The Green Grok Blogs on economy
Peak Oil Flip Flop
Apr 10, 2013
There's a new twist in the "peak oil" debate. Is it good news for the climate?
Old Wang Coal?
Feb 18, 2013
Is China, the world’s largest producer and consumer of coal, a promising market for U.S. coal exports?
Climate Change Mitigation: Caught Between a Wedge and a Hard Place
Jan 15, 2013
New study concludes that addressing climate change will require “fundamental and disruptive transformation of the global energy system.”
Climate Change: Words and an action
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.
The oil spill that keeps on surfacing
Oct 11, 2012
The BP oil spill is back in the news … again.
Gas prices: How low can they go?
Oct 2, 2012
Hoping for lower prices at the pump? Don't hold your breath. Here's why.
The Romney-Ryan energy plan by the numbers
Aug 29, 2012
Oil, gas, coal, nuclear, wind, solar, efficiency. Which are the Republican hopefuls’ priorities? This week, it’s convention time for the [...]
Jobs and Coal in West Virginia: Up and Down?
Jul 18, 2012
An examination of the data in the Mountain State may surprise you.
Talking Green in Aspen
Jun 27, 2012
Desolation Row or New Morning? What does the future hold?
Energy Efficiency: Gaining Traction or Spinning Its Wheels?
May 29, 2012
Congress, businesses, and consumers show an appetite for the proverbial low-hanging fruit.











