Energy & Environment
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China’s Thirst for Energy
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China’s insatiable thirst for energy means climate change is inevitable.
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A New Lease on Sustainability: Rental Cars Go Green
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How customers are pulling rental car companies to greener pastures.
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Gas’s Golden Age: The World Energy Outlook
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The future of natural gas is bright. Switching to gas, though, is no panacea.
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Bite-Size Nuclear Reactors: More Than We Can Chew?
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Small modular reactors have design and, potentially, cost advantages. Regulatory obstacles, however, remain significant.
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Selling the Smart Grid: A Report from the Front Lines
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How do you implement an energy plan that no one knows about?
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The Green Space Chase: Property Values in Arid Climates
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Homebuyers are willing to pay a green premium, so long as they aren’t near public parks and golf courses.
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Reinventing the Internal Combustion Engine
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Engineers can squeeze more efficiency gains from the old standby, if only policy would inspire them to.
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What’s That Burger Emitting?
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The business of food is bad for the planet. But the problem isn’t just a first-world one.
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More Palatable and Less Effective
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GDP-linked carbon intensity targets lure wary parties to the climate negotiating table. But are these targets any more than a tease?
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Blowin’ Through Texas: Local Wind Farm Economics
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Wind farms create jobs in small communities. But are the economic benefits enjoyed mostly by city slickers?