Submitted on May 8, 2013
U.S. natural gas production is booming. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), production grew by 23 percent from 2007 to 2012. Now—with production projected to continue growing in...
Submitted on May 6, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released its annual greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory report. Using new data and information, the EPA lowered its estimate of fugitive methane...
Submitted on April 4, 2013
The rapid expansion of natural gas development in the United States has been a double-edged sword. While natural gas supporters are quick to point out its economic benefits and green attributes—...
Submitted on April 2, 2013
Natural gas is booming in the United States. Production has increased by 20 percent in the last five years, fueled largely by technological advances in shale gas extraction. Other countries–...
Submitted on January 11, 2013
This post was co-written with Forbes Tompkins, an intern with WRI’s Climate and Energy Program.
A new federal report reveals alarming statistics on climate change. According to the 3rd...
Submitted on January 9, 2013
This blog post was co-written with Forbes Tompkins, an intern with WRI’s Climate and Energy Program.
According to new data, 2012 was a chart-topping year for the United States – but not in a...
Submitted on December 21, 2012
The U.S. Environment Protection Agency finalized the Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rule today to protect people from exposure to toxic air pollution from industrial, commercial...
Submitted on October 28, 2012
This post was co-authored by Forbes Tompkins, an intern with WRI’s Climate and Energy Program.
With much of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast bracing themselves for Hurricane Sandy’s...
Submitted on October 4, 2012
Even in the absence of an international framework for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, several countries, states, and provinces are developing and implementing climate policies. A growing number of...
Submitted on August 31, 2012
Yesterday, President Obama signed an Executive Order establishing a national goal of deploying 40 gigawatts (GW) of new combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat recovery (WHR) by the end of 2020...
Submitted on August 31, 2012
This post was co-authored by Forbes Tompkins, an intern with WRI’s Climate and Energy Program.
This post is part of WRI’s “Extreme Weather Watch” series, which explores the...
Submitted on August 16, 2012
This post was co-authored by Forbes Tompkins, an intern with WRI’s Climate and Energy Program.
This post is part of WRI’s “Extreme Weather Watch” series, which explores the...
Submitted on April 11, 2012
This piece originally appeared in the National Journal Energy and Environment Experts Blog.
The U.S. electric power system is gradually shifting toward cleaner forms of generation. One sign of this...
For too long, the United States has lacked a clear, national energy policy. Today, Senator Bingaman took a step in that direction by introducing the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 (CESA), which...
Submitted on February 27, 2012
Policymakers at all levels of government are focusing on getting the economy moving again. Recent economic news suggests that the manufacturing sector, which has struggled in recent decades and lost...
Submitted on December 8, 2011
Next week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to finalize new rules to reduce mercury and other toxic air emissions that will affect dozens of antiquated power plants currently...
Submitted on November 18, 2011
The world must brace for more extreme weather. That is the clear message from a new report that finds climate change is likely to bring more record-breaking temperatures, heat waves, and heavy...
In recent months, the debate over U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations of greenhouse gas emissions took on a heated tone across the country. At the federal level, the Senate voted...
