The changing landscape of U.S. electric utilities
At the annual Duke University Energy Conference yesterday, I had the opportunity to hear four women – all holding top management positions in the energy…
Read MoreClimate Change: Action Without National Policy Will Only Get Us So Far
A “1,000-year” flood in Louisiana. A record-setting drought in California. The creeping northward spread of tropical, mosquito-borne diseases like Zika. People across the U.S. are…
Read MoreWhy Should California Declare a Drought Emergency? To Convince Californians it’s Real.
While the Midwest and Northeast dug their cars out from under the polar vortex this past week, much of California roasted. Ski resort owners nervously…
Read MoreNorth Carolina City Votes to Phase Out Coal
Just last week, Asheville took a big step for Southern cities—it voted to transition off of coal to clean energy sources. In a unanimous vote,…
Read MoreHurricane Sandy Reminds Us of the Shortfalls of GDP
Hurricane Sandy caused widespread destruction with 56 deaths in the United States, 4 million people without power, public transportation shutdowns, and is poised to be…
Read MoreNeither Presidential Candidate Saying Much About Climate Change
We saw some extreme weather during the middle months of 2012. Strong heat waves affected millions of Americans, and the Midwest endured their most severe…
Read MoreThe Federal Government should reevaluate wildfire policy in wake of deadly summer fires
Recent wildfires illustrate the need for a review of U.S. wildfire policy. Since January, over 2 million acres burned as a result of more than…
Read MoreEnvironmental Flip-flop Over Natural Gas
It was revealed last month in the New York Times that the Sierra Club secretly accepted $26 million in donations prior to 2010 from Chesapeake…
Read MoreAftermath of Fukushima Now Reshaping Natural Gas Markets
The impacts of Japan moving rapidly away from nuclear power after the Fukushima Daiichi disaster are now being felt globally. As the Wall Street Journal…
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