Language in government documents often obscures human suffering. A typical example is new emission standards for sulfur dioxide from the Environmental Protection Agency: ”Respiratory mortality” means people who die, usual in great distress and agony, from breathing problems. Read more >>
The loss of drinking water at one home, or 14 for that matter, is a life-changing misfortune. But should that dictate national energy policy? Read more >>
President Obama’s new “National Security Strategy,” released on May 27 emphasizes “enhanced energy security” and the need to “reduce our dependence on foreign oil.” Acknowledging that the U.S. will remain “dependent on fossil fuels” for the foreseeable future, the document makes dozens of references to climate change and to dangers such as “changes in the environment on an unprecedented scale.” The solution, it says, is cleaner energy technologies that cut greenhouse gases. Read more >>
“Talking Energy” will translate key articles that reveal what Chinese energy experts are saying. Below is a May 11, 2010 editorial from the Mandarin-language Energy Magazine published in Beijing. It recognizes shale gas in the United States as Read more >>
Located in a state rich with natural gas and coal, Penn State University recently had to decide which resource would fuel its future. The decision has been made. Turbines have arrived on campus to increase natural gas use, and university officials are formulating plans to switch to natural gas within five years.
Confusion can arise when the environment and energy are pitted against each other.
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