The Car, the Refrigerator, and the World’s Booming Demand for Energy

February 27th, 2012 - Aman Chitkara

The world is flat. Almost. But not quite. More »

Keystone Confusion: A Crude Mix of Policy and Politics

February 16th, 2012 - Samantha Superstine

An energy policy analyst walks us through the muck on the Keystone Pipeline. More »

When Costs Outweigh Benefits: Accounting for Environmental Externalities

February 15th, 2012 - Nicholas Epstein

Beware of net negative value industries. More »

Policy Radio | Tom Wolf on the Changing Landscape of Energy Production

February 13th, 2012 - Claire O'Hanlon

In this week’s episode of Chicago Policy Radio, Claire O'Hanlon sits down with Tom Wolf to talk about where our energy comes from, how the sources of energy in Illinois are changing, and what policymakers can do to help the energy sector. More »

A Good Carbon Tax

February 10th, 2012 - Aman Chitkara

Cap-and-tax might be the best way to mitigate emissions after all. More »

Our Huddled Masses: New Frontiers In Refugee Resettlement

January 17th, 2012 - Claire Pritchard

With new waves of refugees coming to our shores, Bob Montgomery, a nationally recognized leader in his field, details the policy and political challenges ahead. More »

Heat and Anxiety: What’s Next for International Climate Change Negotiations?

January 5th, 2012 - Aman Chitkara

Elliot Diringer, a former top environmental adviser to President Bill Clinton, discusses the cloudy future of climate change policy. More »

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Making Use of Carbon Capture and Sequestration

December 4th, 2011 - Bradley Crawford

MIT’s Howard J. Herzog explores the central issues involved in transforming carbon capture and storage (CCS) from a boutique technology to a broadly commercial one. More »

A Sunny Perspective on the Future of Solar Energy

November 30th, 2011 - Evan Johnson

Solyndra’s recent bankruptcy has sparked much debate about the market viability of solar energy. And while solar may not be as cost-effective as fossil fuels are now, a recent analysis finds that “solar power technologies in the US and Spain are likely to appr... More »

Fuel of Uncertainty

November 21st, 2011 - Bradley Crawford

Biofuels are either essential to our energy independence and efforts to combat climate change or a boondoggle that threatens global food security. The World Bank’s Govinda R. Timilsina and Ashish Shrestha analyze this disconnect in “How Much Hope Should We Hav... More »

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