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May 2, 2022
Climate Action Must Coexist with Energy Industry
"Emphasizing climate action doesn't necessarily mean you wish everyone in the oil and gas industry harm,” said energy fellow Jim Krane “It's becoming clearer every day that climate action has to coexist with the oil and gas industry."
Read more at the Houston Chronicle. May 2, 2022
Restoring Confidence in American Elections
On April 29, the Carter Center and the .Baker Institute gathered experts to consider ways secure, accessible electoral processes can help restore voter confidence in U.S. elections. Baker Institute fellows John Williams and Mark Jones participated.
April 25, 2022
Border Security an Achilles' Heel for O'Rourke, Abbott
Focusing on immigration "ties Beto O’Rourke to unpopular Biden policies,” but Gov. Greg Abbott "did not anticipate border security being used against him as a source of inflation," said political science fellow Mark P. Jones.
Read more at the Dallas Morning News. April 25, 2022
Russia or Ukraine? Many Countries Hedging Their Bets
While governments representing more than half of humanity have refused to take a side, "Mexico’s neutrality is not neutral,” said Mexico Center director Tony Payan. “Mexico is poking Washington in the eye.”
Read more at the New York Times. April 16, 2022
Blackburn: Current 'Ike Dike' Plans Fall Short
Planners behind the "Ike Dike," the proposed Texas coastal barrier, should think bigger: the seawall should be built to withstand the extreme storms expected to come with climate change, said Baker Institute Rice Faculty Scholar Jim Blackburn. “They’re building for a Category 1 or 2 storm, but it’s the 3s, 4s and 5s that we should be building for as our planet warms."
Read more at Nola.com.