How Do You Make Electricity?
April 2, 2020
Ivo van Vulpen— One of the greatest threats to our prosperity and way of life is a shortage of energy. We don’t often pause to think about it, but our… READ MORE
Tag: energy
Water Needs Power Needs Water
June 29, 2018
Michael E. Webber— In July 2012, the electric grid in India failed, causing the largest blackout in history. It affected more than 620 million people, nine percent of the world’s population. Although… READ MORE
Why Oil Prices May Go on Falling – Forever
June 26, 2017
Dieter Helm— When the Saudis decided to draw a halt to the great shale oil boom in the United States at the end of 2014, they thought they could administer… READ MORE
American Indians and the Future of Coal
November 23, 2015
James Robert Allison III— The American coal industry is on life support. Since the turn of the twenty-first century, less than 7% of the 200 or so proposed new coal-fired… READ MORE
Make Natural Capital the Heart of Earth Day
April 20, 2015
Dieter Helm— Earth Day is one of those great occasions when lots of people with goodwill and concern vent their frustrations at the destruction of our natural environment. They are… READ MORE
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