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Essay, Jul/Aug 2013
The Coming Arctic BoomPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Scott G. Borgerson

No matter what one thinks should be done about global warming, the fact is, it’s happening. And its effects are not all bad. In the Arctic, it is turning an impassible region into an emerging epicenter of industry and trade.
Snapshot,
June 15, 2013
Energy and American Power
Tom Donilon

When U.S. President Barack Obama took office, the country’s energy future would have been listed among its liabilities. That is no longer the case.
Snapshot,
June 4, 2013
China's Search for A New Energy Strategy
Damien Ma

Beijing can start to solve its environmental and economic troubles by ending one of the most stubborn legacies of the planned economy: highly regulated energy prices. If recent reports are any indication, that is exactly what it plans to do.
Essay, May/June 2013
America's Energy OpportunityPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Michael Levi

The U.S. energy revolution is not confined to a single fuel or technology: oil and gas production, renewable energy, and fuel-efficient automobile technologies all show great promise. To best position the country for the future, U.S. leaders should capitalize on all these opportunities rather than pick a favorite; the answer lies in ‘most of the above.’
Snapshot,
March 20, 2013
Trouble in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Yuri M. Zhukov

Exploratory drilling near the coasts of Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey has unearthed vast reserves of natural gas. Competition over the rights to tap those resources is compounding existing tensions over sovereignty and maritime borders. The eastern Mediterranean is quickly becoming as volatile as its eastern cousin, the South China Sea.
Response, Sept/Oct 2012
Is Growth Good?Premium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Frances Beinecke; Dennis Meadows; Jørgen Randers; John Harte and Mary Ellen Harte; Bjørn Lomborg

The warnings of The Limits to Growth were far more prescient than Bjørn Lomborg suggests, argue several critics, including two of the book’s authors. No they weren’t, Lomborg insists. 

 
Response,
August 30, 2012
Growth, InterruptedPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
John Sulston

Bjørn Lomborg’s recent essay on environmental alarmism overlooked a number of grave threats to the planet, most notably overconsumption. As poorer countries grow out of poverty, the developed world must scale back how rapidly it devours natural resources.
Essay, Jul/Aug 2012
Cleaning Up CoalPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Richard K. Morse

Coal combustion is the largest source of carbon dioxide emissions on the planet. But the fuel isn’t going away anytime soon, since demand for it is ballooning in the developing world. So instead of indulging in quixotic visions of a coal-free world, policymakers should focus on supporting new technologies that can reduce how much carbon coal emits.
Snapshot,
May 6, 2012
Putin's Gazprom Problem
Ahmed Mehdi

In the coming years, Gazprom won’t be able to rely on high profit margins to stay at the top of the energy business. And Putin won’t be able to rely on Gazprom as a source of power.
Snapshot,
April 25, 2012
China Digs It
Damien Ma

In the last few decades, China has become the world's top producer of rare earths, a group of elements key to manufacturing high-tech products. Now Beijing has started to institute price controls and export quotas to drive up prices, but that plan will likely backfire.
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