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Most Say Global Warming is Real, But Does That Mean They’re Ready to Make...
Surveys show the American public is more convinced of the reality of global warming – but how much will that really shift policy? Two surveys released this month, from the Pew Research Center and the...
View ArticleEnergy Independence: Would it Live Up to the Hype?
Energy independence is a lot like the extravagant Christmas present you wished for all year as a child. For Americans, it’s been the equivalent of a pony, or a Red Ryder BB gun – we hoped for it, we...
View ArticleDrifting Toward the Energy Future
If the people expecting the world to end when the Mayan calendar does on Dec. 21 are right, then we probably don’t need an energy policy. But NASA has an ironclad case that they’re wrong, and not many...
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Energy to Burn: Making Choices by the Light of a Gas Flare
That burst of light at the northern end of the Great Plains isn't a city. It's North Dakota, lit up by gas flares. Photo: NASA Energy policy historically has been a matter of policymakers chasing...
View ArticleCan Accountants Succeed on Climate Where Others Have Failed?
This past week the Government Accountability Office, the federal government’s independent auditor and watchdog agency, added climate change to its list of “high-risk” threats to the nation’s fiscal...
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Reviving Manufacturing, Saving Energy: Can We Do Both?
A lot fewer Americans work in factories these days, and that has a major impact on energy intensity. Graphic: Census Bureau Sometimes the long term trends are the hardest to see, yet also the most...
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If It’s Good for Schools, Will It Be Good for Energy?
Improving the nation’s power grid is a huge task. Is “Race to the Top” the right model? Photo: Wikimedia Commons Imitation, they say, is the sincerest form of flattery. But is duplicating “Race to the...
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From Sea to Shining Sea, Who’s Using the Most Fossil Fuels?
A lot of the debate over energy and climate change has focused on changing how people live. But in a lot of ways, where someone lives is as important as how they live. Not all parts of the United...
View ArticleWho Will Swelter This Summer? The Pressures on the Nation’s Power Grid
When it comes to keeping the lights and air conditioning on this summer, how much of a safety margin do we need? After all, summertime is when electricity demand surges, as an entire nation reaches for...
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25 Years From Now and Still Relying on Fossil Fuels?
Will the energy future look like the present; in this case, a coal plant in Alma, Wisconsin? Photo: U.S. Geological Survey The federal government’s latest international energy projections are out, and...
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