“The death penalty is not the political issue it was 10, 15, 20 years ago,” says John H. Blume, professor of law and the director of the Cornell Death Penalty Project.
Employers aren’t boosting wages enough to keep up with soaring prices. Erica Groshen, senior labor market advisor, says, “They don’t want to get too far ahead of inflation because it’s hard to dial that back.”
Anthony Ingraffea, professor of engineering emeritus, and Robert Howarth, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, write this opinion piece about the impact liquified natural gas has on the environment.
“It’s going to be a game, I think, for everybody to get all the renewables working together,” says Jefferson Tester, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
“We are behind the eight ball, to put it mildly,” says Edwin Cowen, professor of civil and environmental engineering. “I would have loved to see policy help incentivize rooftop solar 15 years ago instead of five years ago in the commercial space. There’s still a tremendous amount of work to do.”
“It's important to keep in mind other polling trends that might be part of the story,” says Jonathon Schuldt, interim Executive Director of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. “Surveys show that record numbers of Americans are worried about climate change, which may be contributing to dissatisfaction about environmental quality.”