Preventing the Next Fukushima
While this year's disaster at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant, the worst since Chernobyl in 1986, was caused by the one-two punch of a huge earthquake followed by an immense tsunami—a disaster unlikel
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Why U.S. Troops Should Stay in Iraq
As America looks back on this 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the war in Iraq looms large — and usually not in a good way.
The Greenness of China: Household Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Urban Development
China urbanization is associated with both increases in per capita income and greenhouse gas emissions.
The Challenge of Degraded Environments: How Common Biases Impair Effective Policy
Economic activity can damage natural systems and reduce the flow of ecosystem services. The harms can be substantial, as our case studies vividly illustrate.
Will Electric Cars Transform the U.S. Market?
For the past forty years, United States Presidents have repeatedly called for a reduction in the country's dependence on fossil fuels in general and foreign oil specifically.
Iraqi Politics and Implications for Oil and Energy
Introduction Preview: Iraq’s ability to reach its energy potential should be of broad regional and international concern.
Boundary Work for Sustainable Development: Natural Resource Management at the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Previous research on the determinants of effectiveness in knowledge systems seeking to support sustainable development has highlighted the importance of “boundary work” through which research communit
The Water-Energy Nexus in Middle East and North Africa
Extracting, delivering, and disposing water requires energy, and similarly, many processes for extracting and refining various fuel sources and producing electricity use water.
Deterring and Compensating Oil Spill Catastrophes: The Need for Strict and Two-Tier Liability
The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill highlighted the glaring weakness in the current liability and regulatory regime for oil spills and for environmental catastrophes more broadly.
Building Africa Bloc by Bloc
Home Opinion & Editorial Comment Comment Building Africa bloc by bloc Share Bookmark Print Email Rating South African President Jacob Zuma delivers a speech after an undertaking tor continue furt
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