Weaning America Off Oil Weaning America Off Oil
STUDENT FINALIST: From foreign policy to climate change, our dependency on oil should be fueling the election conversation.
Oct 28, 2012 / StudentNation / Nikolas Angelopoulos
An Energy Solution Cannot Wait An Energy Solution Cannot Wait
STUDENT FINALIST: America is growing weak and gaining a poor reputation because it is unable to provide power for its technology.
Oct 23, 2012 / StudentNation / Kathryn Davis
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How Did Coal-Rich India End Up With Power Blackouts? How Did Coal-Rich India End Up With Power Blackouts?
For decades, the World Bank pushed privatization of the power industry and assumed that energy services would "trickle down" to the poor.
Aug 22, 2012 / Daphne Wysham
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America’s Fossil Fuel Fever America’s Fossil Fuel Fever
Costly technologies have opened up new sources in the Western Hemisphere—but they pose immense environmental dangers.
Feb 29, 2012 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
Nuclear Power? Germany Says ‘Nein Danke’ Nuclear Power? Germany Says ‘Nein Danke’
The transition to a low-carbon future is ambitious and, so far, has been remarkably smooth.
Feb 29, 2012 / Feature / Paul Hockenos
Tadeusz Patzek on America’s Energy Future: ‘We’re Cornering Ourselves’ Tadeusz Patzek on America’s Energy Future: ‘We’re Cornering Ourselves’
Why is United States in an especially precarious position when it comes to energy?
Feb 22, 2012 / Video / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
Winners and Losers in the Great Global Energy Struggle to Come Winners and Losers in the Great Global Energy Struggle to Come
A thirty-year war for energy pre-eminence? You wouldn’t wish it on a desperate planet. But that’s where we’re headed and there’s no turning back.
Jun 27, 2011 / Michael T. Klare
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The Safe Bet: Renewables The Safe Bet: Renewables
Is dirty energy the only way to meet the huge demands of the modern world? New numbers suggest renewables could do the job—and more.
Jun 8, 2011 / Editorial / Kumi Naidoo
Three Energy Developments That Are Changing Your Life Three Energy Developments That Are Changing Your Life
How droughts, the Arab Spring and the decline of nuclear power are shaping the future of global energy consumption.
Jun 6, 2011 / Michael T. Klare
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China Rethinks Nuclear Power China Rethinks Nuclear Power
The world’s second-largest economy is emerging as a pacesetter in solar and wind technology.
Apr 21, 2011 / Feature / Lucia Green-Weiskel