How Would Francis Invest?
Heed the pope’s call to tread more lightly upon the Earth by making your money fossil-free.
A Fossil-Fueled Fantasy
Coal-burning power plants that capture carbon aren’t worth the expense.
Edison’s Bright Idea
The inventor wished the sun could power his inventions.
Going off the Rails
There’s no safe way to haul oil by the trainload.
What the U.S. Should Learn from Russia’s Collapse
For U.S. communities dependent on the same industries that have brought Russia to its knees, the time to start planning an economic transition is now.
The Fracking Rush Hits a Pothole
Oil and natural gas gluts are driving prices so low that drill-baby-drillers may have to hit the brakes.
Aid and Trade at the U.S.-Africa Summit
If increased trade to Africa is to benefit the continent’s youth, democracy must go hand-in-hand with development.
Petro-Machismo: The Geopolitical Exploitation of Increased North American Oil and Gas Production
You’re invited to a discussion with Michael Klare, as he details how rising oil and gas production close to home is enabling a more aggressive stance toward rivals abroad.
Author Event: Foreclosing The Future
IPS joins Teaching for Change bookstore, Busboys and Poets, and others to welcome Bruce Rich to discuss and sign his new book on “the world bank and the politics of environmental destruction.”
Author Event: The Oil Road
An event about a book on “Journeys From The Caspian Sea to the City of London.
Kurdistan: The Next Autocracy?
Iraq’s Kurds may at last have their own state. But is it the one they wanted?
Civil Society and Entrepreneurs Call on World Bank to Clean Up Energy Lending
Over 55 development, faith, human rights, community, and environmental groups from more than 20 countries teamed up to ask World Bank President Jim Kim to end Bank support for all fossil fuel projects unless the projects are solely focused on directly increasing energy access for the poor.
America’s Other Dark Legacy In Iraq
Putting aside even Iraq’s horrifying descent into sectarian violence, the United States did a spectacularly poor job of governing the country.
Way Worse Than a Dumb War: Iraq Ten Years Later
It didn’t take long for the world to recognize that the US invasion and occupation of Iraq constituted a “dumb war.” But dumb wasn’t the half of it.
China’s Sudan Challenge
Can China manage an effective partnership with both Sudans?