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Energy Economics

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Reviews

‘A Bright Future’ Offers a Not-So-Bright Idea for Solving the Climate Crisis

The book takes an...unusual approach, but it still contains a few worthwhile concepts.
January 22, 2019
by
John R. Platt
The book takes an...unusual approach, but it still contains a few worthwhile concepts.
Canyonlands National Park
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

National Parks at Risk From Trump Administration’s Energy Agenda

Experts fear oil and gas development could permanently damage millions of acres of ecologically and culturally important public lands.
November 6, 2018
by
Daria Bachmann
Experts fear oil and gas development could permanently damage millions of acres of ecologically and culturally important public lands.
Grand Staircase
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Trump’s Policies on Public Lands Will Hurt Local Economies

As Sec. Zinke prepares to open Grand Staircase-Escalante to mining, experts and business owners say tourism income far outweighs the potential from fossil-fuel extraction.
August 16, 2018
by
Daria Bachmann
As Sec. Zinke prepares to open Grand Staircase-Escalante to mining, experts and business owners say tourism income far outweighs the potential from fossil-fuel extraction.
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Sustainability

Climate Change, Entangled Whales and the Bundy Militia: 15 New Environmental Books for May

Eco-books coming out this month cover some of the most important topics on the planet — and give you some tools to help.
May 2, 2018
by
John R. Platt
Eco-books coming out this month cover some of the most important topics on the planet — and give you some tools to help.
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Editorials

Yes, We Need a New Gas Tax…But Not the One Trump Wants

An added 25-cents-per-gallon fuel tax would hurt consumers, but something different could benefit the environment.
February 20, 2018
by
John R. Platt
An added 25-cents-per-gallon fuel tax would hurt consumers, but something different could benefit the environment.
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Climate Change

Drill, Baby, Drill: The U.S. Added 38 Percent More Oil and Gas Rigs Last Year

Burn, baby, burn: Experts express fear about the enormous climate impact of this boom in new fossil fuel development.
February 9, 2018
by
John R. Platt
Burn, baby, burn: Experts express fear about the enormous climate impact of this boom in new fossil fuel development.
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Op-Eds

Trump Wants More Offshore Drilling. That Ignores the Deadly Lessons of Deepwater Horizon

BP’s mistakes, rooted in regulator failures, revealed “such systematic failures in risk management that they place in doubt the safety culture of the entire industry.”
January 12, 2018
by
Donald Boesch
BP’s mistakes, rooted in regulator failures, revealed “such systematic failures in risk management that they place in doubt the safety culture of the entire industry.”
North Atlantic right whale
Investigations

Trump’s America First Energy Plan Puts Foreign Companies First, Marine Species Last

Oil surveys in the Atlantic Ocean could harm marine life without benefiting the US economy.
September 28, 2017
by
John Dougherty
Oil surveys in the Atlantic Ocean could harm marine life without benefiting the US economy.
Hilcorp investigation
Investigations

Hilcorp Revealed: The Results of Our Investigation

Texas Billionaire Jeffery Hildebrand’s operations have left a long trail of environmental and safety violations, with few repercussions.
May 26, 2017
by
John Dougherty
Texas Billionaire Jeffery Hildebrand’s operations have left a long trail of environmental and safety violations, with few repercussions.
Cook Inlet
Investigations

Hilcorp Alaska Avoids Fines for Cook Inlet Methane Leak

Feds give company two years to install modern pipeline-testing technology.
May 25, 2017
by
John Dougherty
Feds give company two years to install modern pipeline-testing technology.

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