Why Can’t Obama Articulate His Energy Strategy?
The president's all-of-the-above approach to oil, gas, coal, wind, solar and everything else has been comprehensive, but incomprehensible.
Could the Smart Grid Finally Do Some Good for Consumers?
One small but important study shows that we could save money — and our behavior could change — if we were just given the right information.
Romney’s Energy Plan Isn’t an Energy Plan
It's a veiled stimulus plan to bring back fossil-fuel jobs.
Maybe A Little Less Dictatorship In Our Tanks
Here’s a seemingly obscure bureaucratic decision that could have big moral implications. Yesterday the SEC (Securities Exchange Commission)…
Diesel: The Dirty Fuel That Could Usher in Clean Energy
Can we be smart enough to capitalize on the boom of dirty diesel fuel—recently listed as a carcinogen—to make renewables finally have an impact?
Pussy Riot and Russia’s Deep State
Like Madonna and Bjork, I’ve been following the trial of Russia’s Pussy Riot, an all-female punk band that…
LOST at Sea
While sharks, elephant seals, and Pacific bluefin tuna on the great predator highway don’t carry passports, or care about sovereignty, the humans in Washington should care about the languishing Law of the Sea treaty.
Electric Forecast Calls for Increasing Blackouts
From falling investment to falling deer, America's power grid is falling down. A lack of political will and willingness to rely on Band-Aids may doom efforts to improve the nation's power infrastructure.
Making Electricity From Dirt
By harnessing power from soil microbes, one engineer is trying to charge cell phones across rural Africa.
Frac-o-nomics: More Gas Won’t Guarantee Lower Prices
As humble guar gum illustrates, the economics of producing more fossil fuels won't automatically result in lower prices, nor will increased protections necessarily mean big price increases.