Russia Blamed, US Taxpayers on the Hook, as Fracking Boom Collapses
As Congress removes restrictions on taxpayers bailing out the too-big-to-fail banks, the right is blaming environmentalists and Russia for the demise of the fracking…
Policy & Strategy
Nuclear Power Needs to Double to Meet Warming Goal
The International Energy Agency and the Nuclear Energy Agency suggest in a report released Thursday that nuclear will have such a significant role to play…
Bike paths in abandoned tube tunnels: is the London Underline serious?
Could the answer to London’s congestion be a network of subterranean cycleways? A new project from design firm Gensler suggests that maybe – just maybe…
It might seem unethical but someone has to get rich fighting climate change
Is 2015 the year when the world will finally decide on a major new global agreement on climate change? Pundits are beginning to put their…
Concerns over carbon emissions from burning wood
Burning wood to fuel power stations can create as many harmful carbon emissions as burning coal, according to a government report. UK taxpayers subsidise energy…