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Peak Oil Flip Flop

The debate has focused on a peak in oil supply. Some argue it’s peak oil demand that’s relevant. And that demand, some experts say, is on the wane. (Flickr / raindog)
by Bill Chameides
Apr 10, 2013

There's a new twist in the "peak oil" debate. Is it good news for the climate?

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Old Wang Coal?

coal barge in China
by Bill Chameides
Feb 18, 2013

Is China, the world’s largest producer and consumer of coal, a promising market for U.S. coal exports?

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Climate Change Mitigation: Caught Between a Wedge and a Hard Place

The computer circa late 1960s. A lot has happened in computer technology since then. Could the next 50 years bring similar radical changes to the world’s energy infrastructure? (Photograph by cliff1066â„¢/Flickr)
by Bill Chameides
Jan 15, 2013

New study concludes that addressing climate change will require “fundamental and disruptive transformation of the global energy system.”

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Climate Change: Words and an action

President Obama at Press Conference (November 2012)
by Bill Chameides
Nov 15, 2012

National leaders from both parties are not very sanguine about climate change policy, but state and local politicians are singing a different tune, and in one state policy is being put into action.

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The oil spill that keeps on surfacing

by Bill Chameides
Oct 11, 2012

The BP oil spill is back in the news … again.

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Gas prices: How low can they go?

by Bill Chameides
Oct 2, 2012

Hoping for lower prices at the pump? Don't hold your breath. Here's why.

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The Romney-Ryan energy plan by the numbers

Mitt Romney, the recently official GOP presidential nominee, and his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), have put out an energy policy document. We take a look. (monkeyz_uncle/Wiki Commons)
by Bill Chameides
Aug 29, 2012

Oil, gas, coal, nuclear, wind, solar, efficiency. Which are the Republican hopefuls’ priorities? This week, it’s convention time for the [...]

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Jobs and Coal in West Virginia: Up and Down?

Odd to label West Virginia locales as the president's "no job zone"; coal jobs in the state have been up during Obama's time in office.
by Bill Chameides
Jul 18, 2012

An examination of the data in the Mountain State may surprise you.

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Talking Green in Aspen

"Living with the New Normal" at the Aspen Environment Forum with (from L to R) National Geographic's Rob Kunzig, Kevin Trenberth (National Center for Atmospheric Research), Bill Chameides, Interior's David Hayes, Oberlin's David Orr.
by Bill Chameides
Jun 27, 2012

Desolation Row or New Morning? What does the future hold?

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Energy Efficiency: Gaining Traction or Spinning Its Wheels?

Is this the past, present and very near future of light bulbs? America’s lights are part of energy-efficient measures that have received broad support over decades from all political corners … until recently. (Smithsonian Institution, KMJ/Wiki Commons)
by Bill Chameides
May 29, 2012

Congress, businesses, and consumers show an appetite for the proverbial low-hanging fruit.

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