It’s obvious that oil prices are rising because of growing instability in the Middle East and the specter of a conflict with Iran. No, wait, oil prices are really rising because speculative traders are driving up the cost of oil… Continue Reading →
A three-wheeled, tear-drop-shaped car that averages an impressive 330 mpg and has a sticker price of $25,000 sounds like something out of a science fiction movie. However, in 2006, Aptera Motors, Inc. created just that. The innovative electric vehicle was… Continue Reading →
The question should not be, “Are we running out of oil?” The simple answer to that question is NO. What we should be asking is, “How much oil can be extracted at a reasonable cost?” Oil must be near $50… Continue Reading →
Paraphrasing and extending the works of the philosopher John Rawls with my own interpretation, the mark of ethical public policy and private behavior is how both public and private sector treat the least advantaged among us. In this context, America’s… Continue Reading →
Eileen Claussen
President Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Subject – oil independence vs. oil dependency
Dear Eileen:
You and I met each other on a number of occasions when I was Dean of the Graduate School of Public Affairs… Continue Reading →
This week (Sept. 17-23) is the Environmental Protection Agency’s Pollution Prevention Week. The event “highlights the efforts of EPA, its partners, and the public in making pollution prevention a cornerstone of sustainability.” A laudable goal and cause, yet while the… Continue Reading →
My companion driving to work today was, as usual, National Public Radio. I must confess that it was productive fun listening to the on-air Marketplace reporter trying to make sense of the recent swings in the oil market. While Marketplace… Continue Reading →
The Amman Message is an avowal, issued on Nov. 9, 2004 by King Abdullah II of Jordan, calling for tolerance and unity in the Muslim world. The message ties to Jordan’s foreign policy objective to be a peaceful state in… Continue Reading →
Chances are, the latest announcement of updated Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, requiring new vehicles to average 54.5 mpg by model year 2025, was delightful music to your ears. Current CAFE standards leniently require the average fuel economy for cars… Continue Reading →
Rereading Jonathan Swift’s famous 18th century essay, “A Modest Proposal,” I couldn’t help but realize how relevant his ironic argument is today. In a time of rising food costs, Swift’s proposal to feed poor Irish babies to the British nobility… Continue Reading →
