was setting up shop in the Oval Office? The head of the federal Environmental Protection Agency says: Don’t hold your breath. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson’s appearance … Continue reading »

Filed under: Environment
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California's Solar Lead: Technology and Policy, Yes. Manufacturing…Maybe Not So Much

September 8, 2011, 10:41 am • Posted by Craig Miller
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This week as Fremont-based Solyndra sets about the grim business of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (not to mention today's FBI search), it leaves in its wake ample confusion over California’s much vaunted “lead” in renewable energy — so much … Continue reading »

Filed under: Energy, Environment
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News Flash (Not): Western Water in Peril

April 27, 2011, 3:08 pm • Posted by Craig Miller
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A new report from the federal Bureau of Reclamation may offer the most comprehensive forecast yet for western water in the 21st century — but few surprises. The report, Managing Water in the West, breaks down the outlook for eight … Continue reading »

Filed under: Agriculture, Water, Weather
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