Labor and Green Colonialism in the Global South
What will happen to workers in the transition to clean energy?
A Fossil-Fueled Fantasy
Coal-burning power plants that capture carbon aren’t worth the expense.
Blowing Past Political Turbulence
Dawdling lawmakers won’t snuff out the wind industry’s growth.
Edison’s Bright Idea
The inventor wished the sun could power his inventions.
The Moment for Climate Justice
As global civil society calls for a renewable energy revolution, the U.S. Congress is considering an African energy initiative that leaves the door wide open to fossil fuels.
Electrifying Africa – But at What Cost to Africans?
Two U.S. initiatives to provide Africans with electricity seem likely to lead to large, climate-polluting projects rather than the locally sourced renewable energy rural Africa needs.
Electrifying Africa – But at What Cost to Africans?
Two U.S. initiatives to provide Africans with electricity seem likely to lead to large, climate-polluting projects rather than the locally sourced renewable energy rural Africa needs.
One Reason Behind India’s Blackout: World Bank Policies and Neoliberalism
An ideology of neoliberalism foisted on India by the World Bank and IMF was partly to blame for the blackout.
Clearing the Air
Many health care organizations have joined environmental advocates like the Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council in supporting a new EPA rule that would curb the deadly pollution spewed from the next generation of coal-fired power plants.
Energy: Too Important to Leave to Corporations
In the United States, profits rule while the environment takes a back seat.
Dim Bulbs in Congress
Philips, GE, and Sylvania all are ready to market incandescent bulbs that meet higher efficiency standards, while saving money for consumers — but don’t tell tea-partying lawmakers.
Power Plays
It’s too late to move energy over into the public sector, but we can do a whole lot better on subsidies, permits, and regulations
Money for Nothing
Years after the Enron debacle, traders are still fleecing consumers through obscure electricity market loopholes.
Hope Dims for Electricity Reform
Basically, change is slow, slow, slow.
The Real Crisis in Pakistan
Hint: Its not religious extremists.