Tag: Natural gas
Competition heats up in the melting Arctic, and the US isn’t...
Rockford Weitz, Tufts University
For decades, the frozen Arctic was little more than a footnote in global economic competition,...
The Texas blackouts showed how climate extremes threaten energy systems across...
Roshanak (Roshi) Nateghi, Purdue University
Pundits and politicians have been quick to point fingers over the debacle in Texas...
What’s really driving coal power’s demise?
David Drake, University of Colorado Boulder and Jeffrey York, University of Colorado Boulder
The Research Brief is a short...
Power outages across the Plains: 4 questions answered about weather-driven blackouts
Michael E. Webber, University of Texas at Austin
Editor’s note: Amid record cold temperatures and skyrocketing energy demand, utilities...
Magnetic induction cooking can cut your kitchen’s carbon footprint
Kenneth McLeod, Binghamton University, State University of New York
To curb climate change, many experts have called for a massive shift from fossil fuels to...
Oil field operations likely triggered earthquakes in California a few miles...
Thomas H. Goebel, University of Memphis
The way companies drill for oil and gas and dispose of wastewater can trigger earthquakes, at times in unexpected...
When fracking moves into the neighborhood, mental health risks rise
Stephanie Malin, Colorado State University
Hydraulic fracturing has boomed in the U.S. over the past decade, but unless you live near it, you may not...
It’s time for states that grew rich from oil, gas and...
Bradley Handler, Colorado School of Mines; Matt Henry, University of Wyoming, and Morgan Bazilian, Colorado School of Mines
These are very challenging times for U.S....
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
