Energy & Environment
Who's Liable for the Gulf Oil Spill? You Are.
Government failure and the Gulf oil spill catastrophe
Chinese Environmentalism: Prestige Over People?
Why China needs democracy to consolidate its environmental gains.
The Talking Cure for the Tragedy of the Commons
Bad things happen when governments keep people from cutting their own deals on resource management
The Kerry-Lieberman Scheme for Carbon Rationing
The American Power Act will raise energy prices, reduce incomes, cut jobs, and do precious little about climate change.
Weighing the Benefits & Costs of Offshore Drilling
Offshore drilling remains a risk well worth taking, even in the wake of the oil spill disaster.
Peak Everything?
Forget peak oil. What about peak lithium, peak neodymium, and peak phosphorus?