THE HILL 09/27/24 By Michael Shank There’s not a lot that Robert F Kennedy, Jr., is getting right at the moment. Not only is the former presidential candidate asking the Supreme Court to keep his name on the ballot, the federal government is investigating him for allegedly driving a dead […]
APOLITICAL 09/19/24 By Michael Shank This article is written by Dr. Michael Shank, director of engagement at the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance and adjunct faculty at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs where he teaches sustainable development. There’s a transformation happening across city governments that has the potential to […]
CITYCHANGERS 09/19/24 By Dr. Michael Shank This article was written for CityChangers.org by Dr. Michael Shank, Director of Engagement with the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance. In it, he argues that it’s high time that creatives be brought in as a core component of municipal departments – rather than contracting out as […]
LINKEDIN 09/17/24 MEDIUM 09/17/24 By Dr. Michael Shank The shift to a more sustainable food system got a significant boost in Europe recently. In a first for the European Union, a French start-up filed the industry’s first application in July for market access for lab-grown foie gras. And the UK became […]
LINKEDIN 09/16/24 MEDIUM 09/16/24 By Dr. Michael Shank With Florida and Alabama banning lab-grown meat, and new lawsuits in response, the burger wars in America are getting juicier and more creative by the day. Both sides of the political aisle appear to be coming for your burger now. Unfortunately, the […]
NEWSWEEK 08/30/24 By Michael Shank and US Congressman Raul Grijalva Project 2025, the blueprint for former President Donald Trump and Republicans’ rightwing takeover of the U.S. government, could pose a grave threat to public health by dismantling essential safeguards designed to protect Americans—the air they breathe, the water they drink—from […]
LINKEDIN 08/16/24 APOLITICAL 08/21/24 By Michael Shank As governments across Europe finally start tackling the outsized carbon footprint associated with the built environment, responsible for roughly 40 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions, there’s something often overlooked that could aid or obstruct this decarbonization effort. It’s public perception. Currently, […]
NEWSWEEK 08/14/24 By Michael Shank and US Congressman Steve Cohen Americans may have heard a lot lately about the “Chevron decision” in the news, though most probably wouldn’t be able to describe what it is exactly. It’s not household knowledge yet. And while Chevron might be a household name for […]
APOLITICAL 08/19/24 By Michael Shank The problem: When governments engage youth in climate and environmental programming, it’s often at the peripheries of key decision-making processes. Youth are not given real power in the process. Why it matters: Youth are not only inheriting this warming world, but they’ve got new and […]
FAST COMPANY 08/06/24 By Michael Shank The city built public and political will for its work to develop local energy storage—and its success can be an example for other cities looking to do the same thing. Fossil fuel enthusiasts, when defending their carbon emitting industry, love saying that the wind […]