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EPA issues new power plant rules
As part of the Biden Administration’s pledge to achieve a net zero electricity sector by 2035, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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Sep 23, 20243 min read
Debating Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage
Rising energy demand and net-zero goals drive carbon capture use. What role can and should carbon capture play in a shifting climate...
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Jul 25, 20231 min read


Policy: Methane Waste-Emissions Charge
With over a third of all industrial methane emissions in the United States, the energy sector is the largest industrial emitter in this...
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Dec 16, 20227 min read


Economics: Methane Waste-Emissions Charge
The First Welfare Theorem of economics asserts that, so long as there are proper market conditions, rational agents will produce the...
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Dec 16, 20226 min read


The Economics Behind The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The ocean is a common-pool resource, and a significant one—the ocean provides humanity with food, oxygen, and a stable climate. In...
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Oct 1, 20224 min read


Environmental Externalities: what they are, why they matter, and how to fix them
The First Welfare Theorem of neoclassical economic theory suggests that, so long as there are certain market conditions, rational,...
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Oct 1, 20225 min read


Flipping the Switch: The Clean Energy Performance Program
Rising concerns regarding irreversible climate change, geopolitical conflict, and resource scarcity have prompted governments and...
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Apr 22, 20224 min read


The UNFCCC: Humanity's Best Foot Forward
There is no problem—and there never will be a problem—that matches the magnitude and urgency of anthropogenic climate change. Our...
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Apr 4, 20224 min read


FERC Updates Natural Gas Auditing Policies
On 17 February, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued two policy proposals—a certificate policy statement and an interim...
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Feb 24, 20225 min read


The Case for a Revived Civilian Conservation Corps
On 27 January 2021, President Biden signed executive order 14008, titled “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad,” to create a...
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Dec 30, 20216 min read


World's largest carbon capture machine activated in Iceland
On 8 September 2021, the world’s largest carbon capture and storage machine turned on its fans, filters and heaters, ushering in a new...
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Nov 16, 20212 min read


Biden’s Climate Ambitions Die in the Senate
President Joe Biden was elected on a progressive climate platform that promised a net-zero power sector by 2035. That means that in just...
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Nov 3, 20212 min read
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