Natural Gas: A Bubble of Expectation?

March 19th, 2013 - Jeff Gerlach

Dimiter Kenarov discusses the emerging shale gas industry's impact on residents in surrounding communities, particularly in Poland and Pennsylvania More »

Climate Change: It’s the Economy, Stupid

March 7th, 2013 - Jeff Gerlach

New research suggests economic growth plays a larger role in climate change than population growth More »

Russian Intelligence: Government Transparency in Moscow

February 21st, 2013 - Lindsay Haymes

A Russian official discusses her mission to create a more transparent government More »

Municipal CFO Series: Jay Goldstone, San Diego

February 15th, 2013 - Maggie King

San Diego's Chief Operating Officer discusses clean technology and business in California's second largest city More »

Municipal CFO Series: Lou Hoffman, Albuquerque

February 8th, 2013 - Yiren Xie

Albuquerque's CFO discusses the city's focus on sustainability and energy conservation More »

Gone Agro: Upgrading Modern Agriculture with Pre-War Farming Practices

January 1st, 2013 - Nicholas Epstein

Can old fashion farming practicies replace chemicals without harming yields? More »

Fueling the Fire: Azerbaijan, Iran, and the World’s Energy

November 29th, 2012 - Matthew Stedl

Azerbaijan’s ambassador to the U.S. discusses international energy policy in an increasingly complex geopolitical atmosphere More »

The Future of Energy: Our Neighbors to the North?

November 23rd, 2012 - Jeff Gerlach

Climate policies and their restriction on carbon emissions will have a direct impact on the expansion and growth of the Canadian oil sands industry More »

Does Taxing Carbon Level the Playing Field for Wind Power?

November 13th, 2012 - Yiren Xie

Raising the cost of dirty power through carbon taxing won’t necessarily cure our addiction to gas and coal More »

Risk or Reward? Assessing the Economic Impact of Fracking

October 24th, 2012 - Sarah Sibley

Authors examine the economic impact of natural gas extraction on local economies. More »

Medium Rare: What’s Cooking in the Rare Earth Element Market?

July 12th, 2012 - Nicholas Epstein

Markets for Rare Earth Metals have become increasingly volatile. Six economists project future supply and demand trends. More »

Temperature Shocks and Economic Growth

June 6th, 2012 - Danielle Wrobel

Climate change is about more than just the weather. Three economists find that rising temperatures lead to falling economic growth. More »

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