Tag / Energy
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Nice To Meet You, Clean Meat
In front of you sits a harmless-looking plate of luxurious foie gras. You wish you could savor the rich, buttery, and decadent taste of goose liver, but your conscience prevents you from digging in. Which unfortunate goose was force-fed this time so you could enjoy this sinful delight? Just as you start to feel sick,…
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What Cheap Oil Means For Us
Oil is cheap right now, and has been for longer than usual. The record-low oil prices of the last six months stem from an oversupply, helped by a boom in shale oil and other unconventional sources. In the past few weeks, falling expectations for oil demand, especially from China and Europe, have pushed prices down…
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Diluting the Heavens
I think of primordial human. In the day, she worked and sweated and at night, before he laid his head to rest, he looked at the stars and considered what lay above. I think of Galileo, who charted the sky and mapped its constellations. I think of the myths and legends, created by countless masses…
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Keystone XL: The Myth of Something More Than Just a Pipeline
When Keystone Pipeline owners TransCanada and ConocoPhillips filed an application to expand the pipeline under the name Keystone XL, not even the most prescient Washington policymakers could predict the firestorm that would soon envelop the proposal. Construction on Keystone XL, which would carry Canadian oil sands (also known as tar sands) to refineries on the…
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Government Subsidies: Friend or Foe to Renewable Energy
Since the 1970s, there has been an overwhelming body of scientific evidence linking the use of fossil fuels to climate change, which has resulted in a push to find renewable, cleaner sources of energy. Still, despite the urgent need for energy reforms, the U.S. still relies mainly on coal, oil, and natural gas to power…
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Village Development in Papua New Guinea
A small island nation in the South Pacific is attempting to buck all preconceptions of development as its economy grows at staggering rates. Papua New Guinea is a nation of villages. Eighty-five percent of its citizens work in subsistence industries, but Papua New Guinea is also home to a vast array of natural resources, and…
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Taking the Wind out of Sctoland’s Sails
Ever since Donald Trump descended an escalator to the tune of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” to announce his presidential candidacy, the real estate tycoon’s campaign has been riddled with controversy. From calling Mexican immigrants rapists to insinuating that Megyn Kelly was menstruating during the GOP debate, the brash Trump has clearly been…
