Energy

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cars on a highway
Sweet Fuel: The Remarkable Story of Brazilian Ethanol
Image of earth covered in trees and water
"Pale Blue Dot": History of Our Environment
President George Bush signing deregulation papers with gas company employees looking on
Texas, Enron, and Energy Monopolies
A nuclear power plant located on the Rhine at night.
The Unkept Promise of Nuclear Power
Two Nord Stream pipes are welded together on the Castoro Sei pipelaying vessel in preparation for laying them beneath the Baltic Sea, 2011.
The Environmental Threat of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
bus with sign on side reading Soybean Powered, This bus runs on soybean bio-diesel
The Bottom of the Barrel: The Long Transition of Energy in America
A military reservist, called to service in the wake of the disaster, involved in the decontamination process.
Chernobyl and the Cost of Lies
An image of Kuwait’s oil fields after they were set ablaze by retreating Iraqi soldiers during the First Gulf War
Oil Empires and Petro-Anarchies
Interstate 80 near Berkeley, CA.
How Public and Private Enterprise Have Built American Infrastructure
Libertad Protester
The Roots of Venezuela's Failing State
Libertad Protester
Las raíces del estado de fallido venezolano
Libertad Protester
当前委内瑞拉危机的历史根源
Person on horseback faces line of police and military vehicles
Native Sovereignty and the Dakota Access Pipeline
Haze obscuring image of rooftops in China
The Greening of China?
wind turbines
Energy Policy: How is the “Long Transition” from Fossil Fuels Doing?
The Cornalvo Dam, near the city of Mérida in Spain.
Top Ten Origins: Dams
A rendering of the Grand Renaissance Dam.
Who Owns the Nile? Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia’s History-Changing Dam
In 2007, Russia planted a titanium flag in the chilly arctic depths at the North Pole.
Russia and the Race for the Arctic
Oil and coal dominated U.S. energy production in the twentieth century.
Energy Policy and the Long Transition in America
Protesters demonstrate against nuclear power and a storage facility at Rokkasho following the March 2011 disaster at Japan's Fukushima I power plant, the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl (1986).
'The Energy of a Bright Tomorrow': The Rise of Nuclear Power in Japan
Carter’s “Crisis of Confidence” Speech.
How Carter’s “Crisis of Confidence” Speech Still Matters
A marooned boat on what used to be the shore of the shrinking Aral Sea. After their 1991 independence, there was a guarded optimism surrounding the five countries of Central Asia. Today, despite the region's strategic and petroleum importance, the future of these new states appears beached by struggling economies, corruption, authoritarian politics, and the global drug trade.
Building a New Silk Road? Central Asia in the New World Order
Image of President Carter displayed in the National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC. Portrait by Robert Templeton.
Obama Can Learn from Jimmy Carter, Too
Image of Jimmy Carter during his ‘Malaise’ Speech.
Should Obama Deliver Another ‘Malaise’ Speech?